Welsh skills experts recognised at the Senedd
Welsh competitors selected to represent the UK in the world’s largest international skills competition have been recognised for their achievements at a celebratory event in the Senedd.
Four members of Team UK, who will travel to the WorldSkills final in Abu Dhabi this October, along with one of last
year’s EuroSkills Squad members, were presented with gold and platinum medals of recognition at the event, which was also attended by Dr Neil Bentley, Chief Executive of WorldSkills UK. Joseph Massey, 23, from
Coleg Cambria;
Ethan Davies, 21, from Mynydd Isa; Alfie Hopkin, 18 and Elizabeth Forkuoh, 20, both from
Creating a buzz in Aberthaw
Llanelli, attended with their families, tutors and employers to celebrate the success of their achievements in a range of industries including CNC Milling, Restaurant Service, Web Design and Aeronautical Engineering. Nathan Jones, 20 from Neath was also awarded a gold medal in recognition for being selected to represent the UK in the web design competition at EuroSkills in Gothenberg last year.
Joseph Massey, who will be competing in the Aeronautical Engineering competition in Abu Dhabi, said:
“WorldSkills has
Tarmac’s Aberthaw cement plant is gearing up for a bumper crop of honey this year after the company has reported that all eight bee hives have made it through the winter.
The hives, which have been in situ at the plant’s quarry since 2015, have grown at an incredible rate and the company is now looking forward to raising money through honey sales, which will go back into the local community. Last year Tarmac raised over £100 which was donated to help save Rhoose Library. Tarmac is committed to enhancing and supporting the biodiversity of the environment local to its operations and the Aberthaw bee hives are carefully managed throughout
the season by external beekeepers
who have worked to increase the number of hives over the past few years. With each colony housing approximately 10,000 bees, the harvest is exceeding expectations each year. Recently
the site underwent an inspection from
DEFRA and was awarded a clean bill of health, with the inspector impressed by the promising size of the hives so early in the season. As pollinators bees are vital to the world’s food chain but, sadly, the insect is in danger of disappearing from our environment which would mean one third of the food we eat disappearing too. Aberthaw Cement Plant environmental coordinator, Kara Bennett, said: “We are delighted that the hives are looking so promising this year after a dry and mild winter. Our bees are looked after incredibly well and it’s this that ensures we have a great harvest. “We’ve had a lot of interest in our honey production and will be selling pots to colleagues when they’re available. The money raised will then go back into local community projects like last year when we donated to help save Rhoose Library.” Luke Fraser, who is one of the beekeepers, said: “We are thrilled with the progress of the hives and are really looking forward to seeing what this year brings. We’ve been keeping a watchful eye over the hives and at the beginning of the year they were the size we’d expect during the summer which is great news. We are now looking forward to seeing the end result and how many jars of honey are produced.” For more information on Aberthaw Cement Plant visit the website
www.tarmac.com/aberthaw-plant
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already been one of the most exciting and difficult challenges I’ve ever taken part in, and I know the standard at the world final will be extremely high. I’ve learnt so much
Winners L to R Joseph Massey, Elizabeth Forkuoh, Alfie Hopkin and Ethan Davies
from taking part of the competitions, and it’s helped me progress in my career, in particular it’s helped me understand how the aircraft engines I manufacture can be maintained and fixed. “I still can’t believe
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