As part of the council's community benefits, suppliers who win any major contract must commit to supporting local causes through community enhancement, training and employment opportunities, work placements, school curriculum support and SME supply chain development.
The Glasgow-based company was awarded a contract to build 48 new council houses on Barrhead's Balgraystone Road and, as part of a wider initiative, to provide two jobs, six work placements and curriculum support for local schools.
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£4000 of the company's contribution has been awarded to the Include Me 2 Club; a charity which supports and works with children, young people and adults with additional support needs and disabilities. The funds will be going towards the group's digital engagement work, which has been specifically needed due to coronavirus.
Include Me 2 Club is an organisation that was built on bringing people together to break social isolation and exclusion, but found itself in uncharted waters when lockdown was imposed. The group quickly had to develop a wider range of online, digital and media options to keep its members engaged and included.
Housing and Maintenance Services Convener, Councillor Danny Devlin said: "We are committed to ensuring that the East Renfrewshire community benefits from any significant council investment and I am delighted that, alongside delivering more high-quality social housing, we are also able to facilitate this donation to the Include Me 2 Club. They do some fantastic work in our community and this will help to ensure that this work, and the support they provide, can continue digitally in these unprecedented times."
