Overton-on-Dee butcher named Apprentice of the Yr

Ben Roberts, a 30-year-old butcher from Overton-on-Dee in north Wales, has been names Wales Meals and Drink Apprentice of the Yr.

“I used to be shocked to win the award,” stated Ben, who can also be an Apprentice of the Yr finalist within the annual Cambrian Coaching Firm Apprenticeship, Employment and Abilities Awards.

“Having sat on a desk with all of the shortlisted finalists, I understand how sturdy the competitors was. I think about it an enormous accolade for what I’ve achieved to this point on apprenticeships programmes.

“Hopefully, I can use it as a springboard for future success.”

‘Butcher Ben’ works at Evans Conventional Butchers, Overton on Dee and is a member of the Craft Butchery Crew Wales. The crew can be competing for the primary time on the World Butchers Problem within the US in September, the place Ben will even compete individually because the crew’s apprentice.

Ben has additionally just lately accomplished an Apprenticeship in Meals Administration and is progressing to an Apprenticeship in Enterprise Administration, with the intention of ultimately working his personal enterprise.

Cambrian Coaching Firm, the sponsor of the Apprentice of the Yr awards on the Wales Meals and Drink Awards, is delivering Ben’s apprenticeships for the Welsh Authorities. Managing director of the corporate, Arwyn Watkins, who delivered the award to Ben stated:

 “Ben is an impressive instance of profession development utilizing the Welsh Authorities’s apprenticeship programme.

“He’s completely devoted to his craft which is emphasised by his dedication to the Craft Butcher Crew Wales and benchmarking himself in opposition to butchers from throughout the UK and around the globe.”