A Coatbridge joiner is hammering home the value of apprenticeships as he learns his trade while helping to construct vital new homes.Zach Brown is in his final year of a joinery apprenticeship with Barratt Homes, working at the firm’s Dargavel Village development in Renfrewshire where he has contributed to 30 new builds, spending a week completing his specialist tasks in each house.
Now mentoring a younger colleague, he hopes more recruits will be encouraged into the construction industry – as his employer marks the current Scottish apprenticeship week by launching a drive to bring 23 new starters on board across the country.
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