Our second year apprentice, Alex Forkings, has won Gold at the ACR & Heat Pump Trainee of Year Awards 2024.
Alex beat a high calibre of finalists to receive the top prize in the “refrigeration” category at the prestigious awards dinner and ceremony at the Leeds Marriott yesterday.
At the event Juliet Loiselle, awards chairperson, said judges had been impressed with Alex highlighting several key factors: “this trainee is a fast learner, typically one step ahead of his supervisors and quickly impresses seniors by the standard of his work. His practical ability already exceeds most fully qualified engineers”.
Alongside the stunning trophy and certificate, Alex received an impressive cash prize, training voucher and one-year free membership at the Institute of Refrigeration.
Alex said commented on his award win immediately after: “I honestly couldn’t believe it when my name was called out, it took a few seconds to register. I do feel really proud. I’m grateful to my company for the nomination, as well as the rest of the team and my tutors for providing great training and advice”.
In addition to Alex’s on the job training at Climarite Refrigeration, Alex also attends City of Liverpool College where he is studying a three-year Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps engineering course.
Alex also reached the 2024 finals in the RAC Cooling Awards and BIBA Awards in the apprenticeships category.
A huge congratulations goes to apprentice Mick Brady who also reached the finals and was highly commended by judges.
For more information on career opportunities and apprenticeships at Climarite visit: www.climarite.com or contact Caitlin Smith: Caitlin@climarite.com / 01704 630 515.
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