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Yale Europe Materials Handling has been nominated for the Young Employee of the Year category in the 2019 UKWA Awards. Tyra Hurley, aged 20, joined Yale as a Major Accounts Sales Apprentice in August 2018. Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal will be in attendance at the awards ceremony, due …

Fortec Distribution Network’s Marketing Assistant, Harry Laverick, has been voted Apprentice of the Year in the Northamptonshire Logistics Awards. The 20-year-old, who joined the company in September 2017, was one of 5 apprentices shortlisted for the award, in an event held at The Park Inn Hotel in Northampton. Harry, who …

One of the UK’s leading lubricant manufacturers has demonstrated its commitment to developing the next generation of talent by extending its apprenticeship programme. FUCHS Lubricants currently has 13 apprentices operating from its UK headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent, and the search is on for more youngsters to join the growing team. Apprentices …

The Association of Industrial Truck Trainers AITT now welcomes apprentices and trainees to its membership following recent updates to its scheme structure. AITT made the decision to review the services and benefits available to each level of its members after discussions held at quarterly AITT council meetings. The association is …

A second-year apprentice from Luton who works at Linde Material Handling in Milton Keynes is inspiring other young people to consider an apprenticeship to start their career in engineering. The apprenticeship programme at Linde Material Handling is a response to the ageing workforce in the engineering sector by shaping the …

As another two apprentices – Corey Seagrove and Andy Rogers – approach the completion of their four-year training programme, KNAPP UK is preparing to recruit more young people to start in September. Corey (20) and Andy (21) – both based at the site of KNAPP customer, John Lewis, in Milton …

Vehicle engineering business SM UK is to expand its apprenticeship programme to support the firm’s national growth plans. The Leeds-based firm took on its first apprentices in 2014 and has since created ten apprenticeship roles, all of whom have remained with the business. With the launch last year of a …

Sam Pitfield, aged 19 from Rushden, was announced as the Training Centre Shield winner for Full Time Learner of the year at the Northamptonshire Industrial Training Association Ltd (NITAL) achievement awards ceremony held in Kettering in January 2019. As part of his apprenticeship scheme with NITAL, Pitfield holds the role …

F-TEC – the forklift industry’s dedicated engineering training centre – has been provided with two state-of-the-art hydraulic simulator boards for use in its engineer courses. Leading parts supplier and F-TEC training partner TVH has loaned the unique simulators – the only two in existence – from its training centre in …

The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association for UK freight forwarding and logistics companies, has launched a dedicated website – https://apprentices.bifa.org/ – that will focus on helping both employers and potential recruits to better understand apprenticeship opportunities in the freight forwarding industry. Carl Hobbis, BIFA’s Training Development Manager, …