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West Yorkshire housebuilder invests to up-skill region

Barratt Developments Yorkshire West, which includes both Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, continues to champion its staff - offering excellent career choices and supporting from within as 20 employees receive promotions in the year April 2014 to April 2015.

The news follows a successful year for the region’s largest housebuilder, with sales having increased by a total of 35% over the past two years. As a result Barratt Developments is dedicating time and resource into providing jobs and careers in the construction industry – including opportunities in trade, commercial and technical positions, through offering progression opportunities.

The investment into skills and its employees has seen 20 promotions from across the division this year alone, with these ranging from site level positions at Barratt and David Wilson Homes’ developments, to the technical department and Board of Directors.

Ade Arnold, promoted from Site Manager to Senior Site Manager at Barratt Homes’ Meadow Walk, commented:

“It’s brilliant to go to work every day knowing that your hard work will be recognised; I was thrilled to be promoted to Senior Site Manager last year. Barratt Developments believes in the importance of recognition, so it’s great to see so many of my colleagues progressing within the company too.”

Ian Ruthven, Managing Director of Barratt David Wilson Homes’ Yorkshire West Division, commented:

“It’s a testament to our employees that we have promoted so many in the past year and I want to congratulate each of them for their hard work and commitment to Barratt Developments Yorkshire West. We offer excellent progression opportunities within the business from apprentice level to Director and are always on the look out for those with passion and drive to work with us in the construction industry. Our employees make our business a success, so it is essential to us that they receive the recognition they deserve and flourish in they’re careers to safeguard the future of our industry.”

For more information about Barratt Developments visit www.barrattdevelopments.co.uk

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Richard Savage .