{"id":1803,"date":"2026-04-09T08:41:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1803"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:41:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:41:31","slug":"vital-apprenticeship-duo-distinguish-themselves-at-besa-cibse-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1803","title":{"rendered":"Vital Apprenticeship Duo Distinguish Themselves at BESA &#038; CIBSE Awards"},"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>Vital Apprenticeship Duo Distinguish Themselves at BESA &amp; CIBSE Awards<\/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=\"Vital Apprenticeship Duo Distinguish Themselves at BESA &amp; CIBSE Awards\"><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"\"><meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"website\"><meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/press-releases\/vital-apprenticeship-duo-distinguish-themselves-at-besa-cibse-awards\/\"><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Vital Apprenticeship Duo Distinguish Themselves at BESA &amp; CIBSE Awards\"><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>Vital Energi are celebrating after two of the apprentices on our Green Energy programme have been named as finalists at two of the industry\u2019s top apprenticeship awards.<\/p>\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\/yvxlfu1x\/1-panel-session-abby-whitelock-steve-hunt-nick-gosling-harvey-hudson.jpg?crop=0,0.066667111117777858,0,0.0818302061623406&amp;cropmode=percentage&amp;width=835&amp;height=474&amp;rnd=133081396303300000\" alt=\"1 Panel Session Abby Whitelock Steve Hunt Nick Gosling Harvey Hudson\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-image__text-container\">\n<p><strong>Harvey Hudson,<\/strong> one of our Building Services Engineering Apprenticeships had been named as one of the 6 people on the CIBSE Apprentice of the Year Award (Level 3-4).<\/p>\n<p>Harvey has been working in various departments, such as Design, Work Winning and Commercial and is now excited to be moving onto site-based work whilst continuing his studies at The City of Liverpool College.<\/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=\"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\">We founded our Apprenticeship programme to address the skills gap in the green energy industry and identify future leaders who will drive the industry forwards to achieve Net Zero and I believe that in Harvey and Leah we have found two exceptionally talented youngsters. I\u2019d like to congratulate them, and all the other candidates, on their amazing achievements and contribution to the industry.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quote__author\">Jenny Jackson, <span class=\"quote__position\"> Resource 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><strong>Leah Hardaker<\/strong>, an Apprentice Mechanical Engineer with Vital Energi was named as the winner of the BESA North West Heating &amp; Ventilation Level 2&amp;3 Apprentice of the year and will now go on to represent the North West at the BESA National Awards taking place in London on the 20<sup>th<\/sup> October.<\/p>\n<p>This is a fantastic achievement for Leah, who joined us as a Mechanical Engineer (Pipe Fitter) as part of our Pre-Fabrication team and is taking a 4-year apprenticeship with us.\u00a0 Leah is site-based and works on a variety of projects whilst also attending Salford City College.<\/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>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Vital Apprenticeship Duo Distinguish Themselves at BESA &amp; CIBSE Awards Vital Energi are celebrating after two of the apprentices on our Green Energy programme have been named as finalists at two of the industry\u2019s top apprenticeship awards. 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