{"id":10444,"date":"2016-09-22T10:24:56","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T10:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/?p=10444"},"modified":"2016-09-22T10:24:57","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T10:24:57","slug":"eca-judges-go-wild-about-harry-bartle-of-chris-bowker-ltd-winner-of-the-eca-edmundson-apprentice-of-the-year-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/eca-judges-go-wild-about-harry-bartle-of-chris-bowker-ltd-winner-of-the-eca-edmundson-apprentice-of-the-year-award\/","title":{"rendered":"ECA judges go wild about Harry Bartle of Chris Bowker Ltd \u2013 winner of the ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award winners were announced at a prestigious ceremony in London on September 21st<\/sup>, with Harry Bartle, 21, of Morecambe-based ECA member-firm Chris Bowker Ltd, being crowned this year\u2019s winner.<\/p>\n

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Harry beat off stiff competition from three other regional winners: Luke Towers, of Eaton Electrical Ltd, Joshua Lee, of P&R Hurt Electrical & Mechanical Services and Thomas Murray of Blackbourne Integrated M&E. They each won \u00a3500 and a contractors toolkit.<\/p>\n

Announcing the award, Edmundson Director Mark Felber said that the judges believed Harry would be a great ambassador for the industry over the coming year.<\/p>\n

Mr Felber said: \u201cWe are delighted to have sponsored the ECA Edmundson Electrical Apprentice of the Year Award for the last 42 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cEdmundson has a long established policy of developing young people within our sector through both our apprenticeship and graduate schemes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe electrical and electronics industry continues to lead the way in offering great opportunities for young people to develop a rewarding and enjoyable career.”<\/p>\n

Harry\u2019s prize included cash, a state-of-the-art tool kit and a study tour sponsored by Schneider, in which he will visit their facility in the French Alps.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the VIP audience, which included his proud parents, a delighted Harry said: \u201cIt\u2019s an absolute honour for me to be recognised as ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year. The training and experience I have received from Chris Bowker has been first class and it\u2019s been a pleasure to represent the company.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the next 12 months, Harry will represent the ECA, supporting the Association\u2019s work to encourage more youngsters into the industry.<\/p>\n

The judging process involved rigorous regional and national stages judged by a panel of industry experts.<\/p>\n

ECA CEO Steve Bratt said: \u201cWe\u2019re delighted that Harry has deservedly won this year\u2019s ECA Edmundson Award for Apprentice of the Year – a real indication of the talent that exists in our industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongratulations also to Chris Bowker Ltd, who are leading advocates of high quality training and career development across the electrical and building services industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

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