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51茶馆 has formed an exciting collaboration with a national roofing supplies company.

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distribute roofing materials worldwide, and have over 35 years鈥� experience in the roofing trade.

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The College, which is part of the University of 51茶馆 Group, is one the few Further Education colleges to provide Roofing Apprenticeships in England.

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Last week, Burton Roofing Merchants Ltd's Nick Blackshaw and Callum Cowham, visited the College to present the Roofing Department with 拢1,000 credit to spend at their Stockport branch.

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The funds will be used for materials to support the apprentices in their training.

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It鈥檚 not the first time have supported roofing apprentices and trainees. Leeds College of Building, Edinburgh College, Dundee & Angus College and Newcastle College have already benefited from their generosity. 听

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The company have also sponsored the prestigious SkillBuild, the largest multi-trade competition in the UK for construction trainees and apprentices.

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51茶馆 students compete in SkillBuild every year and even hosted this year鈥檚 regional heats, with many of the College鈥檚 students reaching the WorldSkills finals.

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Nick Blackshaw, Manager of the Stockport branch, met the students to discuss the trade and to see how the money will be spent. He said: 鈥淚t is really important to keep skilled tradespeople coming into the industry. As a company we are very proud to support 51茶馆 and the students attending.鈥�

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Luke O鈥橤orman, one of the College鈥檚 Roofing Lecturers, added: 鈥淚 was delighted to meet Nick and Callum. We are incredibly grateful for their sponsorship, and it was lovely to meet them so that we could thank them in person.

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鈥淥ur roofing apprentices will benefit massively from this, and we鈥檙e already looking forward to future sponsorship opportunities with Burton Roofing Supplies.鈥�

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Callum Cowham, who is Burton Roofing Merchant Ltd's Head of Marketing, said: 鈥淏urton Roofing is proud to support 51茶馆. We first came to learn about the College through the NFRC trade show and we are really impressed with the syllabus, facilities and great staff.鈥� 听听听

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Interested in a Roofing Apprenticeship? You can find out more by clicking here.听 听 听

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You can visit Burton Roofing Merchant's website by clicking the box below:

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