ELEVEN trainees have been appointed at a Cumbrian property developer.

Despite challenges the construction industry has faced during the last 12 months, privately-owned housebuilder Story Homes has welcomed 11 new trainees as part of its ongoing commitment to investing in and developing young talent.

In the past 10 months, the company has recruited four trainee assistant site managers, five trainee sales executives, one trainee quantity surveyor and a technical trainees across the North West, North East, Cumbria and Scotland.

Four of these trainees have been recruited in the builder’s North West division and includes two trainee assistant site managers and two trainee sales executives, and the ambitious individuals have already started their housebuilding careers at sites across Lancashire and South Cumbria.