CONSTRUCTION students from all over East Lancashire received awards in a prizegiving ceremony at Accrington and Rossendale College.

Painting and decorating student Michael Tolson, of Newlands Avenue, Clitheroe, picked up £5,000 after clinching the Henkel Prize For Excellence, sponsored by adhesives giant UniBond.

A total of 37 students from East Lancashire picked up awards and guest speaker was David Cormican, president of the British Association of Construction Heads.

Awards:

Brickwork - Apprentice of the Year, 1st Year Student: Stephen Blockeel (Langshaws Builders, Clitheroe). 2nd Year Student: Duncan Scarborough (Chris Rossiter, Huncoat). 3rd Year Student: Paul Holden (Tony Riley Building Services, Oswaldtwistle). Best New Entrant: Christopher Pickup (LGL Ltd, Blackburn).

Carpentry and Joinery - Apprentice of the Year, 1st Year Student: Stewart Stephenson (B and E Boys, Rossendale). 2nd Year: Andrew Holden (Craig Hambling, Accrington). 3rd Year: Ashley Gee (B and E Boys, Rossendale). Paul Metcalf Memorial Award: Stephen Foulds (Argyle Street Joinery, Accrington). Best Student School Links 2nd Year: Christopher Smith (Ribble Valley Timber Supplies, Clitheroe). Best Student Fave Adult: Vivienne Preston. Most Improved Student: Martyn Hacking (J and J Ormerod, Stacksteads). Best New Entrant: Liam Walsh (S Metcalfe, Accrington). North Lancs Training Groups 1st Year Apprentice: Ben Horsfall (Blackwood Joinery). 2nd Year: Andrew Riley (P M Heys, Haslingden). Electrical - Student of the Year: Paul Hardy (SBS Electrical, Burnley). Interior Design: Karen Knowles. Centra Interior Design: Nigel Fryer. Fave Decorative Treatments: Judith McNeill. Painting and Decorating - 2nd Year Student: Wesley Pearson. 3rd Year: John Wright. Most Improved: Gus McSorley. New Entrant: Adam West. Adult: Brian Walker.

Plastering - 2nd Year: Kai Silva. 3rd Year: Brian Woodrup. Adult: Mark Robinson. Plumbing - Best Building Services: Mark Berry (D Shuttleworth, Nelson). 1st Year: Hadrian Livesey. 2nd Year: Paul Croasdale (Blackburn with Darwen Council). Most Improved Student: Zaka Uldin. Training 2000 Student: Mark Berry (D Shuttleworth, Nelson). Copper Tube Bending: Peter Dugdale (D Astin, Clitheroe). Unibond Award: Paul Dixon, Brickwork (Graham Perry, Accrington). Stephen Foulds, Carpentry and Joinery (Argyle Street Joinery, Accrington). Andrew Holden, Carpentry and Joinery (Craig Hambling, Accrington). Michael Tolson, Painting and Decorating (Alvin Tolson, Clitheroe).

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