Our company does:

Building and maintenance

More information about the business:

We are a National Company, with over 50 offices nationwide. Local offices are in Stockton and Gateshead, our turnover last year was around £600million. The main sectors we work in are residential, commercial, housing and education.

The main skills you need for this industry are:

Enthusiasm and a positive attitude. Qualifications needed vary by position but at Rok we recruit people for their attitude and then train them for ability.

A typical day at work is:

Meetings with potential clients, site visits, reviews with clients on the progress of projects, completion of pre-qualification questionnaires. Every day is different!

The advice I would give a young person wanting a career in this line of work is:

Get as much experience in different areas as you can and never turn any opportunity down, this will give you much greater options throughout your career.

Things we look for in a employee are:

Enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Our business is involved with schools and the new specialised diplomas by:

We aim to be involved in mentoring programmes, hosting site visits and also involvement through the construction skills challenges such as Eco Wonder.

Our hopes for the future of the business are:

To continue growing the business in the local area and that the Rok brand is instantly recognisable in the future.