93 Views John Sisk & Son’s new carpentry and joinery apprentices have completed one of Sisk’s first tree planting exercises as part of its commitment to planting 1.7m native woodland trees over the next nine years. Sisk’s new group of apprentices got stuck in to helping plant the trees near Manor Kilbride in Co. Wicklow. Normal apprentice recruitment was briefly interrupted as a result of Covid 19, but Sisk will hire 11 apprentices this year. This continues the historic Sisk family tradition of hiring carpentry & joinery apprentices each year for its training centre on the Naas Road in Dublin. Working in conjunction with the Woodland Environment Fund and Forestry Service Ltd, over 46,000 trees were planted in Manor Kilbride, Co. Wicklow with an initial investment of €20,000. The tree planting forms one of the first steps for Sisk in line with its recently published 2030 Sustainability Roadmap that outlines ambitious targets and actions, aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals. The planted saplings are primarily native broadleaf with pockets of native conifer (Scots pine). This mix will provide greater habitat and species diversity over the years.