A star apprentice at Ellesmere Port’s Vauxhall plant has spoken of his delight at winning a top award.

Lewis Guy was awarded the regional EEF Future Manufacturing Award for Outstanding Achievement by a first-year apprentice.

Lewis is a second-year apprentice maintenance engineer at the plant.

Lewis is currently studying an NVQ level 3 diploma in engineering maintenance at West Cheshire College, after which he can go on to do a HMC, HND and eventually a full degree.

The Vauxhall apprenticeship scheme is a four-year programme that works with educational institutes to ensure young people have the best resources available to them to become integrated into the manufacturing industry, all while achieving the qualifications they strive for.

Lewis’ enthusiasm and dedication to this scheme was commended at the EEF Future Manufacturing Awards. This is the second year in a row this award has been claimed by a Vauxhall Ellesmere Port Apprentice.

Lewis’s nomination was supported by West Cheshire College, as he was recognised as an individual who had maintained an excellent standard of work and made the most of the training and development opportunities during the first year of his manufacturing apprenticeship.

The award ceremony was held in Salford City Stadium, with 200 people in attendance.

A total of 15 awards were given across nine different categories, ranging from achievements in health and safety to business growth and innovation awards.

Lewis was very pleased with the award, and excited for his future at Vauxhall.

He said: “Winning the award has given me a real sense of self belief, and the recognition received for my hard work was brilliant.

“My plans now are to complete my apprenticeship, achieve the highest levels of qualification I possibly can and give myself the best chances of gaining a maintenance job within Vauxhall Motors.”

Lewis will now attend the EEF Future Manufacturing Awards 2013 National Gala Dinner in January, where he will find out if he has been successful in achieving the National First Year Apprentice Award.