Omega apprentices triumph at Awards

Omega Red Group, market leader in Earthing and Lightning Protection, triumphs again at the recognised CITB awards with its apprentices claiming almost half of the total awards.

Omega Red Group, the Nottingham-based UK market leader in Earthing and Lightning Protection, triumphs again at the recognised CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) awards with its apprentices claiming almost half of the total awards.

Training awards for Lightning Conductor Engineers were claimed by: Craig Murrel, 18 years, of Witham, Essex who won the award for 'best progress in towards NVQ in Lightning Conductor Engineering'.

Lee Paul, 18 years, of Radcliffe, Manchester received the prize for the apprentice with the 'best technical ability'.

Omega is committed to training and recruits more apprentices than the rest of the industry combined.

The company's second year apprentices complete their final training at the CITB training college this month and Omega is searching for another 10 apprentices to start the programme in January.

Omega has offices in Edinburgh, Manchester, Nottingham, London and Bristol to support its work for the construction, rail, telecoms, power and renewable energy industries nationally - the new recruits will be spread across the country in each of the different branches.

Mike Henshaw, Managing Director of Omega Red Group , said: "I am thrilled with the outcome of the CITB awards".

"All our apprentices are carefully selected then put through a rigorous training programme so I'm pleased to see their hard work and skill being recognised and rewarded".

"We believe investing in an advanced training programme designed to meet the needs of our client base is the best way to ensure we have the very best recruits onboard our team, and I'm happy to say most Omega apprentices go on to have a long prosperous career with us.

Omega Red Group was formed in 1988 and has become the UK market leader in Earthing and Lightning Protection - more than 3 times the size of its largest competitor.

The company now employs more than 220 people generating a turnover of approximately GBP9.0m per annum.

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