CONSTRUCTION and development specialist Southdale is aiming to recruit 40 apprentices by the end of March.

The positions are being created across the North of England in a variety of on-site trades and office-based positions to support projects on behalf of a number of clients.

Apprentices are required specifically in York as well as Hull, Barnsley, Halifax, Batley, Middlesbrough, Wigan, Blackpool, Toxteth, Leek, Ellesmere Port and Widnes.

Southdale is aiming to fill a minimum of 50 apprenticeship positions in 2015, double the number created in 2014.