WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH 2026 • THE EDGE
Catherine Fitzgerald, Early Years Practitioner Apprentice of the Year with Lesleyann Marsh and Alison Halliwell from Holy Family Catholic Academy
Apprenticeship Manager, Lesley Weir with Apprentice Isabel Bennett
Evie Flanning with her parents Neil and Karen
Morement, Senior Administrator and Olivia Smith, Social Value Coordinator at JJH Building Contractors Ltd
Laura
Joe Blackburn with his parents Ian and Andrea
Apprentice Joe Blackburn with Marketing Manager, Nicola Shaw from Diamond Interiors
Erin O’Rourke, Nuclear Scientist and Nuclear Engineer Apprentice of the year
Erin with her parents Alison and Gary
Alistair Trueman, Higher Education - Construction Design and Build Technician Apprentice of the year with his family
Joe Blackburn, Multi-Channel Marketer
Apprentice of the Year & Nicola Shaw from Diamond Interiors
Evie Fanning, Business Adminstrator Apprentice of the Year, Jennifer Wood & Anthony O Hanlon from UKNNL
Nicole Wood, Beauty Therapist Apprentice of the Year & Hayley Darroch from HD Beauty
Olivia Russell, Facilities Operative Apprentice of the Year & Victoria Ainsworth from J Murphy & Sons Ltd
Catherine Fitzgerald, Early Years Practitioner Apprentice of the Year with Lesleyann Marsh & Alison Halliwell from Holy Family Catholic Academy
Tobey Monks, Painter & Decorator Apprentice of the Year with Gemma Russell from Lee Russell Decorators
Isabel Bennett, Bricklayer Apprentice of the Year with Apprenticeship Manager, Lesley Weir
Ben Fairhurst, Carpentry and Joinery Apprentice of the year & with Karl Jebb, Christian Gowenlock and Chris Hurst from Wigan Council
Ryan Appleton, Plumbing and Domestic Heating Apprentice of the year with Tom Bradley from Challenger Building Services Ltd
from EOS Electrical Services Ltd
Millie Hutchinson, Installation and Maintenance
Electrician Apprentice of the year with Steven Scott
Kira Taylor, Food and Drink Technical Operator Apprentice of the year with Cate Cowap from Kraft
Heinz
Will Robinson, Technical Support Technician
Apprentice of the year with Mark Grimshaw from Amentum Clean Energy
Charles Evans, Engineering Fitter Apprentice of the year with Liam Burke from Eric Wright Group
Jake Woodrow, Civil Engineering
Apprentice of the year with Faye Chilekwa from Caddick Construction
Alistair Trueman, Higher Education - Construction Design and Build Technician Apprentice of the year with Engineering Assesor Kevin
Kelly
Jacob Price, Higher Education - Nuclear Technician
Apprentice of the year with James Hatton from Amentum Clean Energy
Erin O’Rourke, Higher Education - Nuclear Scientist and Nuclear Engineer Apprentice of the year with Jonathan L Collier from Sellafield Ltd
Executive Leader - David Molyneux MBE presenting Robert Garbutt and Andy Hartley from Müller Uk Ireland with Co-designed Curriculum Employer Award
Executive Leader, David Molyneux MBE presenting Catherine Brown and Andrew Brown from Little Bears Standish Ltd with the Investment In Talent Employer Award
Executive Leader, David Molyneux MBE presenting Olivia Smith and Laura Morement from JJH Building Contractors Ltd with the Social Value Employer Award
Executive Leader, David Molyneux MBE presenting the Apprenticeship Ambassador Employer Award to Andrew Fleetwood on behalf of AE Yates
