From war-town Syria to construction career

Ammar now has the opportunity to create a promising career at Ring Stones Maintenance and Construction and be self-sufficient for himself and his family.

Ammar and his family moved to the UK in 2016 from Syria and Ammar landed the opportunity to have a week’s work experience at Ring Stones prior to applying for his current role.

Applying for his position at Ring Stones regardless of only speaking partial English, Ammar took a translator to his interviews to ensure he had the ability to understand and accurately express himself to his interviewees. Ammar was offered the position on his own merit and will have regular wellbeing meetings to ensure he is settling in, learning effectively and enhancing his skills and English.

As a general operative he will be working on the Ring Stones and Calico Homes’ development Brunshaw Maisonettes, assisting with the general clean up, keeping the site safe and tidy and helping his colleagues with soft strip demo tasks. He’ll also be working on up-skilling his plastering to English construction standards from the help of his colleagues.

Andrew Herbert, head of regeneration and Ammar’s line manager at Ring Stones, said; “Ammar really impressed me on his work placement week, he has a great work ethic and gets on well with the other operatives on site.

Career progression and succession planning is something that Ring Stones pride themselves on with 68 individuals taking part in training courses over the last year* and over 300 days of career development courses  completed such as, Artisan Trade qualifications, HNC courses in construction, Asbestos Awareness and working together sessions.

For more information on Ring Stones Maintenance and Construction please visit www.ringstones.co.uk If you or someone you know is interested in a career at The Calico Group, please visit www.calicojobs.co.uk to see what opportunities are available.