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Skillbuild 'best young tradesman' award
Plasterer wins Skillbuild 'best young tradesman' award sponsored by British Gypsum.
A third-year plastering student from South Kent College has won the prestigious Frank Eaton Trophy for best young tradesman at this year's Skillbuild national competition, as well as scooping first place in the final of the plastering competition, sponsored by British Gypsum Adam Lockyer, from Ashford, in Kent, who was runner-up in the 2004 competition, beat off ten other Skillbuild Regional Finalists to win Gold in the plastering competition, designed to recognise excellence amongst young craftspeople in the UK
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 7 Jul 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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He was also awarded the 2005 Thistle 'Golden Trowel' trophy, presented annually by British Gypsum to the best student in the Thistle Training Partnership programme.
The annual Skillbuild plastering competition is a challenging and prestigious experience for young trainee plasterers and for their colleges.
To win top spot, Adam first had to compete in the regional heats before going forward to the 3-day final, which was held this year from 12-14 October, at North Glasgow College.
Ken Smith, Manager of British Gypsum's Drywall Academy, who presented Adam with his Thistle trophy and a cheque for GBP250, said, "British Gypsum has been sponsoring and supporting the training of plasterers and dryliners in the UK for more than 40 years, and has always been particularly keen to attract and support young tradesmen, on whose shoulder the future of the industry will depend.
"We are particularly pleased that this year's winner was again from a leading College member of the Thistle Training Partnership, a British Gypsum funded programme which provides a range of financial, product and associated support for the UK's leading building colleges".
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