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Apprentice of the Year City Access says Adam has NASC President’s Award
Sponsor: CISRS been committed to his practical Sponsor: Chris Sedgeman
Winner: Adam McLennan, City learning, which is recognised Scaffolding Ltd
Access Scaffolding Ltd by his chargehands and is often Winner: Ian Hines, Brand Energy
reported back to his supervisors & Infrastructure Services UK Ltd
Adam, 22, prior to joining City Access, and directors. Prior to attending his T/A Lyndon SGB
worked for another scaffolding proposed Part 1 at college, Adam
company for 18 months, but there took the initiative to call operations Ian Hines, regional SHEQ manager,
was never any talk of progression or director, Jonathan Allan, to request is the leader of the firm’s mental
an apprenticeship which made him he be moved to a different project health team, one of the internal
feel very undervalued. for a month to ensure he had good MHFA England instructors. The
From the age of 12 to 16, Adam was tube and fitting experience in company has described him as
in care and attended a residential preparation for training. “the biggest advocate of raising
school due to continuous disruption “We have never had this kind awareness, educating people
and truancy. “Speaking to Adam, of initiative from an apprentice and removing the stigma and
you would never associate him with before so we were delighted to discrimination around mental health
being disruptive or disrespectful oblige,” says Allan .”Adam won that you could ever wish to meet”.
in any way, in fact, I can honestly 'employee of the month' in June Above: Ian Ian has delivered MHFA training
say he is the polar opposite,” says last year for his continued great Hines a champion to over 150 Lyndon SGB employees
Kirsty Allan, performance director attitude to work. He is always so for mental health and another 50 to clients and other
at CAS. "Completing his scaffolding respectful, warm and engaging issues contractors on the sites where we
apprenticeship during the pandemic with both clients and his peers at work, along with numerous mental
has been both challenging and work. As a small token, we offer the health awareness training sessions.
disappointing – college had to cancel employee of the month a £25 Beyond the day job, Ian maintains
scheduled courses. Adam was voucher. Adam selected a Cafe his passion and drive for this subject,
eagerly awaiting to attend his Part Nero voucher to share with his he has set up a not-for-profit
1 training at college back in June, squad. He is most definitely a organisation to deliver mental health
which was unfortunately postponed. team player.” first aid, youth mental health and
applied suicide intervention skills
training (ASIST) to communities,
youth centres etc in and around the
Birmingham area.
“We offer the Ian also volunteers for the
employee of Samaritans and gives up his own
the month a time often at very unsociable hours
£25 voucher, to help others, indeed while we were
Adam selected all watching England in the final of
a Cafe Nero the Euros Ian was volunteering.
voucher to Ian has also set up the ‘No Holds
share with his Barred Support Group’ where he
squad. He is a holds regular Zoom calls, no cameras
team player” no names just a safe place to talk
Ian regularly takes part in charity
events again to raise awareness
and raise money for mental health
charities he has previously ran a half
Left:Adam marathon, completed Tough Mudder,
McLennan,
Apprentice of taken part in White Collar Boxing and
the Year this year is training for a marathon.

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