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save enough energy to power
            a television for an hour and a
            half!
               “Glass has been around
            for thousands of years and
            its impeccable environmental
            characteristics mean that it is
            likely to remain the packaging of
            choice for many years to come.”

            THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
               In addition to its commitment
            to the environment, Beatson
            Clark also likes to help the
            local community. In February
            the company donated a total of
            GBP 12,000 to two Rotherham       pier to make these donations     by AMRC Training Centre in
            charities – Rotherham Hospice     and we look forward to continu-  Rotherham.
            and Bluebell Wood Children’s      ing our close partnership with     Twenty-one-year-old     Alex
            Hospice – to help towards their   Rotherham Hospice and Bluebell   Bywater started as a mechanical
            day-to-day running costs.         Wood in the future.”             engineering apprentice at Beatson
               Lynn Sidebottom, Director of                                    Clark in October 2016 and hav-
            Sales and Marketing at Beatson    TRAINING AND APPRENTICES         ing completed his Mechanical
            Clark, presented the two chari-     The company is also dedi-      Engineering    Apprenticeship
            ties with their cheques and said:   cated to training the new genera-  (level 3) has been employed as
            “We’re always looking for new     tion of practitioners; it currently   a trainee. He was nominated for
            ways to give something back to    employs 10 apprentices and an    the award by his NVQ assessor
            the community, and following a    additional eight key managers    and had to give a 10-minure
            successful year for the company   who are completing their Level 3   presentation in front of a panel
            our owner John Newman wanted      Supervisory Apprenticeship.      of judges. He was presented with
            to donate some of our profits to     Earlier this year, one appren-  his award by BBC Look North
            worthwhile local charities.       tice was recognised for his pas-  TV presenter Harry Gration.
               “These hospices are such a     sion and confidence by being        Richard    Hastings,    Site
            worthy cause and their work ben-  awarded Maintenance Apprentice   Mechanical Engineering Manager
            efits us all. We couldn’t be hap-  of the Year at a ceremony staged   at Beatson Clark, said: “Alex has





































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