Date: 9/1/2012
Urban Group recently received the ERB Outstanding Employer Award in the 4th Manpower Development Scheme Award Presentation of the Employees Retraining Board (ERB), recognizing its participation and support to the ERB Manpower Development Scheme and endeavours in providing job opportunities for the retrainees.
The ERB Manpower Development Scheme Award is an annual event aiming to recognize outstanding retraining students, dedicated employers and partnering training organizations who actively support and participate in the Scheme.
Mr Bevis Leung, Executive Director of Urban Group reveals, "Urban Group has a long standing working relationship with ERB and its partnering training organizations for over 10 years. We actively support its retraining programmes amd have employed a large number of its graduates in our managed properties over the past years. Apart from providing management and security jobs for the retrainees, we have also opened up new job opportunities for them such as concierge and club house assistants. We also contribute comments and suggestions on the contents and development of the ERB programmes so as to enhance the skills and employdability of the retrainees."
Mr Bevis Leung continues, "Urban Group has proven experiences in property and facility management services in Hong Kong. We are the first property asset and facility services group to introduce the concept of Human Capital into the industry. We value our staff members as our Quality Working Partners, emphasizing mutual trust and teamwork. Moreover, we are able to maintain our competitive edge through employing the most talented people in the market."
Urban Group has been awarded the Employers Gold Star Award - Platinum Award and the Employers Gold Star Award from ERB in recent years. We have maintained our leading position in the marketplace by obtaining a number of corporate achievements and recognitions in past few years including "Distinguished Family-Friendly Employers Awards", "Partner Employer Certificates" and the 5-Year Plus Caring Company Recognition, reflecting the endeavors of our Group as a responsible and caring employers in the territory.
Urban Group is a leading property asset and facility services group in Hong Kong. Currently, the Group manages 230 projects territory-wide and is serving 1 million people in Hong Kong.
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