In a bid to address the skills gap in the building materials industry, Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS), a Corporate Partner of Hardware Association Ireland, is delighted to announce it is committing to take on 70 apprentices across four businesses by 2030.
KCS currently employ 19 apprentices across its Ireland & UK businesses, in a range of roles and levels, including Leadership, R & D, HR, Support, Finance and Marketing. It recognises that apprenticeships provide an effective way to develop skilled and qualified talent, while offering a fantastic opportunity for
apprentices to develop their career with hands-on training and experience putting their skills into place in a business environment.
“We believe our people make a real difference and as a business growing our own talent is an important part of our people strategy”, explains James Mitchell, Managing Director UK & Ireland, “Our apprentice programme provides an avenue for driving talent into and growing it within the business, developing the skills we need for our future success. We all have an important role to play in our industry and the skills it
needs to continue to succeed, we will continue on our journey of developing new talent and also upskilling our existing colleagues to ensure our industry’s success.”
For more information go to www.kerridgecs.com







