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SPP Pumps Coleford ENGINEERING To say this company makes
NOV (National Oilwell Varco) Stonehouse ENGINEERING
APPRENTICES 2020 7 Currently 13
APPRENTICES 2020 0 Currently 5
The Stonehouse business serves the oil and gas industry and is part of a global network of suppliers. It currently has five apprentices, but no plans to take on any for 2020 – yet. “We have an ageing workforce – with a certain number of staff in their mid-fifties and sixties and we need to replace them. Apprentices are essential for the future of the business.” Richard Jordan, general manager. Shortlisted by GET l
pumps does not do it justice. The scale and capabilities of each custom-built device is mindboggling, as is the breadth of its operations as
part of an international business. All of which is testament to the incredible skills of its staff who make it all possible from its Forest of Dean base. Three hundred staff, 50 specialist engineers, with sales in USA, India, France, Italy, Poland, South Africa, Singapore, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Egypt.Whether you are in the Shard in London, where its pumps supply fire protection to all 95 floors or the Marmary railway tunnel in Turkey, SPP has it covered. Expects its apprentice numbers to swell to 20 in 2020. “I firmly believe that apprentices are the business leaders of the future and the people who will fuel the economic engine of the UK going forward,” Bob Tichband, sales director l
Sartorius Stedim Lab Stonehouse ENGINEERING A trusted partner for biopharmaceutical industry and laboratories, its work helps research into diseases including cancer, dementia and inflammatory diseases. It didn’t want to talk to us about its apprentices, but the business – whose parent company has operations in 100 countries and more than 8,700 staff in total – was recommended to us by GET l 27
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Lucozade Ribena Suntory Coleford DRINK MANUFACTURER
APPRENTICES 2020 3 Currently 3
A major Forest of Dean employer with 330-plus staff. Last year it invested a cool
£13 million in its Coleford factory, which enabled it to fill 1.3million bottles a day and cut its energy consumption by 40 per cent. Three engineering apprentices recently joined the company as permanent employees at its 53-acre Coleford site. It
plans to work with local colleges to recruit in the new year. “Our apprentices are the engineers of the future and help to ensure the sustainability and success of our business.We work hard to offer the career development and learning opportunities in roles throughout the company, and are proud to recruit from the local community, as the Royal Forest Factory is at the heart of our business.” Tom Crawford, head of engineering at Lucozade Ribena Suntory. Shortlisted by GET l
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