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Home | UK News | Kieran Nolan is Trainee of the Year

Kieran Nolan is Trainee of the Year

5th December 2019

UK: Kieran Nolan of Manchester-based AirSource Ventilation has been named as the winner of the 2019 ACR Trainee of the Year Award.

Kieran, a student at the Practical Refrigeration Training Centre in Burnley, was presented with his prize of £1,000 and an Apple watch in front of more than 200 guests at the Belfry in Sutton Coldfield today.

Runner-up was James Lopes of Scotford and Teasdale of Oxford, while Kane Wignall from Runcorn-based Ice Ltd received the highly commended award.

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