We could wax lyrical about what we do and how hard we work to ensure our clients get the service they deserve, but awards do the talking for us, as is the case here… We are delighted to have received the Supply Chain Partner of the Year Award at Galliford Try’s annual supply chain conference. … Read More »
By: Robin Lawson
ENGINEERING’S IN THE BLOOD FOR ISABEL
AKS sixth form student, Isabel Rawlinson, 17, has just embarked on her second year of A-Level study at the prestigious school, but had a work experience taster with us, as she considers her options for next year. Isabel is considering engineering as a career path, following in the footsteps of her father, who has worked… Read More »
ATON’S PROOF THAT TRAVEL BROADENS THE MIND
Former AKS Lytham sixth form student, Aton Salem, 18, is another of Ameon’s 2024 intake on the company’s acclaimed Degree Apprenticeship Programme. Prior to joining AKS sixth form, Aton – or ‘Atty,’ as he prefers to be known – of Thornton, had attended Millfield School, before completing his last year of GCSE study several thousand… Read More »
NATHAN: INSPIRED TO JOIN AMEON
When somebody says, “you’ve filled a void in my brain,” then, it’s likely they’ve been sufficiently inspired by what they’ve just heard. For Nathan Osborne, 18, one of the latest recruits to join Ameon’s Degree Apprenticeship Programme, his visit to Ameon HQ proved inspiring enough for him to want to join us in September, as… Read More »
GOING THE EXTRA MILE FOR DEGREE SUCCESS
Morgan Pritchard is proof that if you use your initiative and put everything into a search for employment, then you’re far more likely to achieve success. And so it was for the 18-year-old student from Lytham, who popped into Ameon Utilities one day asking for an opportunity to gain unpaid work experience. Morgan impressed during… Read More »
IT’S OKAY TO TALK
A great presentation on site in Lancashire from Andy’s Man Club, who convinced a packed canteen that it’s okay to talk! Joined by our colleagues from Overbury, our site teams listened to representatives of the men’s mental health charity, Andy’s Man Club, talking about their work in helping to reduce the number of men’s… Read More »
CONNECTING FOR WORK EXPERIENCE
Amy Fong is one of an increasing number of women looking to carve out a career in the construction sector, so it was great to be able to offer her an opportunity to get some hands on experience on one of our projects in Manchester. The 19-year-old student, who is currently studying for electrical qualifications… Read More »
DIGGING DEEP FOR CHATTERBOX PROJECT
Ameon supervisor, Jack Burgess is not one to gossip but he’s happy to talk about how much he enjoyed spending time volunteering at the Chatterbox Project’s community garden in Blackley, North Manchester. Jack represented Ameon and turned the soil, shoulder to shoulder with representatives of our client, Wates Construction NW, who were engaged in the… Read More »
THREE INTO ONE GOES WELL FOR AMEON UTILITIES
Ameon Utilities has helped No.1 St Michael’s, Manchester’s first fully net zero carbon commercial development, to get connected in the city, following award of the £1Million+ contract by main contractor, Bowmer & Kirkland; and also provided the commuters of Manchester and Salford with an unexpected bonus in the process. Proving that three into… Read More »
ENGINEERING AWARD FIRST FOR MICHAELA
Michaela Martin has become the first female recipient of the City of Liverpool College’s prestigious, Alfred Leung Award, which is presented each year to a student demonstrating excellence in the building services engineering field. Michaela, 34, of South Shore Blackpool, who is employed as an estimator by Ameon, is currently in her first year… Read More »
FROM APPRENTICESHIP TO BOARDROOM…a large degree of success to inspire would be engineers
Qualified engineers, Dave Connor and Jason Kwok, are providing great encouragement to A-Level students considering a degree apprenticeship route as an alternative to full time study at university. The duo, who were the first graduates of building services engineering company, Ameon’s innovative degree apprenticeship programme, in 2011, have both been appointed to the board at… Read More »
AKS STUDENT GETS A TASTE OF LIFE AT AMEON
Following an official school visit to Ameon HQ in Blackpool by AKS Lytham, keen student James Dobson, approached us for an opportunity to gain some work experience, as he ponders his higher education options following his sixth form studies at one of Lancashire’s most prestigious schools. James, has already heard of the route to an… Read More »
AWARDS FINAL BECKONS FOR CALLUM
Great news for Ameon’s talented young electrical apprentice, Callum Sharratt, who was selected as one of two leading apprentices in the north in the JTL National Apprentice of the Year Awards and has now passed the final interview stage to earn the right to represent the region at the prestigious national award event at the… Read More »
WELCOME SEVEN NEW DIRECTORS
Ameon has enlarged the executive team with the appointment of seven new directors The new appointments include principal contract manager, Dave Scott, who becomes construction director. He is joined by principal commercial manager, Steve McCourt, who is appointed to the new post of commercial projects director. New SHEQ (safety, health, environment & quality) director,… Read More »
AKS STUDENTS’ DEGREE INSIGHT
A visit by sixth form students from AKS Lytham proved enlightening for the group, when they toured Ameon HQ in Blackpool and received a presentation on the company’s acclaimed degree apprenticeship programme; courtesy of the programme’s first inductees, Dave Connor and Jason Kwok. Newly appointed directors, Dave and Jason received positive feedback from the… Read More »