Planned and responsive maintenance specialist Lovell Respond is helping local apprentices in Camberley pave their way to a career in the construction industry.

The company has taken on two local apprentices to work on the Accent Peerless Housing Association contract, and both will be working within a team that has responsibility for carrying out repairs and maintenance work on 4,000 properties across Surrey, Kent and West Sussex.

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Shane Jenning, 18, specialises in plumbing and has been recruited from West London College. He will be working towards his NVQ Level 2 qualification whilst working full-time with Lovell Respond.

Shane, from Camberley, said: "I'm really enjoying my apprenticeship and it is great to get hands on experience. The staff at Lovell Respond are really helpful and I certainly feel as though I am learning a lot from them."

Simon Medler, managing director at Lovell Respond, said: "This is the first time we have employed apprentices on this particular project. Tom and Shane have both proven to be valuable assets to our business and it is great to see local people succeeding within the industry. We place a high importance on personal development and hopefully this is shown by helping our apprentices gain practical skills and progress within their chosen career."

(CD/GK)