Joe wins top trainee award
AN apprentice at Milnrow-based Holroyd Precision Rotors secured a top honour at Rochdale Training’s 48th Annual Awards Evening.
Joe Butler, from Milnrow, was presented with the Advanced Engineering Apprentice of the Year (Level 3) award at the ceremony at the town hall.
The 20-year-old, who began his apprenticeship with Holroyd in 2013, also received a certificate to mark his successful completion of an Advanced Modern Apprenticeship in Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering.
Other Holroyd apprentices to be recognised for their achievements included Matthew Lockyer (who also completed a HNC course), David Wall, Matthew Humphries and business administration apprentice, Jordan Gray. All have now started full time employment with either Holroyd Precision or Holroyd Precision Rotors.
Rochdale Training Chief Executive, Jill Nagy, said: “Well done to our learners for your hard work. We are proud of your achievements and congratulations to you all. Thank you to the parents, carers and families for your support of the learners. But most of all I’d like to thank he employers - our customers - thank you for using us, as without you, we don’t exist. It is much appreciated.”
Holroyd Precision’s HR manager Mary Mcgrath said: “I am delighted to congratulate Joe and our other apprentices on their achievements. “They have all worked extremely hard. For almost 30 years, we have invested in recruiting and training young people as part of our apprenticeship and graduate training programmes. With expert support from Rochdale Training, we are seeing our young apprentices mature and, in many cases, take on senior roles within our organisation.”