BMI Apprentice of the Year 2023 Winners Crowned

AFTER TWO challenging days of competing for the title, Charlie Plant (pictured left) and Euan Forsyth (pictured right) have been declared winners of the 2023 BMI Apprentice of the Year competition.

This year saw one training academy in particular top the competition, as three of the four awards were taken home by Simian apprentices.

Flat Roofing

Charlie Plant was crowned the winner of the 2023 BMI Apprentice of the Year in Flat Roofing. Charlie works for Sussex Asphalte Ltd and trains as a waterproof membrane installer apprentice with Simian in London.

Fellow Simian apprentice, Joseph Potts, was named Highly Commended in the Flat Roofing category on the night. Joe works for Complete Roofing Systems and trains with Simian in Warrington.

Joe Potts, Highly Commended in Flat Roofing

Pitched Roofing

Euan Forsyth was crowned the winner of the 2023 BMI Apprentice of the Year in Pitched Roofing. Euan currently trains as an apprentice at Fife College and works for Mithril Roofing in Scotland.

This year’s Highly Commended in the Pitched Roofing category was awarded to Christopher Burns. Christopher trains as a slating and tiling apprentice at Simian.

Christopher Burns, Highly Commended in Pitched Roofing

BMI Apprentice of the Year 2023

Twenty apprentices and tutors came to take part in the event held at the BMI Training Academy in Gloucestershire. The finalists competed in a variety of tasks which tested not only their roofing skills, but also broader business skills which will help them to progress their careers in the future.

Every year, BMI invites roofing apprentices from across the country to come together at the annual Apprentice of the Year competition and test their skills in front of a panel of industry judges across both pitched and flat roofing categories.

The theme for this year’s competition reflected the topic of National Apprenticeship Week 2023, ‘Skills for Life’. Entrants were asked to demonstrate how their experiences have shaped their learning requirements throughout their career, how they achieved learning a skill, and how they have worked with others to develop their skill set.

>> See the 2022 BMI Apprentice of the Year winners here