High-flying students were recognised at the fifth annual Construction Student Achievers of the Year award ceremony, which was held at Coleg Llandrillo Cymru’s £8.2m Marine & Built Environment Centre (MBEC) at the Rhos-on-Sea campus.

The awards – one of which was sponsored by Tarmaster Jones, were open to all Further Education (FE) and Higher Education (HE) technical students within the College’s Construction department. The panel, including tutors and fellow students, judged the students on criteria such as achievement, attendance and commitment over the year, before announcing the six winners. Many of the students are juggling their studies with jobs in the construction industry.

Coleg Llandrillo Cymru Assistant Principal Jackie Doodson spoke about the importance of the awards: “We are here to celebrate student achievements, which have been truly outstanding this year. The support from local industry is essential: from attending focus groups at the College to offering work experience to our students, which offers a relevant interface with industry.”

Josie Webster from Anglesey won the Award for Student of the Year - Construction sponsored by Tarmaster Jones.

Students nominated fellow students for two of the awards and tutors nominated for the remainder. Prizes were awarded to the winners by industry representatives Mark Chapman (Capita Symonds), Matt Jones (Tarmaster Jones) and Richard Griffiths (Mott McDonald) who sponsored the awards.

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