HIGH ACHIEVERS HIT THEIR PEAK

They smashed it! Ameon commercial director, Adam Sutton and climbing partner, Cliff Barclay, have hit the roof of Africa – the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro – raising almost £6,000 to date for Brian House Children’s Hospice in Blackpool! Fantastic achievement by both, who witnessed sunrise over Africa from the summit at circa 19,000ft! Ameon has… Read More »

SHORTLIST HONOUR FOR JOE

He may have given up onsite working but former electrical apprentice (now qualified), Joe Cropper, 27, moved into his new post as a trainee commercial manager with Ameon, having already been shortlisted in the prestigious ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award, organised by the Electrical Contractors’ Association. In a bittersweet irony, it is Joe’s… Read More »

PROOF THAT TRYING EQUALS GOALS

Amateur rugby player, Blake Wilkinson, has converted to fully-fledged member of the design team at Ameon by graduating from UCLAN with a BEng (Hons) in Building Services and Sustainable Engineering.  And he is yet another of Ameon’s ‘Class of 2023’ graduates adding to the design department’s cohort of qualified engineers. Blake worked as a CAD… Read More »

ON THE UP ONE DEGREE AT A TIME

We know the summer temperature’s rising again.  However, that’s not the reason Ameon’s Michael Dallas, has gone up a degree, because the 31-year-old senior design engineer from Kirkham has just gained an MSc in Building Services Engineering – with merit – from Leeds Beckett University; one of the few CIBSE (Chartered Institute Building Services Engineering)… Read More »

DEGREE SUCCESS STRIKES THE RIGHT NOTE FOR NATHAN

Being able to study whilst learning on the job hit the right note for design engineer, Nathan Theaker, so much so that the hobby musician, who joined Ameon in 2018, has gained his Bachelor of Engineering Degree at UCLAN. Nathan, 24, who lives in the Squires Gate area, revived his passion for learning at Ameon, … Read More »

CAMERON’S FIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE

Newly graduated engineer, Cameron Parkin, once had designs on a career in film and media, and having attained a BA honours degree in the subject, he switched to design of a different kind, and while working with Ameon, has now gone on to gain an engineering degree at the University of Central Lancashire. Cameron, 31,… Read More »

A TICK FOR NEW CROSS DEVELOPMENT

We’ve ensured successful completion of the £3 Million contract on the 144-bed Oldham Road, Manchester, tower block, on behalf of our client GMI Construction. The 50-week, £3 Million contract involved Ameon designing and installing all building services infrastructure, serving the apartments and public spaces in the development, which sits in the New Cross area of… Read More »

FEAR OF HEIGHTS WON’T DENT KILIMANJARO AMBITION

The fundraising efforts of two long-time pals on behalf of Blackpool’s Brian House Children’s Hospice, will reach new heights on 3rd October 2023, when Adam Sutton, 45, commercial director  Ameon, and Southport property developer, Cliff Barclay, 49, set off to reach the summit of Mount, Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, in a bid to raise more than… Read More »

WORK EXPERIENCE SPARKS INTEREST

  A work experience week has sparked interest from 15-year-old St Aidan’s pupil, Ross Gawn, so much so that he now has his heart set on a career as an electrician. The youngster from Thornton made contact with principal contract manager, Dave Scott to enquire about work placement opportunities, and Dave was so impressed with… Read More »

MAKING SURE WE DON’T PASS BY WITHOUT HELPING

While working in Rochdale on the iconic Upperbanks development, for our client Willmott Dixon, we had no intention of passing on by when we heard that Rochdale, Oldham and District Samaritans needed a helping hand at the organisation’s, Caton Street offices in Rochdale town centre. We’re delighted to have completed the lighting project at the… Read More »

SHINING A LIGHT FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW

  When Rob Parker began his electrical apprenticeship, it was at her Majesty’s pleasure in HM Prison Kirkham in Lancashire, but the now fully qualified – and one of the country’s newest – electricians, is proving a shining light for other offenders, who may think that a conviction is the end of their chance for… Read More »

AMEON’S GROWING REPUTATION

We’ve been cultivating our growing reputation for some time, so its rewarding to receive recognition of that, as we did recently with receipt of an Overbury Lifetime Health and Safety Programme Award, for a partner that has gone above and beyond in terms of health and safety. As if receiving the award from Overbury wasn’t… Read More »

HATCHING A GREAT IDEA FOR EASTER

Children in some of the most deprived parts of Leeds will now have eggs to crack on Easter Sunday, courtesy of an initiative by John Sisk & Son, to which we’ve lent our support wholeheartedly. Along with Sisk we are delighted to support Leeds based community organisation KidzKlub, to help bring smiles to the faces… Read More »

PEAK PRACTISE MAKES PERFECT

The newly assembled Ameon Utilities’ Ramblers have some lofty ambitions, amongst which is to tackle the notoriously tough, Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge: so they’ve put their best foot forward to get in some peak practise as part of a rigorous training programme. Not for the faint-hearted, The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge requires challengers to  cover… Read More »