🎬 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. 👏⚙️
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Feb
Feb
🎬 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. 👏⚙️
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Feb
Feb
🎬 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. 👏⚙️
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Feb
Feb
🚀 National Apprenticeship Week is here, and this year we’re doing something a bit different. We’ve created a short series of videos with some of our apprentices, filmed in their usual workspaces, to give a proper behind-the-scenes look at what an apprenticeship at Bendalls is really like. 🎬 We’re kicking off with Video 1 of […]
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Feb
Feb
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 […]
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Jan
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 […]
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Jan
Today, Ashleigh joined the celebration event for the Leading Change initiative we’ve been supporting over the last few months at Carlisle College, with WILLIAM HOWARD SCHOOL and the other schools involved. 🌱✨ It was a great afternoon. Each student team had a stall to show off their project, and it was genuinely brilliant to see […]
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Dec
Dec
We’re proud to celebrate the people who make Bendalls what it is through our Employee Awards 2025. These awards recognise achievement, growth, teamwork and impact across the business, and highlight individuals who consistently go above and beyond. Huge congratulations to our 2025 award winners: 🏆 Apprentice of the Year (Year 2) – Zac CunninghamThe panel […]
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Dec
Dec
Please join us in congratulating Steven Calderwood on his new role as EHS Lead. Steven has been an integral part of our team as a H&S Coordinator, and in this new role he’ll be expanding his responsibilities, including leading and driving our Environmental initiatives. Congratulations, Steven. We’re excited to see the positive impact you’ll continue […]