{"id":1546,"date":"2026-04-09T08:40:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1546"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:40:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:40:04","slug":"apprentice-of-the-year-award-salford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1546","title":{"rendered":"Leah Hardaker Named Apprentice of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no\"><meta http-equiv=\"X-UA-Compatible\" content=\"IE=edge\"><meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><title>Leah Hardaker Named Apprentice of the Year<\/title><meta name=\"description\" content=\"\"><meta name=\"keywords\" content=\"\"><meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index,follow\"><meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index,follow\"><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\"><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Leah Hardaker Named Apprentice of the Year\"><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"\"><meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"website\"><meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/press-releases\/apprentice-of-the-year-award-salford\/\"><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Leah Hardaker Named Apprentice of the Year\"><meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-case-study rte\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-case-study__wrap\">\n<p>We are delighted that 2024 has seen our apprentices continue their award-winning success, with Senior Apprentice, Leah Hardaker claiming the Campbell Cummings Building Services Apprentice of the Year award at Salford City College\u2019s annual apprentice awards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"quote\">\n<div class=\"wrap quote__wrap\">\n<div class=\"swiper-container js-simple-quotes\">\n<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n<div class=\"quote__holder\"><span class=\"quote__icon\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"36\" height=\"28\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 28\"><g fill=\"#F58220\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M12.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 5.681 28H2.033a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 12.319 0zM30.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 23.681 28h-3.648a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 30.319 0z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"quote__holder\">\n<p class=\"quote__text\">Leah has been outstanding since she joined us as an apprentice. It\u2019s been a pleasure watching her confidence grow as her abilities have grown and she is now making a real, positive impact on our Pre-fabrication Team who are instrumental in our decarbonisation projects.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quote__author\">Jimmy Shuff , <span class=\"quote__position\"> Mechanical Installations Manager &#8211; Vital Energi<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-image rte\" data-anchor=\"\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-image__wrap\">\n<div class=\"rich-text-image__img-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rich-text-image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/gf2hhbze\/leah.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=835&amp;height=474&amp;rnd=133535124161670000\" alt=\"Leah\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-image__text-container\">\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>Leah Hardaker was named as an Apprentice of the Year at the 2024 Salford City College Apprenticeship Awards Evening<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/javascript:\" class=\"js-read-more-rte read-more-btn\">Solution detail<span class=\"btn__link font-ico-plus\"><\/span><span class=\"btn__link font-ico-minus\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-case-study rte\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-case-study__wrap\">\n<p>Her Manager continues, &#8220;Leah is a great example of an apprentice who joined us with the right attitude, making the most of every opportunity and constantly looking for ways to improve and learn.\u00a0 We\u2019re delighted that she was named as an apprentice of the year and look forwards to great things from her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leah is just one of our apprentices to win an award, with other successes including the CIBSE apprentice of the year, BESA apprentice of the year and the Ken Dale Bursary.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to follow in their footsteps and join Vital Energi as an apprentice then you can find out more about our craft, technical and business <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/careers\/apprenticeship-programmes\/\">apprenticeships here.\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Leah Hardaker Named Apprentice of the Year We are delighted that 2024 has seen our apprentices continue their award-winning success, with Senior Apprentice, Leah Hardaker claiming the Campbell Cummings Building Services Apprentice of the Year award at Salford City College\u2019s annual apprentice awards. 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