10th Apprentice & Long Service Awards

» 24th October 2014

Friday 24th October 2014 saw the 10th Annual Apprentice and Long Service Awards at Derry Building Services.

At an intimate ceremony, consisting of friends and family members of the award winners, Mr John Kirkland, Group Chairman, awarded those who have shown real dedication to their studies over the course of their apprenticeships.

This year’s apprentice role of honour included;

Ryan Selby - Stage 1 Electrical

Jacob Jones - Stage 2 Electrical

Nathan Millett - Stage 3 Electrical

Joe Dudley - Stage 4 Electrical

Lewis Berry - Mechanical Achievement

Marcus Eakins - Mechanical Apprentice of the Year

An additional congratulation was given to Joe Dudley who became the second person in the history of the awards to win all 4 stages consecutively throughout his electrical apprenticeship.

Steve Burley, Director, commented;

‘We are extremely proud of all of our apprentices; however this year’s winners have demonstrated outstanding academic and practical performance during the year. It is always a great pleasure to congratulate them and to meet the family and friends who have supported them throughout.

This year Joe Dudley became the second person in 10 years to have won all Stages in the Electrical category, an accolade that he should be incredibly proud of. He has shown exemplary commitment to his studies throughout his apprenticeship and without doubt has an incredibly bright future ahead of him within the company.’

Also recognised at the ceremony were seven members of staff who have served with the company for 10 years. Each were awarded with a bottle of champagne and a pair of champagne flutes as a small thank you for their commitment and dedication.

Tom Rush - Design Manager

Martin Crampton - Site Supervisor

Catherine Tomlinson - CAD Technician

John Timmins - Mechanical Project Manager

Kevin Ward - Site Manager

Adrian Franklin - Mechanical Project Engineer

Adam Godfrey - Site Supervisor

A special presentation was given to Alan Wilson, Site Manager, to recognise his 25th anniversary with the company.

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