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BESA recognises top apprentices

Chandler Davison receives his award from Refcom head Graeme Fox (right) and presenter Ian Stone

UK: SkillFridge 2018 national winner Chandler Davison picked up his award at Thursday night’s Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) awards at London’s Park Plaza Victoria hotel.

Chandler, who topped this year’s national SkillFridge competition is employed by Thermocold Ltd, the Wiltshire-based air conditioning and refrigeration contractor. He recently completed his four-year apprenticeship at Bath College.

The award evening also saw Jonathon Lansdowne of Glasgow-based Technical Retail Services being presented with BESA’s Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Apprentice of the Year award. Jonathon, from Renfrew, is a student at Glasgow Renfrew College.

Jonathon Lansdowne, BESA’s Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Apprentice of the Year

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