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INDUSTRY NEWS
Award-winning week for
apprentices at HMG Paints
HMGM081 National Apprenticeship Week 2019 06/03/2019
After decades of nurturing
and developing skills
with apprentices across
the business HMG Paints
latest cohort are making
their mark. National
Apprenticeship week
2019 has seen Business
Apprentice, Melissa
Edwards win Outstanding
Higher Apprentice of the
Year, and Joe Williams pass
his Electrical Apprenticeship
with 96.3%.
As the UK’s largest independent paint
manufacturer, encouraging personal
development has always been fundamental
to HMG’s culture and growth. From BTEC’s
in Applied Sciences to Degree level Business
Apprenticeships, the programmes pair
up a wide variety of roles across the
business including Business Administration,
R&D and Product Manufacturing, where
apprentices can put their theory, in to
practice at HMG Paints’ Headquarters in
Manchester. “The skills I am learning at
University, I am able to put in to practice
on a day to day basis at HMG and gain
real first-hand experience. I was delighted
and surprised to have won the Outstanding
Higher Apprentice of the Year and I am
really happy that my hard work has been
recognised” Commented Melissa Edwards,
Business Apprentice, Salford University.
Melissa gained the title of Outstanding
Higher Apprentice of the Year at the Salford
8
University
Apprenticeship
Awards, where
colleague Shannon
Williams was also
nominated for 2
awards including
Business Apprentice
of the Year.
Electrical
Apprentice, Joe
Williams completed
his Level 3 NVQ
Diploma, in
installing Electrical
Systems and
Equipment this week
after 3 years of hard
work, backed up by
the support of his
colleagues and
mentor at HMG,
John Atkinson,
Maintenance
Manager, “It makes
me very happy and
proud to be
congratulating Joe
on passing his AM2
assessment, and
achieving the title
of Electrician. From
the very beginning
Joe has continuously
worked hard at both his college work
and on-site practical installations. Joe has
successfully achieved something that will
provide him with a profession for the rest
of his life.” said John.
HMG Paints’ Managing Director, John
Falder, is pleased about the ongoing success
of the Apprenticeship scheme “The future of
HMG is in the hands of the young staff who
are currently gaining their experience from
MARCH 2019
our staff members who have been here for
decades. We have full faith in them and
look forward to guiding them through the
process with huge support from leaders in
apprenticeship schemes such as Salford
University, as well as Trafford College,
The Skills Company and Oldham College.”
said John Falder.
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