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Graduation Day
Friday 29th February 2008: News Release DRILLING FIRM OFFERS LOCAL JOBSEEKERS ROUTE TO WORK Scotland’s leading diamond drilling firm has strengthened its workforce after signing up to a North Lanarkshire Council recruitment programme which aims to give local residents a route back into full-time employment. Clyde Valley Drilling (CVD) Ltd, which is headquartered at Eurocentral, has taken on six new recruits who were first introduced to the company by Routes to Work. Launched in 2002 and supported by North Lanarkshire Council, Routes to Work helps unemployed residents of North Lanarkshire to access opportunities in education, training and employment. Having successfully completed an extensive in-house training course David Carroll, Eddie Coleman, Len Kennedy, Craig McKenzie, Jim Farrell and Darin Donohoe have now graduated from CVD’s own training academy and Councillor Tom MaGinnis, Convener of North Lanarkshire Council, was on hand to present them with their certificates. All six are now working as diamond drillers and are currently working towards gaining S/NVQ level two accreditation in drilling and sawing. Established in 1997, CVD specialises in diamond drilling and controlled robotic demolition, and uses some of the most technical and expensive machinery in the drilling industry. With over 85 staff the company has expanded rapidly since its launch and is always seeking to add to its workforce in order to keep up with the demand for its diamond drilling expertise. - more - Owen Barrett, managing director of CVD Ltd, said: “We operate in a very specialised segment of the industry and in the past we have struggled to recruit personnel with the appropriate skills and experience. It was for this reason that we invested in setting up our own training academy and appointed a dedicated training officer which has helped ensure that we have access to a skilled workforce. “When we were approached by North Lanarkshire Council about the Routes to Work initiative we saw it as a great opportunity not only to expand our workforce but to contribute to the local economy. We’re a Lanarkshire firm and it’s important to us that we are able to generate employment for the community we work in. “All six of the Routes to Work trainees demonstrated a tremendous desire to learn and were extremely committed which made the decision whether or not to offer them full-time employment very easy. Hopefully they will stay with CVD for the foreseeable future and as long as they are an employee here, they will continue to receive training support and advice.” Eddie Coleman (25) from Newarthill, was unemployed for a number of months until he came across an advertisement for Routes to Work. After a number of meetings with an advisor, Eddie was given the opportunity to join CVD and he has never looked back. Eddie said: “I was struggling to find a job that I really enjoyed and excelled at but the Routes to Work programme was able to steer me in the right direction and gave me the opportunity to work at CVD where I’ve since developed a range of new skills. “The training was very intense and my first four weeks were spent in the CVD academy where I received training in construction health and safety procedures, manual handling, asbestos awareness and the various aspects of hydraulic diamond drilling and saw cutting. Only then was I allowed to go out on-site. I’m now working as a diamond driller and I’m really enjoying it. My plan is to stay at CVD and continue to develop my skills.” - more - Cllr Tom MaGinnis, Convener of Regeneration at North Lanarkshire Council, congratulated both the company and the trainees on the success of the recent programme. He said: “This is an excellent example of partnership working benefiting both the trainees who now have well paid rewarding jobs and the company, which has brought highly-trained, motivated people into the organisation. “The Council and its partners are committed to working with local employers to deliver good people back into the economy. We welcome the vision of CVD to set up its own training academy in North Lanarkshire to serve its future.” Owen Barrett added: “Health and safety is an important part of our work and we are always striving to maintain our high standards. In February this year we became one of the few companies in the UK to have every single member of our workforce complete the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS). ’’To my knowledge we are the only Diamond Drilling Contractor, in Scotland, with an auditable 100 per cent CSCS carded workforce. In August 2006 we were awarded the CSCS Gold Standard after 75 per cent of the workforce completed the scheme and we’ve now gone one step further. “This is a major milestone for CVD and is one we wouldn’t have achieved had we not invested in establishing our own training academy. It sends out a strong message to our clients and the industry that we are committed to the ongoing training of our staff.” CVD is also seeking to recruit for a number of senior positions including contract and commercial managers, business development managers and technical sales managers. Ends For further information please contact: |
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