To mark National Apprenticeship Week 2026, we spoke to some of our current apprentices and learnt more about their stories. From what their current roles are to their future ambitions, they tell us all about their apprenticeships so far.
Today we meet Niall who began their journey with BKHS as a Production Trainee in 2022.
"As a Production Trainee, I currently work within the production department where we transfer raw steel into finished components through a precise technical workflow, managing the entire lifecycle of a project. We also utilise industrial lasers, saws, and drills to precisely shape steel. By maintaining strict quality control and coordinating the flow of parts, the department ensures that every component is ready for final assembly and meets all safety standards.
I play a vital role in the team by managing every project from the initial material purchase through to machine readiness. Additionally, I am responsible for strategically buying all the steel and booking every delivery into our StruMIS inventory system to ensure we have the exact stock needed to meet our deadlines. On the technical side, I program the plasma, saw, and drill machines, converting drawings into precise digital instructions that maximise material efficiency and ensure every component is manufactured to exact specifications.
My future ambitions would be to progress on with these roles, maximising my knowledge throughout all the stages, from procuring the steel into CNC programming it.
For me, apprenticeships offer a head start. They can provide hands-on experience and professional confidence that comes from working in a real-world environment. Therefore, allowing apprentices to progress even further once you have all the knowledge from the apprenticeship to advance further.
I highly recommend working at BKHS because it is a fast-paced, forward-thinking environment where you are trusted with responsibility from day one. Being part of a company that is at the forefront of sustainable construction and structural steel means I get to work advanced technology and innovative fabrication methods. As an apprentice, I feel fully supported by experienced peers and it is incredibly rewarding to see a project go from the steel I purchased and the machines I programmed to a finished structure on-site, knowing I played a key role in making it happen."
Follow along throughout the week on our LinkedIn, as we explore a range of departments at BKHS learning all about apprentices across the buisness: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bkhybridsolutions
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