International house builder Taylor Woodrow is helping to fund house building skills training with disadvantaged young people from Barnardo's.

Announcing their ‘Building Futures’ partnership with leading children's charity Barnardo's, Taylor Woodrow donated an initial £40,000 to help fund skills and training programmes.

Ian Morris, Director of Communications said, "Taylor Woodrow and its employees are committed to developing skills and helping young people in the community and we know that Barnardo’s shares our vision. With this partnership we can give these young people a stake in their future and also address the growing skills shortage within the building and construction industries."

The firm's employees will also be getting involved in fundraising. There are a number of activities planned the house builder will be promoting payroll giving to Barnardo’s.

Director of fundraising at Barnardo’s, Steve O’ Connor, said: "We are delighted to be working in partnership with Taylor Woodrow, and it will help so many of our disadvantaged young people."

"Taylor Woodrow is not only giving us a very generous cash donation but is also lending us its expertise and support, which will be invaluable to help us develop our skills programme. This is a perfect example of how corporations can really invest in the community and even train its future workforce."

A ‘certificate of appreciation’, to mark the partnership was presented to Taylor Woodrow at Barnardo’s Community Routes project in Dudley. The project will be one of several to benefit from Taylor Woodrow’s donation, which will fund a number of skills programmes for young people, including car mechanics, painting, decorating and bricklaying.