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BURR WINS PRESTIGIOUS MANUFACTURING AWARD
9th November 2011
South West winners announced in the EEF Future Manufacturing Awards 2011
Brendan Burr, who works for AgustaWestland in Yeovil, has been announced as the winner of the EEF South West Region Outstanding Achievement by a Final Year Apprentice Award, sponsored by EAL, in a ceremony held at the @Bristol conference venue.
Burr won the award for his professionalism and confidence, knowledge of the company’s products and overall industry knowledge. He has also demonstrated an innovative approach to his work and his leadership qualities have been clearly evident during his apprenticeship.
The annual awards are hosted by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, and recognise excellence in enterprise, innovation, environmental performance and skills development among UK manufacturers.
Paul Knight, South West Region Director for EEF, commented: “Manufacturing in the South West is vitally important as an economic driver for the UK with over 11,500 manufacturing businesses contributing £12.5billion to the local economy. It is very important that the industry develops and nurtures young talent who, like Brendan, have made a valuable contribution to their companies while developing their own skills. Congratulations to Brendan on this great achievement ”
Caption: Left to right – Alexandra Brown of EAL, presenting the award to Brendan Burr, together with event compere Wendy Gibson.
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About EEF
EEF, the manufacturers’ organization, is the representative voice of manufacturing in the UK together with UK Steel. EEF has a growing membership of over 6,000 companies of all sizes, employing some 900,000 people from every sector of engineering, manufacturing, engineering construction and technology-based industries.
