Celebrating the very best in building services engineering training
JTL’s annual National Awards showcases the incredible achievements of JTL apprentices, tutors, Training Officers, and employers. Recognising the future talent and exceptional support shaping the building services engineering sector, this event celebrates outstanding contributions to apprenticeship training.
Our annual ceremony sees leading industry stakeholders join apprentices, employers and colleagues as celebrate the industry’s best and brightest.
The event recognises the best of our recently completed JTL apprentices, rising star apprentices in their first or second year, our exceptional tutors, and the training officers who mentor and assess apprentices during their four-year journey.
We also recognise the commitment of employers who partner with JTL to bring new talent to the sector.
Our 2026 Award Categories
JTL Apprentice of the Year
Incorporating the Electrical Apprentice of the Year and MES Apprentice of the Year
JTL Rising Star of the Year
JTL Teaching Awards, incorporating Tutor of the Year and Training Officer of the Year
Employer Recognition Awards
National Winners 2026Â
JTL Apprentice of the Year – Joshua Davies, Sureserve
Paul McNaughton National Electrical Apprentice of the Year – Ryan Young, Electrofix Group Ltd
National MES Apprentice of the Year 2026 – Lee Collins, Amdell M&E Contractors
JTL Rising Star of the Year Highly Commended – Freya Taylor, UKAEA
JTL Rising Star of the Year Winner – Liam Rufus, E Thompson & Son Ltd
 Tutor of the Year – Jason Villarde
Training Officer of the Year – Stephen Allcorn
Regional Winners 2026
North East
Apprentice of the Year (Electrical) – Dominic Walker, HGC Electrical Services Ltd
Apprentice of the Year (MES) – Alex Robinson, George Robinson Plumbing & Heating
Rising Star – Cole Sanderson, Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Society
North West
Apprentice of the Year (Electrical) – Tom Desjardins, Ameon Ltd
Apprentice of the Year (MES) – Theo Reeves, RJ Martindale Ltd
Rising Star – Liam Rufus, E.Thompson & Son Ltd
East
Apprentice of the Year (Electrical) – Ryan Young
Apprentice of the Year (MES) – Joshua Davies, Sureserve
Rising Star – Matthew Brierley
West
Apprentice of the Year (Electrical) – James Lumley, Goodridge Electrical
Rising Star – Freya Taylor, UKAEAÂ
South
Apprentice of the Year (Electrical) – Aidan Burgess
Apprentice of the Year (MES) – Lee Collins, Amdell M&E Contractors
Rising Star – Madison Pinn, Niblock Electrical Services LtdÂ
Wales
Apprentice of the Year (Electrical) – Jamie Oldham, Lloyd Morris Electrical Ltd
Rising Star – Lewys Jones
With thanks to our sponsors
Watch highlights from 2025
Take a look back at the JTL 2025 National Awards at Leeds’s Royal Armouries Museum, where we named Stephanie Hitch, Daniel Brown and Kit Swerdlow as our incredible Apprentice of the Year winners.
JTL’s annual National Awards showcases the incredible achievements of JTL apprentices, tutors, Training Officers, and employers. Recognising the future talent and exceptional support shaping the building services engineering sector, this event celebrates outstanding contributions to apprenticeship training.
Our annual ceremony sees leading industry stakeholders join apprentices, employers and colleagues as celebrate the industry’s best and brightest.
The event recognises the best of our recently completed JTL apprentices, rising star apprentices in their first or second year, our exceptional tutors, and the training officers who mentor and assess apprentices during their four-year journey.
We also recognise the commitment of employers who partner with JTL to bring new talent to the sector.
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