We recently caught up with Ben Morton who works within our Estimating Team and celebrated his first year with the company earlier this month.
The 19 year old Estimating Apprentice is studying Project Management (BSc) at Northumbria University part time, alongside his role at Bridgman IBC.
Reflecting upon the last 12 months, he said: “It’s been a very interesting and rewarding experience. I’ve seen first hand just how broad the construction industry is and it has given me a greater understanding and appreciation of the manufacturing process.
“I’ve really enjoyed the opportunity to go out on site and attend client meetings. That experience has been invaluable and has given me a great insight into how the business operates within the sector. While it has been a challenge to build customer relationships from scratch, this is something that I have been keen to embrace and aim to improve going forward.
“Having observed meetings and attended visits I want to become more hands on with my account management over the next twelve months.
“I am a proud employee of Bridgman IBC and grateful for this apprenticeship opportunity. It enables me to study for qualifications whilst gaining real world experience in the workplace. Approximately half of my assignments are based on the things that I do or see day in day out at work and that is very helpful. Seeing things in practice gives me a greater understanding when studying for the theory.”