Wolverhampton apprentice selected for national automotive scheme
Logan Buffey, who is training at MG Accident Repair Centre, is among 50 apprentices selected for the UK-wide Future50 initiative
A Wolverhampton apprentice has been selected for a national scheme recognising young people starting their careers in the automotive repair industry.
Logan Buffey, who works as an apprentice at MG Accident Repair Centre in Wolverhampton, has been named among 50 apprentices chosen for the Future50 initiative, launched by automotive tool supplier Laser Tools.
The scheme was introduced to mark the company's 50th anniversary and aims to support apprentices working in garages across the UK.
Those selected receive a tool kit to help them develop their practical skills as they train for careers in the motor industry.
Ten of the 50 apprentices chosen are women, representing a fifth of the group. The organisers hope their selection will encourage more garages to offer opportunities to female apprentices in a traditionally male-dominated trade.
Laser Tools managing director Eddie Altham said the company had received a strong response to the scheme and praised the apprentices selected.
He said the number of women included was particularly encouraging, adding that he hoped it would help challenge perceptions and encourage more employers to support women entering the industry.