Future skilled workers is family affair at HLA
A Boldon-based services firm has kept it in the family when it comes to training its future workforce.
HLA Services has appointment brothers, Liam and Niall Torpey.
Niall, 21. a local exhaust ventilation trainee, and Liam, 17, an air conditioning and refrigeration apprentice, are both from Tunstall, Sunderland.
Liam, said: “I have just started a four-year apprenticeship course at Sunderland College which will see me spend one day a week learning the theory behind the trade.
"When this vacancy became available, I jumped at the chance to join the company, and hot on my heels was Niall, who, coincidentally, was successful in being appointed as an LEV trainee.”
“I work with a team of eight, under the supervision of director, Neil Henry and it is my ambition to remain with the company upon completion of my training.
"It’s a brilliant working environment, learning the trade, whilst having senior members of the team readily available to offer advice.”
Niall, said: “HLA Services is a well-known business in the region with a strong reputation and the company is very supportive.”
HLA Services employs over 100 people and has satellite offices in Teesside, Cumbria and North Yorkshire, working across numerous sectors including construction, manufacturing, retail, education and hospitality.
Director, Neil Henry, said: “Liam and Niall are welcome additions to the HLA team and are showing a real commitment to their chosen disciplines.
"We look to appoint talented people within the area and retain them.”