Author Archives: Ashleigh Hancock

Congratulations to Ashley Todd and Will Little, who have recently been recognised at the Lakes College 2026 Apprentice Awards. Ashley won the Future Talent Award in recognition of the exceptional quality of his work and his dedication to his studies. His commitment to getting things right and continually pushing himself sets a fantastic example. Will […]

🎉 10 Years’ Service – Congratulations Kieran! 🎉 Kieran originally joined us as an apprentice in fabrication and welding, before progressing into our Quality Team, where he has been a vital part of the team for the last six years. He has achieved PCN and SNT Level 2 qualifications in Dye Penetrant Inspection, Magnetic Particle […]

We’ve just wrapped up a great Dream Placement week with Catriona from WILLIAM HOWARD SCHOOL Sixth Form. During her time with us, she:⚙️ Supported the design of a social value initiative for Lakeland Life Events⚙️ Designed a phone holder using Autodesk Inventor and 3D CAD⚙️ Created detailed butterfly designs in Inventor – no easy task […]

🎬 Video 5 of 5 – “The Progress Story” To wrap up National Apprenticeship Week, our final video features Margaret, a 4th year apprentice, sharing how far she’s come since starting her apprenticeship, and what she’s learned along the way. A huge thank you again to all of our apprentices, past and present, and to […]

🎬 Video 4 of 5 – “Message to My Younger Self” Next up is Charlie, one of our 2nd year welder fabricator apprentices, who started his engineering career after trying a few different paths first. Charlie shares the advice he’d give to his younger self, and to anyone thinking about taking the apprenticeship route. 👏⚙️

🎬 Video 3 of 5 – “Hardest Bit vs Best Bit” Hayden, a 3rd year Mechanical Fitting apprentice, sharing an honest view of apprenticeship life, what’s been tough, and what’s made it worth it. 👏⚙️

🎬 National Apprenticeship Week 2026 – Video 2 of 5 – “What I Actually Do” Nathan, one of our 2nd year CNC Machining apprentices, talking about what his job is actually like day-to-day. No stereotypes, just the hands-on reality. 👏⚙️

This week we held our first “Discover What We Do” Apprentice Evening, where our 1st year apprentices showcased the projects, skills and achievements they’ve been working on since starting with us last September. It was a great opportunity for family and friends to see first-hand what the apprenticeship involves day-to-day. Everyone was impressed by just […]

We recently attended the Carlisle Skills Fair at Carlisle College, where Ashleigh, Danielle, and first-year apprentices Dean and James (from left to right) went along to support the event alongside Lakes College, our training provider. It was a great afternoon meeting so many enthusiastic young people who are thinking about their next steps after school […]