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All industries of the sector were represented, with award categories in plumbing, electrotechnical, heating & ventilating and refrigeration & air conditioning.

The ninth NTA ceremony welcomed two special guest speakers. Nigel Vardy, British record-breaking mountaineer and also an expert in electrical engineering, presented the majority of the winners with their awards, certificates and 拢125 of retail vouchers, courtesy of EAL. In addition, bursaries and scholarships were presented to help winners further their education.

Lord Young, skills minister awarded the overall winner of the operative discipline awards 鈥� National Operative of the Year 鈥� with sponsor Unite the Union, and congratulated all the winners on their achievements: 鈥淚t鈥檚 great to see excellence celebrated in the building services engineering sector. The award winners have demonstrated talent and dedication and are proof of the rewards that training brings to both workers and businesses.鈥�

SummitSkills would like to thank its sponsors and supporters: AG Manly Charitable Trust, APHC, CIBSE, CIPHE, EAL, ECA, ESTTL, HVCA, HVCA (RAC), NET, SNIPEF, SELECT, The Happold Trust, UK Skills and Unite the Union.

2009 National Training Award winners as follows:

Heating & Ventilating Operative of the Year

Winner: Philip Jason Shaw

Employer: George Birchall Ltd

Training provider: BEST and Stoke on Trent College

Sponsored by the Heating and Ventilating Contractors鈥� Association (HVCA)

Plumbing Operative of the Year

Winner: John Paul Hutchison

Employer: Bailey 黑洞社区 Services

Training provider: Bailey Engineering Academy and Cardonald College

Sponsored by the Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors (APHC) and the Scottish & Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers鈥� Federation (SNIPEF)

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Operative of the Year

Winner: Robert Priestley

Employer: Mansfield Pollard & Co

Training provider: BEST and the Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education

Sponsored by the HVCA (RAC)

Electrotechnical Operative of the Year

Winner: Jack Finister

Employer: NG Bailey

Training provider: Bailey Engineering Academy and Leeds College of Technology

Sponsored by the Electrical Contractors鈥� Association (ECA) and SELECT

Technician Engineer of the Year

Winner: Mark Long

Employer: Eyre Electrical Ltd

Training provider: West Suffolk College

Sponsored by the Chartered Institution of 黑洞社区 Services Engineers (CIBSE)

Experienced Existing Worker of the Year (Mechanical)

Winner: Thomas Needham

Employer: Dunbia (Sawley)

Training provider: Liverpool Community College

Sponsored by the HVCA

Experienced Existing Worker of the Year (Electrical)

Winner: Steven Rowley

Employer: East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Training provider: Hull College

Sponsored by National Electrical Training (NET)

The Happold Bursary

Winner: Thomas Mizuro

Employer: Mitie Engineering Maintenance

Winner: Oliver Hargreaves

Employer: Sayes & Co Ltd

Sponsored by The Happold Trust

The Alfred Manly Management Award

Winner: Lucy Doyne

Employer: Haden Young Ltd

Winner: David McQueen

Employer: Bailey 黑洞社区 Services

Sponsored by AG Manly Charitable Trust,

Professional Engineer of the Year (Ann Noblett Memorial Scholarship)

Winner: Luke Taylor

Employer: Bailey 黑洞社区 Services

Sponsored by Engineering Services Training Trust Ltd (ESTTL)

National Operative of the Year

Winner: Philip Jason Shaw

Employer: George Birchall Ltd

Training provider: BEST and Stoke on Trent College

Sponsored by Unite the Union