A Dumfires & Galloway (D&G) Council apprentice has been selected as runner-up in the Apprentice of the Year awards.

Warren Hill, a third-year apprentice joiner with DGFirst's Building and Maintenance Services, was selected as a finalist from a list of applicants across the UK.

Speaking about the awards result, Warren said: "I was pleased to be nominated and absolutely delighted to be named as a finalist. So, it was a real achievement to come second from all the entries across the UK. I'm really keen to develop my skills as a joiner and it shows all the support and help that I've had from the Council's DGFirst that I was runner-up in the APSE Apprentice of the Year awards."

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Cllr Archie Dryburgh, chairman of DGFirst Management Committee, added: "Warren's outstanding achivement shows that our Council's DGFirst is providing first class apprenticeships, which provide excellent opportunities for people entering the local workforce."

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