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• 03/11 Apprentices join engineering firm, KKI Close

  Yorkshire-based engineering firm, Koso Kent Introl (KKI), has taken on four new apprentice engineers, offering them the opportunity to develop specialist control valve engineering skills, whilst being supported to complete reputable industry qualifications.

  David Limb, sales director at KKI said: "The control valve industry needs to invest in and support young people into the profession, so that we can secure highly skilled people for the long-term future of British engineering.

  "Engineering apprenticeships offer an entry level route into the profession, through a structured programme of learning both on and off- the-job. We have a number of employees in KKI who started at the apprenticeship level and have progressed onto advanced engineering roles. This is a real testament to how engineering apprenticeships can add value, both to the employer and the apprentice."

  The four new apprentices will work towards the NVQ Advanced Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering over the next three years. They will benefit from a combination of four days a week of workplace learning and training and one day a week of study at Huddersfield College.

  James Purchon joins as apprentice engineer at the age of 19, having studied IT at Kirklees College. He starts in the assembly shop area of the company and has ambitions to progress onto the Higher National Certificate (HNC).

  Rosie Scott joins KKI as technical apprentice, after completing a BTEC National Diploma in Manufacturing Engineering. She works in a practical workshop environment and has a particular interest in engineering design, with the aim of progressing her career towards a design engineer.
  
  Rosie said: "I chose the engineering apprenticeship route as it offers the chance to work and study, whilst being paid. It gives me an opportunity to learn about many aspects of engineering."

  17-year old Jacob Craven is the company's youngest apprentice and starts his engineering career straight from school. He joins as an apprentice engineer in the machine shop.

  Robert Clark starts as a technical apprentice in the research and development area of the business. He has ambitions to go on to compete a degree and have a long-term career as an engineer.

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  L-R: Rosie Scott, Robert Clark, Jacob Craven, James Purchon

  
• 03/11 Koso Kent Introl expands Yorkshire team Open

  Yorkshire-based engineering firm, Koso Kent Introl (KKI), has expanded its control valve and sales teams through three new appointments.

  Michael Crowther joins the company as a control valve engineer. He will manage the technical and commercial interpretation of customer enquiries and the sales of KKI Control Valves. Michael joins from Hindle Cockburns Ltd where he was an internal sales engineer for three years, specialising in severe service ball valves.

  Hayley Burnett rejoins KKI as control valve engineer. She previously spent a period of twenty years with the company, before spending three years in Dubai. Hayley will be primarily responsible for the sizing and selection of control valves in the Aftermarket Control Valve Sales Department.

  Shaun Sharp has been appointed as trainee sales engineer, after spending eight years specialising in control valve design, within the company. He has eighteen years of mechanical engineering experience, with particular focus on the valve industry.

  David Limb, sales director at KKI said: "As a specialist control valves manufacturer and supplier, we constantly strive for engineering excellence through our people, products and services.

  "We need to continue to develop our individuals and teams to allow their expertise and specialist knowledge to grow. These latest appointments demonstrate our ongoing commitment to invest in our most important asset, our employees."

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  L-R: Shaun Sharp, Michael Crowther, Hayley Burnett