PMST Apprentice Achievement Award. Employer Recognition.
& Employer of the Year 2011.

Sharpe Mechanical Services picked up two awards at the PMST Plumbing & Mechanical Services Apprentices of the Year Awards during a glittering ceremony at Belfast City Hall.

Sharpe Mechanical Services apprentice, Ross Getty, has been awarded the inaugural PMST Apprentice of the Year 2011 title while Sharpe Mechanical Services simultaneously conferred with the accolade of Employer of the Year 2011.



Around 100 young apprentices and VIP guests from business and industry attended the black tie event, which was co-hosted by BBC presenter Karen Patterson and comedian Tim McGarry.

The awards, organised by Plumbing and Mechanical Services Training, recognised outstanding Level 3 NVQ apprentices from all over Northern Ireland in nine different categories.

“The Apprentice of the Year awards are fitting recognition of the sheer determination of these young people and their employers in sticking with their apprenticeships in the most challenging of times,” said Derek Poole, PMST chairman.

“It has been a very difficult period in the construction industry, so it’s this sort of commitment that is essential to provide the skills which are required to underpin future industrial growth and economic prosperity in Northern Ireland.”

Among the VIP guests at the ceremony was new Belfast Lord Mayor, Councillor Niall O’ Donnghaile, Chair of the Institute of Directors Mervyn McCall, and Professor Jackie McCoy, Director of the Business Institute, University of Ulster.


SHARPE open new Edinburgh Office

Following on from a number of successful contracts in Scotland and England Sharpe have opened their very first office outside of Northern Ireland.
This office is headed by Mr Andrew Kelly who has made the move from Northern Ireland to grow the Sharpe business in a exciting new market.
Andrew says: “In these challenging times within the construction industry in the UK and Ireland it is a great opportunity to be entrusted with heading up a new venture within an established and successful group such as Sharpe. With our strong team of staff and operatives we have a positive future ahead.”
 
Edinburgh office contact details are:

Sharpe Mechanical & Ventilation
Evans Business Centre
Unit 12 Harvest Road
Edinburgh,
EH28 8LW

T: +44 (0)131 335 5600
F: +44 (0)131 333 0761