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News Release from: Scottish Building Federation
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 October 2005
Pupils given the opportunity to build a
bird box.
Cruden Building and Renewal (CBRL), a long established construction company based in Glasgow, is giving local primary and secondary pupils the opportunity to build a bird box.
As part of National Construction Week (NCW), the UK wide not-for-profit campaign which gives young people the opportunity to experience the wide range of exciting opportunities available in the modern construction industry, Cruden Building and Renewal (CBRL), a long established construction company based in Glasgow, is giving local primary and secondary pupils the opportunity to build a bird box And not just any old bird box, the CBRL school children will, on the 12th October at CBRL premises at 26 Orr St, be building a bird box using the relevant tools and equipment and ensuring that the materials used are suitable for the birds who take up residence when the box is complete and in situ in the playgrounds of the participating schools
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CBRL is a member of Scottish Building, the principal employers' federation for the construction industry in Scotland.
CBRL Training and Development Manager Paul Boland comments, "CBRL has a long standing training ethos and successfully recruits apprentices annually from local school leavers and, more recently, from adults looking to retrain.
The majority of our apprentices complete their apprenticeship with us and go on to become crafts people within the industry.
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"However, we are aware that there is a perception amongst some sectors of the community that construction is not considered as a career comparable to business or IT.
By participating in NCW we aim to showcase to school children and their teachers and parents that construction is a viable career choice with many varying career paths available.
Progression in this industry relates solely to ambition and ability".
Construction companies are not always perceived as the most environmentally friendly organisations, although many, such as CBRL, do take their responsibilities to the local residents in particular and the wider community at large seriously.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is supporting this worthwhile event and is encouraged by the efforts CBRL is making.
Tom Marshall from RSPB Scotland's Glasgow Regional Office said, "We all need a roof over our heads, whether in the cold winter months or the warmth of spring - and Scotland's birds are no exception.
From blue tits to swallows, a nest box can be vital for many species - whether a simple wooden abode on the garden fence or an elaborate terrace nesting box for house sparrows.
There may be more than a million nest boxes in gardens all over the UK, and its great that the children are getting involved with the help of CBRL to create more miniature homes for some of our favourite feathered friends".
In terms of the impact its activities make on our environment, CBRL strives to ensure that not only does it not adversely affect the environment in any way but that where there is a choice, it can, by choosing the more environmentally sound option, improve or enhance the status quo.
With this in mind, it chose to host the 'bird box' project for local school children with a hope to raise not only the understanding that construction is a suitable career choice but also to engage the children in a project which will spark their interest in wildlife and the local environment.
Any activity which allows city-based children to learn about wildlife and the wider issues of protection of our environment has value.
Boland continued, "CBRL firmly believes that this project will engage the children and provide a fun and entertaining learning opportunity which delivers a real sense of achievement to the individual children, in the form of a tangible outcome - their bird box! We hope that, with their teachers' assistance, they will locate the bird boxes in suitable positions and continue to learn about their urban wildlife well into the future.
As a contemporary construction company CBRL is well aware of its responsibility to the environment and has various policies to ensure that best practice prevails.
We hope that NCW will continue to provide a vehicle to engage local children in our challenging and innovative industry.
And we look forward to providing a learning experience in parallel with our main aim of attracting potential construction recruits, for many years to come".
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