Twelve engineers have completed their apprenticeships at Finning UK & Ireland, taken their next steps on the career ladder with the company.
The group has spent four years with Finning, the world’s largest dealer of Cat® machines, parts and aftermarket services and have now graduated into field engineer and workshop engineer roles.
Tasked with repairing and maintaining Cat equipment, they have completed the Level 3 apprenticeship programme as data centre construction in the UK is set to rise by a fifth in the next five years.
The newly qualified apprentices have worked in a diverse range of applications and sectors with one working in the marine sector based in Poole, two more working in Electric Power in the South West and Electric Power for Data Centres and one as a Pre-Commissioning engineer for large Electric Power projects.
According to construction researchers Barbour ABI, the number of data centres in the UK is set to jump from 477 to 577, with the majority being built in the next five years.
The new team of qualified apprentices from Finning will have a crucial role to play in keeping data centre projects on track, not only through construction but in the everyday running of these crucial pieces of tech infrastructure.
Equipped with advanced diagnostic skills and the latest knowledge of repair techniques and technologies, they will be based across the UK and Ireland ensuring customers can benefit from consistent support no matter their location.