Sellafield manufacturing apprentice Aidan Bennett was among the young stars of the nuclear industry celebrating their achievements at the UK Nuclear Skills Awards.
Bennett was awarded Manufacturing Apprentice of the Year, sponsored by the Nuclear AMRC, after completing a mechanical manufacture engineering and mechanical maintenance apprenticeshipwith Sellafield Ltd. He is now working as a manufacture machinist.
L-R: Roger Lewis, Sellafield; Richard Caborn, Nuclear AMRC; Aidan Bennett; awards host Julia Bradbury.
Runners-up for the manufacturing award were Matthew Ravenscroft from Rolls-Royce and Ryan Edgely from BAE Systems.
The awards, organised by the National Skills Academy for Nuclear (NSAN) and Cogent Skills and held in Manchester, brought the nuclear industry together to celebrate the success and high achievement of individuals nominated for awards in apprentice and graduate disciplines.
“The UK Nuclear Skills Awards highlights the exceptional quality of people of all levels who are committed to careers in the nuclear sector,” said Jo Tipa, managing director of NSAN. “The dinner also highlights the vital work done by the training and education professionals working in and with the nuclear industry across the UK. I would like to personally congratulate all of the winners and finalists, they are all inspirational examples of the talent that exists in our sector. I wish them all the very best for the future.”
Benjamin Crane of Urenco UK took the UK Nuclear Apprentice of the Year award, as well as Engineering Apprentice of the Year.
The other winners were Amy Mayor of BAE Systems, Business Service Apprentice of the Year; Daniel Hagan of Sellafield Ltd, Scientific Apprentice of the Year; Naomi Pulfrey of BAE Systems, Science Graduate of the Year; James Cross of BAE Systems, Engineering Graduate of the Year; Charlotte Burman of the Ministry of Defence, Postgraduate Student of the Year; and Lauren Eastburn and Beth Howarth-Henry, both from BAE Systems, STEM Ambassador Award.
