MSP celebrates Scottish Apprentice Week with CCG visit
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To coincide with the launch of Scottish Apprentice Week, Holyrood’s minister for Clydebank and Milngavie, Gil Paterson MSP, met with construction and manufacturing company CCG (Scotland) Ltd to explore its approach to construction and affordable housebuilding as well as skills development and training.
Gil Paterson MSP with Calum Murray, director of CCG at CCG OSM
The minister was hosted at the CCG ‘offsite manufacturing’ (OSM) facility in Cambuslang yesterday followed by a tour of a live site, namely the former St Andrew’s High School in Clydebank, which is being transformed into 126 affordable homes on behalf of West Dunbartonshire Council.
The project is one of four that is currently under construction as part of the organisation’s strategic partnership that will see over 400 homes produced from CCG’s OSM facility as well as a significant community benefit programme that will deliver jobs, apprenticeship and localised investment.
As a direct result of the former St Andrew’s School project, CCG has committed to providing five new jobs, eight work placements, five apprenticeships, curriculum support for schools and the donation of £11,000 to locally-based initiatives.
The minister was given the opportunity to view the new homes as well as meeting some of CCG’s apprentices who are currently based on-site.
(from left) Calum Murray and Ian McDonnell, CCG; CCG apprentices; Kenny McNair, Skills Development Scotland; Gil Paterson MSP; CCG apprentices; Ian McPherson, CITB Scotland
Gil Paterson MSP said: “It was good to visit CCG for a host of reasons, a business with a first-class ethos and commitment to apprenticeships is to be welcomed, along with a building system that is producing excellent homes which will make a significant difference to Clydebank and the wider West Dunbartonshire area.”
CCG director, Calum Murray, added: “We welcomed the opportunity to showcase our offsite manufacturing capabilities to Mr Paterson which is helping to support the delivery of affordable homes across the region of West Dunbartonshire.
“The CCG OSM facility has the ability to produce over 1500 homes per year, all designed to have the highest standards of quality and energy performance and we are delighted to be working with West Dunbartonshire Council in bringing more homes to the region over the coming years.
“Providing apprenticeships, training and skills development is a big part of the CCG ethos and we are delighted to be bringing such opportunities to communities like Clydebank as a result of our housebuilding programmes here and across Central Scotland. The boys that were met on site today are playing a big part and they can be very proud of their efforts.”
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