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Amy Lister named JTL National Apprentice of the Year 2023


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TL, a leading apprenticeship provider in the building services engineering sector in England and Wales has named Malvern-based Amy Lister, an apprentice at Goodridge Electrical, as the winner of its National Apprentice of the Year Award for 2023.


After being crowned a Regional Electrical Award winner for her academic and practical progress at JTL’s Regional Awards earlier this year, Amy went on to compete against eleven other regional award winners for the National Apprentice of the Year Award at JTL’s annual awards ceremony. As the recipient of JTL’s Apprentice of the Year Award, Amy was presented with an engraved glass trophy and £1000 cheque. The purpose of JTL’s National Awards is to recognise its highest achieving apprentices in the building services engineering sector and to celebrate their success.


New board members join EIC


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Candidates – who are all recently qualifi ed – are nominated based on their outstanding performance throughout the four years of their training.


The award scheme sees each fi nalist assessed against four key elements which make up the apprenticeship framework – their practical work onsite, theoretical knowledge, key skills and industrial test scores.


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evel 2 and 3 female student electricians of all ages from colleges nationwide competed in live practical installation tests. Two regional heats later, six fi nalists battled it out for the fi rst place in the competition Grand Finale at Loughborough College. The female student electrician to be crowned SPARKS Female Skills 2023 Winner is Jane Thorp from Suff olk New College. A well-deserved


he Electrical Industries Charity (EIC) has announced the addition of two new members to the Board of Trustees.Samantha McFall, CEO of ANEW, and Marcus Lee, CFO of Rexel, UK and Ireland will bring extensive experience, knowledge, and passion to the charity.


Samantha McFall has worked in the electrical wholesaler industry for over 18 years. As the CEO of ANEW, the largest independent electrical wholesale group in the UK, her unique perspective and knowledge will aid EIC’s mission to support those in need within the electrical and energy industries.


runner-up position went to Jade Norris from Bath College. The SPARKS Female Skills Competition, sponsored by Megger and other organisations in the electrical sector, showcased an exceptional level of talent and dedication among all participants, according to the judges. Megger’s Carola Argiro said: “As a woman in an industry that still faces a gender representation gap, we are proud to support the Sparks competition and recognise the skills, enthusiasm and confi dence of these talented women. Female electricians are an important part to shaping the future of our industry.”


SPARKS launched the Female Skills competition for female electrical learners in response to statistics that show a mere 1% of workers in the construction industry are female, with an increase of only 0.7% over the past decade.


SELECT announces new Associate Members S


ELECT, Scotland’s largest construction trade association, has welcomed three major new enterprises to its growing associate membership scheme. Schneider Electric, Robus LED Group and CompEx have all joined the 25 existing associates who have built mutually benefi cial relationships with SELECT’s member businesses over the past 18 months.


The three new associate members will now be able to engage with SELECT’s experts and


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members, enjoy access to a wealth of services and benefi ts and work with the organisation to share the latest ideas and in-depth knowledge to


Marcus Leek has over 25 years of industry experience and over seven years as CFO for Rexel, UK and Ireland. His extensive knowledge of the industry and business acumen will be an asset to the EIC board of trustees. Marcus has been instrumental in some major changes at Rexel, including rebranding, digital and distribution and will bring valuable viewpoints to the board. The EIC is committed to providing fi nancial assistance, counselling and practical support to those in the electrical and energy industries. With the appointment of Samantha McFall and Marcus Leek, the charity will continue to advance its mission and grow its services, ensuring that it can provide the best possible support to those in need.


the advantage of the wider industry. Iain Mason, director of membership and communications at SELECT, said: “Becoming an associate is an opportunity for partner organisations to build stronger relationships with key players in the electrical contracting industry, and also to ally themselves with an established and successful trade body.”


SELECT launched the scheme early in 2022 to help develop a mutually complementary network of industry-specifi c partners.


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