Leading construction companies Farrans and GRAHAM have been recognised with a major Northern Ireland business award.

The firms' joint venture claimed the Employability and Jobs Award at Business in the Community's 2019 Responsible Business Awards in Belfast last month, 30 May.

More than 600 business people from across the region attended the 30th annual awards ceremony in the International Convention Centre to recognise NI's leading responsible companies.

Together Farrans and GRAHAM were recognised for devising and delivering innovative employability and skills activities that aimed to plug a sector skills gap through focussing on equal opportunities promotion and social inclusion. They successfully engaged females and the long-term unemployed in project activities, and the judges were particularly impressed by their engagement of inmates within HMP Maghaberry, through a careers event and a pilot work trial. 

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Celebrating the win, Michael Smyth, HR Director at GRAHAM, said: "We are thrilled that this joint venture between GRAHAM and Farrans has scooped the Employability and Jobs award. Both organisations are committed to developing sector skills and promoting equal opportunities and social inclusion. We have been implementing a range of programmes to build engagement with females and the long-term unemployed including careers events and pilot projects. These initiatives have been very successful, and we intend to continue building upon the progress we have made." 

(CM/JG)