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It was a proud moment for apprentices across Tata Steel as they were recognised with this year’s Freddie Roberts Memorial Awards - a celebration of hard work, dedication and achievement.
The awards, named after Freddie Roberts, a senior engineer at Tate & Lyle who championed apprenticeships throughout his life, are presented annually to individuals in mechanical and electrical apprenticeships.
Each award winner received £100 in recognition of their efforts.
Toni Davies, Technical Training Advisor, said:
“Freddie Roberts was passionate about supporting apprenticeships, and it’s great that this award continues to recognise the commitment and achievements of today’s apprentices.”
This year, twelve outstanding apprentices from across the business were nominated by their managers and tutors for going above and beyond:
Corby
• Ellie Cooper
• Alan Evans
• Shaun Archer
• Calum Andrew
Shotton
• Adam Clarke
• Ben Lloyd
• Chris Coates
• Lucy Prescott
Hartlepool
• Billy Gordon
• Cameron Wood
Port Talbot
• Joseph Matthews
Trostre
• Lewis Bell
Rajesh Nair, CEO, added:
“Congratulations to everyone who received a Freddie Roberts Memorial Award. It’s fantastic to see your hard work being recognised—well done.”
These awards are a great way to celebrate the talent, dedication and potential of our apprentices, and the important role they play in shaping the future of our industry – congratulations to our winners.
About Tata Steel UK
- The Tata Steel Group has been named one of the most ethical companies in the world, and is among the top producing global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of 34 million tonnes.
Tata Steel in the UK has the ambition to produce net-zero steel by 2045 at the latest, and to have reduced 30% of its CO2 emissions by 2030. - In October 2024, Tata Steel ceased ironmaking at its Port Talbot site and temporarily paused steelmaking pending the construction of a 3.2Mtpa Electric Arc Furnace, due to be commissioned late in 2027 / early 2028. For that period, the business will import slab and hot rolled coil to support manufacturing and distribution operations at sites across Wales, England and Northern Ireland as well as Norway, Sweden, France, Germany and UAE. It also benefits from a network of sales offices around the world.
- Throughout 2024 Tata Steel UK has been undergoing a restructuring that will reduce the size of its workforce to around 5000 direct employees, supplying high-quality steel products to demanding markets, including construction and infrastructure, automotive, packaging and engineering.
- Tata Steel Group is one of the world's most geographically-diversified steel producers, with operations and a commercial presence across the world.
The group recorded a consolidated turnover of around US$27.7 billion in the financial year ending March 31, 2024.
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