CPA Bulletin

www.cpa.uk.net CPA Bulletin > November 2021 17 CPA selection panel and a panel of external judges who decided the eventual winners of each category. The external judging panel included Martyn Price MBE of O’Halloran & O’Brien, Kirsty Archbold-Laming of Southern Hoist Services, Graham Black of Earthmovers Magazine, Siôn Morgan Jones of ACOP Group, Katie Kelleher of Select Plant Hire, Gary Barnes of Costain, Leigh Sparrow of Vertikal Press and Arran Willis of Liebherr. As well as receiving national recognition, Stars of the Future winners won a number of prizes on the day, including Snap-on tool kits, training courses, iPads, vouchers and an all-expenses paid trip to Germany to visit a Liebherr crane manufacturing plant. PLANT MECHANIC OF THE YEAR - NORTH Ben Thomas , Brandon Hire Station, Myerscough College - Winner George Johnson , Bachy Soletanche, Reaseheath College - Highly Commended Jake Dyer , Warwick Ward Machinery, Askham Bryan College - Highly Commended PLANT MECHANIC OF THE YEAR - MIDLANDS Jason Pritchard , Focus Environmental/Edg-Tec, NSCG Stafford College - Winner Kyle Pollard , UK Tool Hire, NCC East - Highly Commended PLANT MECHANIC OF THE YEAR - SOUTH Dean Johnston , Liebherr, NSCG Stafford College - Winner Billy Mitchell , AmeyBriggs, Wiltshire College - Highly Commended Michael Coulson , Sunbelt Rentals, Reaseheath College - Highly Commended PLANT MECHANIC OF THE YEAR - WALES Lochlan Lewis , Fitzgerald Plant Services, Bridgend College - Winner PLANT MECHANIC OF THE YEAR - SCOTLAND Calum MacKenzie , A & L Stronach, NCC Scotland - Winner Jay Whitefield , GAP Group, NCC Scotland - Highly Commended PLANT TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR - NORTH Thomas Sealeaf , Brandon Hire Station, Myerscough College - Winner Jack Martin , Asphalt Grid Systems, Reaseheath College - Highly Commended Steven Behn , SMT GB, Reaseheath College - Highly Commended PLANT TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR - MIDLANDS TomWillgoose , Traction Equipment (Stafford), NSCG Stafford College - Winner Jack Coupland , Babcock International, NCC East - Highly Commended Tyler Pearson , Wirtgen, NCC East - Highly Commended PLANT TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR - SOUTH Luke Thornton , GGR Group, Activate Apprenticeships - Winner Beth Doel , HSS, Reaseheath College - Highly Commended Oliver Vickery , GAP Group, Bridgend College - Highly Commended PLANT TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR - SCOTLAND Angus MacDonald , Briggs Equipment, NSCG Stafford College - Winner Regan Dunn , Brandon Hire Station, Myerscough College - Highly Commended NATIONAL PLANT MECHANIC OF THE YEAR (LEVEL 2) Dean Johnston , Liebherr, NSCG Stafford College - Winner Jason Pritchard , Focus Environmental/Edg-Tec, NSCG Stafford College - Highly Commended Lochlan Lewis , Fitzgerald Plant Services, Bridgend College - Highly Commended NATIONAL PLANT TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR (LEVEL 3) Luke Thornton , GGR Group, Activate Apprenticeships - Winner TomWillgoose , Traction Equipment (Stafford), NSCG Stafford College - Highly Commended PLANT OPERATIVE OF THE YEAR Jim Baraclough , L Lynch Plant Hire - Winner Sid Verrill , L Lynch Plant Hire - Highly Commended The complete list of Stars of the Future 2021 winners is as follows: