apprentice Archives - Professional Builder

Purdy announces mentor of the year

|Date: 15 December, 2021

Purdy announces mentor of the year

Leading professional painting tools manufacturer Purdy has crowned John Stevenson from the Leeds College ...

Leading professional painting tools manufacturer Purdy has crowned John Stevenson from the Leeds College of Building as the winner of its first Mentor of the Year competition and will award him the fi ...

15 December, 2021
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Roofing talent shines through in BMI’s Apprentice of the Year competition

|Date: 1 December, 2021

Roofing talent shines through in BMI’s Apprentice of the Year competition

Following a challenging and exciting two-day, pitched and flat roofing competition at the BMI Academy, ro ...

Following a challenging and exciting two-day, pitched and flat roofing competition at the BMI Academy, roofing apprentices Jamie Scott, of Bourne-based Sandall Roofing, and Brandon McGrail-Manning, of ...

1 December, 2021
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Not long left to enter the BMI Apprentice of the Year competition

|Date: 29 September, 2021

Not long left to enter the BMI Apprentice of the Year competition

With a week to go until the deadline for entries, there’s still time for Britain’s brightest and best roo ...

With a week to go until the deadline for entries, there’s still time for Britain’s brightest and best roofing apprentices to enter BMI’s Apprentice of the Year 2021. October 1st is the deadline for th ...

29 September, 2021
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The search for the 2021 BMI Apprentice of the Year is on!

|Date: 13 August, 2021

The search for the 2021 BMI Apprentice of the Year is on!

Following the lifting of COVID 19 restrictions, a key highlight in the UK construction calendar is back w ...

Following the lifting of COVID 19 restrictions, a key highlight in the UK construction calendar is back with the launch of the BMI Apprentice of the Year 2021 competition – one of the leading apprenti ...

13 August, 2021
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The foundations of an apprentice’s first professional toolkit and you could win it!

|Date: 22 June, 2021

The foundations of an apprentice’s first professional toolkit and you could win it!

David Barnes, Marketing Manager of KNIPEX, looks at the tools which could form the foundations of an appr ...

David Barnes, Marketing Manager of KNIPEX, looks at the tools which could form the foundations of an apprentice’s first professional toolkit. As an apprentice, filling your toolbox with the best tools ...

22 June, 2021
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WernerCo begins its search for apprentice ambassadors

|Date: 30 April, 2021

WernerCo begins its search for apprentice ambassadors

Are you an apprentice who’s interested in testing a wide range of products from market leader WernerCo? I ...

Are you an apprentice who’s interested in testing a wide range of products from market leader WernerCo? If so, you could become one of five Werner Approved Ambassadors who will be asked to put a whole ...

30 April, 2021
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Tradespeople consider apprentices more important than ever despite Covid-19 decline

|Date: 9 February, 2021

Tradespeople consider apprentices more important than ever despite Covid-19 decline

Over a fifth of companies that regularly hire apprentices took on fewer in 2020 A quarter of tradespeople ...

Over a fifth of companies that regularly hire apprentices took on fewer in 2020 A quarter of tradespeople and companies plan on hiring new apprentices in 2021 Percentage of female, BAME and apprentice ...

9 February, 2021
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Young apprentice joins same housebuilding team as his dad

|Date: 6 November, 2020

Young apprentice joins same housebuilding team as his dad

An apprentice has followed in the footsteps of his father by beginning work in the construction industry. ...

An apprentice has followed in the footsteps of his father by beginning work in the construction industry. Jacob Southgate, whose apprenticeship is in carpentry and joinery, is currently working at Bel ...

6 November, 2020
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New apprentice joins Vistry Partnerships’ Woodpecker team

|Date: 2 November, 2020

New apprentice joins Vistry Partnerships’ Woodpecker team

Leading housebuilder Vistry Partnerships North West is helping the drive to get more young people into wo ...

Leading housebuilder Vistry Partnerships North West is helping the drive to get more young people into work with the appointment of a new apprentice, Dylan Grant, at its Woodpecker Close development i ...

2 November, 2020
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FMB calls for apprenticeships boost

|Date: 24 June, 2020

FMB calls for apprenticeships boost

Construction apprenticeships are needed to boost economic recovery, according to new research published b ...

Construction apprenticeships are needed to boost economic recovery, according to new research published by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The FMB’s report Trading Up looks at the barriers bu ...

24 June, 2020
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