Baker Perkins win in two categories at Peterborough Telegraph Apprenticeship Awards 2023

PRESS RELEASE PETERBOROUGH, UK, 18TH SEPTEMBER 2023

~ Apprentice and mentor receive recognition at prestigious awards event ~

Baker Perkins, a Schenck Process Food and Performance Materials (FPM) company, recently

celebrated the remarkable achievement of scooping five finalist spots in the Peterborough

Telegraph Apprenticeship Awards 2023.

 

Four apprentices and one apprenticeship coordinator were shortlisted in the Degree

Apprentice, Engineering Apprentice, and Mentor of the Year categories.

 

In the Degree Apprentice category, Abbi Pacey, Financial Controller, is recognised for her

swift career progression from trainee to team leader, becoming the ‘go-to’ person for all

things finance. In the same category, Dean Gosling, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer,

received recognition for his contribution to designing the recently launched Baker Perkins

Cooling Conveyor for industrial extrusion systems used in the manufacture of powder

coatings.

 

Two apprentices made the shortlist in the Engineering Apprentice group – James Barrett

and Rhy Ockwell. James, also a runner-up in the Apprentice category in the 2023 SHAPA

awards, was shortlisted for a project that drove process improvements. James designed

innovative drawer shadow boards which have been widely adopted across the factory to

organise tools more efficiently. Also achieving wider recognition, Rhys was nominated by his

college to participate in the WorldSkills UK Welding Competition and is acknowledged for

offering peer-to-peer support to his fellow apprentices. At the Peterborough Telegraph

awards event, Rhys was named Engineering Apprentice of the Year.

 

 

 

Nigel Wilkinson, Apprenticeship Co-ordinator and Mentor, won Mentor of the Year. Nigel is

the chief mentor for the Baker Perkins apprenticeship programme and this award

recognised his skill in helping apprentices develop their own skills in line with their learning

preferences, unique qualities and career aspirations.

 

 

 

Suzanne Dellar, Director of HR at Baker Perkins, said, “Securing so many shortlists and two

winners in strong categories is a testament to Baker Perkins’s unique approach to its

apprenticeship programme.

 

I believe the success of our strategy is due in great part to our focus on nurturing individual

talent; rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. We’re incredibly proud of our very talented

apprentices and apprenticeship team.

 

We will continue to highlight the achievements of all apprentices across our businesses to

showcase their talents on our company website and at future awards.”