{"id":26548,"date":"2026-02-20T11:06:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gray-and-sons.com\/builders\/?p=26548"},"modified":"2026-03-24T19:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:05:14","slug":"apprentice-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gray-and-sons.com\/builders\/2026\/02\/20\/apprentice-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Apprentice of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We are delighted to congratulate our apprentice carpenter, Billy Hornibrook on being awarded Carpentry and Joinery Apprentice of the Year at Bedford College.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This fantastic achievement is a testament to Billy\u2019s hard work, skill, and dedication to his trade throughout his apprenticeship. The award was presented during the college\u2019s awards evening on 11th February 2026, and we are extremely proud to see his commitment and talent recognised in this way. Well done, Billy \u2014 a thoroughly deserved achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gray-and-sons.com\/builders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770984509614-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gray-and-sons.com\/builders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770984509614-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gray-and-sons.com\/builders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770984509614-1.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/www.gray-and-sons.com\/builders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770984509614-1-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul Green, Operations Manager, said \u201cI would like to extend my personal congratulations to Billy Hornibrook on being named Apprentice of the Year at Bedford College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a significant achievement and a clear reflection of the dedication, professionalism and commitment he has shown throughout your apprenticeship. Billy consistently demonstrate a strong work ethic, a willingness to learn, and a genuine pride in the quality of his work. Recognition of this calibre is earned through sustained effort and the right attitude, both of which Billy has displayed from the outset. He represents the high standards we value as a business, and this award is thoroughly deserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations once again, Billy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read more about the evening celebrating success here &#x27a1;&#xfe0f;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordtoday.co.uk\/business\/bedfordshire-apprentices-and-t-level-students-celebrated-at-the-bedford-college-group-apprenticeship-business-awards-2026-5525150\">https:\/\/www.bedfordtoday.co.uk\/business\/bedfordshire-apprentices-and-t-level-students-celebrated-at-the-bedford-college-group-apprenticeship-business-awards-2026-5525150<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are delighted to congratulate our apprentice carpenter, Billy Hornibrook on being awarded Carpentry and Joinery Apprentice of the Year at Bedford College.&nbsp; This fantastic achievement is a testament to Billy\u2019s hard work, skill, and dedication to his trade throughout his apprenticeship. The award was presented during the college\u2019s awards evening on 11th February 2026, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":26551,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-company-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gray-and-sons.com\/builders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gray-and-sons.com\/builders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gray-and-sons.com\/builders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gray-and-sons.com\/builders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gray-and-sons.com\/builders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26548"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.gray-and-sons.com\/builders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26556,"href":"https:\/\/www.gray-and-sons.com\/builders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26548\/revisions\/26556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gray-and-sons.com\/builders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gray-and-sons.com\/builders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gray-and-sons.com\/builders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gray-and-sons.com\/builders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}