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News Release from: Scottish Building Federation
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Kids benefit from bird box building
Cruden Building Renewal (CBRL) engaged with local school children as part of National Construction Week, in a bird box building event.
Cruden Building Renewal (CBRL) engaged with local school children as part of National Construction Week, in a bird box building event The children gained experience from using the relevant tools and materials, which were suitable for the birds who will take up residence in the box in the playgrounds of the participating schools
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 21 Aug 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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CBRL Training and Development Manager Paul Boland comments, "The event was a complete success and we are delighted with the outcome.
The children who came along were a credit to their respective schools, exhibiting exemplary behaviour and enthusiasm for the task at hand.
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Everyone completed their bird box and we hope that these boxes are now in gardens or playgrounds throughout the locality, encouraging wild birds to take up residence.
Our objective in hosting the event was to fire the imagination of the children and, in a fun way, project the idea that construction is a good career choice when their time to choose comes.
We fully believe that we have went some way to achieving this, although as an industry we cannot allow ourselves to become complacent; selling the construction industry as a positive career choice is a work in progress and in order to be effective will remain as such".
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) supported this worthwhile event and is encouraged by the efforts CBRL is making.
Glasgow's Metropolitan Colleges Curriculum Centre assisted with the hosting of the event.
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".
The event has sparked more interest than anticipated from CBRL staff members and their friends and family, all placing orders to purchase various bird box designs.
And to their credit this caring construction company have decided to donate all the money made from the sales of the boxes, topped up by a contribution from the company, to Radio Clyde's Cash for Kids appeal.
So poetically an event designed to engage with local children has indirectly produced a donation to Cash to Kids which aims to assist local children in a different way.
Boland continued, "CBRL will continue to participate with local colleges, schools and other agencies to ensure that a career in construction remains as always on the agenda throughout the time spent by children within the education system".
"Engaging with the children, their teachers, careers advisors and parents or guardians as early as possible, is always a productive process, in our opinion".
"Events such as the build a bird box project will remain as a major part of our educational agenda".
"By working to secure our next generation of construction workers we are delivering a win win situation".
"We ensure a supply of well trained and enthusiastic labour and the school children enter an exciting and challenging industry where careers and opportunities are as diverse as the people working within in".
"To put it simply we hold that Construction is the best industry bar none!".
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