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5 CFA Flooring Apprentice of the Year Competition

the apprentices to get involved, donating prizes. The prize list confident that we will continue to
it shows their commitment to included a specialist flooring produce apprentices of award-
training their workforce and tool kit comprising of named winning calibre in years to come.“
their investment in the next workwear, tool bags, a range of Kyle attends CITB National
generation of flooring installers. hand and power tools, adhesives construction College Scotland
and sub floor preparation
Kyle was presented with his for his off-the-job training and
award and prizes on Thursday products, moisture measuring his trainer Mark Purdie had the
20 June 2024 at the Flooring equipment and a range of following to say;
Industry Training Association accessories such as personal “Kyle has produced a very high
(FITA) training centre in protective equipment. The prize level of finished work during his

Loughborough with a host of list includes £1000 in cash, time at college. He is a focused
sponsors of the competition product vouchers worth £1750 worker who shows great levels
sending representatives to and online shopping vouchers of ability for the skills needed
congratulate Kyle in person. Kyle worth £1250. Finally, Kyle has for the Floorlaying trade and
had the following to say about won two free training courses to uses his knowledge to help his
winning the competition; further his knowledge, skills and class colleagues to improve their
expertise with the whole prize list
“I am over the moon at wining worth over a staggering £10,000. performance. He is a very loyal
this year’s Flooring Apprentice employee who speaks highly
of the Year competition. Being Kyle’s employer MacGregor of his employer and recognizes
an apprentice and learning Flooring Company Ltd is no the importance of correctly
my trade is something I am stranger to recruiting and representing his company and

extremely proud of and I always training top quality apprentices the floorlaying trade. Kyle is a
put 100% into my work to make having also training the 2020 credit to his employers through
sure I am the best I can be. I was FAOTY winner David McGrath his work ethic and his overall
not expecting to win the award too. attitude will ensure he will
given the number of entrants Laura MacGregor, Finance Director be a success in the trade of

and the fact that this is a UK at MacGregor Flooring Ltd said; floorlaying in the future.”
wide competition, but it means “We are extremely proud of Kyle
the world to me that I have. I am and all that he has achieved FOR MORE
excited to build my tool kit up and as an apprentice. We expect INFORMATION
will enjoy using them all on site. great things from him as he
Thanks to all of the sponsors qualifies and look forward to If you would like to discuss

for the prizes – it is very much seeing him grow into a master entering the competition
appreciated.” or you are interested in
craftsman. We are extremely
Each year the Flooring proud of our apprentices and becoming a sponsor,
please contact the CFA on:
Apprentice of the Year the system we have built over 0115 941 1126 via email
competition is sponsored and many years to train them all to on: info@cfa.org.uk
supported by more than 20 of the very highest standard. It is or visit the website:
the flooring sector’s leading no surprise to us that Kyle has www.cfa.org.uk
manufacturers, generously won this competition, and we are
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