Ben King wins ‘Apprentice of the Year Award’

Our newest council member Ben King was nominated in June for ‘Apprentice of the Year at the Leeds Manufacturing Festival Next Gen Awards 2026’. The great news is that Ben won the award….

Here is a link to the Leeds Manufacturing Festival Awards page:- LMF Awards

Here are Ben’s own words on his achievement:-

“I’m proud to share that I have been selected as the winner of the Leeds Manufacturing Festival Apprentice of the Year Award. The past two years have been crazy; I’ve been learning new machinery, new technologies, new ways to cut metal — the list goes on and on. Despite all I’ve learnt, I still think the most important part has been meeting passionate, driven and intelligent people who all share the same mindset: we all love engineering. Whether it’s cutting metal, grinding tools or building trains, we all work together in this industry to create, innovate and provide for others. Thank you to the Leeds Association of Engineers for supporting all of us younger engineers as we continue to learn and follow in your footsteps.”

Appprentice of the Year L. to R. Runner Up Timothy Kakunguwo, Winner Ben King and Runner Up Ricards Woodhead

Ben King, second from the right, with other contestants in the competition with organisers.

From the President, Council and Members of the Leeds Association of Engineers we send our heartiest congratulations to Ben on this great win !