J Tomlinson gas engineer Macauley Shaw has won the title of Apprentice of the Year (16-24) in the Building Communities Awards 2017.

The 20-year-old scooped the accolade at an awards ceremony held at the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham.

Mr Shaw has been with J Tomlinson since leaving school at the age of 16 and is now a qualified gas engineer. Martin Ardron, J Tomlinson’s operations director of repairs and maintenance and facilities management, said: “We are thrilled that Mr Shaw has been named Apprentice of the Year at the Building Communities Awards and are very proud of him. It’s a richly deserved award.

“As a company, J Tomlinson is very committed to training our workforce, improving our team and individual performances, and giving our employees the opportunity to achieve professional and personal growth. Mr Shaw has been with us since leaving school and has grasped all the opportunities that have been given to him with both hands. He receives many compliments from customers and is a much-valued member of the J Tomlinson team.”

The Building Communities Awards recognise the professionalism, excellence and innovation sitting at the heart of the East Midlands’ construction and housing community in both the public and the private sectors. The Apprentice of the Year (16-24) award was sponsored by J Wright Roofing.