Eight engineering students from Glasgow Kelvin College, the city's newest merged college, have reached the Scottish National Building & Engineering Services Association Apprenticeship Finals: The HVACR Awards for Outstanding Achievement.
This nationwide competition is open to all colleges who are invited to put forward two apprentices into each of four award sections: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Heating and Ventilation, Service and Maintenance.

Glasgow Kelvin College entered eight apprentices, two in each subject area, who scooped all the awards, coming first and second in each of the four award sections.

The apprentices who excelled in their field were as follows:
· HVACR Awards: Apprentice Pipe Fitter of the Year: 1st Lee Cockburn, 2nd Jordan Gilmour
· HVACR Awards: Apprentice Pipe Fitter/Welder of the Year: 1st Max Thomas, 2nd Ross Donnelly
· HVACR Awards: Apprentice Service and Maintenance Engineer of the Year: 1st Tom Gregory, 2nd Sinclair Bain
· HVACR Awards: Apprentice RAC Engineer of the Year: 1st James Peffers, 2nd Justin Cahill.

The awards will be presented at a ceremony early in 2014.

Principal of Glasgow Kelvin College, Alan Sherry, said: 'On behalf of the young apprentice engineers and their employers, we are absolutely delighted at this unparalleled achievement. These impressive wins set a very high standard which Glasgow Kelvin College will continue to strive for.'