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Robert Turner wins Excellence award

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Robert Turner (far left), Jordan Youngs (2nd from left) and Lee Bland (far right) with guest speaker Michael Portillo and other winners at the event held at Trinity House

UK: This year’s B&ES Award for Excellence in refrigeration and air conditioning has been won by Robert Turner of Crowther & Shaw.
The award was one of six awards talent presented during the Building & Engineering Services Association’s agm in London at the end of May.

Other winners included Jordan Youngs of Hargreaves Ductwork, who picked up the Harry Hobbs Ductwork Trainee of the Year award, and Lee Bland of Swiftclean (UK), who won the Service & Facilities Group’s Richard Bostel Service Technician of the Year award.

During the Ductwork Group annual general meeting, Tim Hopkinson of Hargreaves was elected chairman in succession to Bob Lane of Roperhurst, and Joanna Robinson of Mansfield Pollard was elected vice chairman.

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