Apprentice wins SkillWeld 2014

Posted on 20 Nov 2014 by Jonny Williamson

Dean MacDonald, a 20-year old apprentice at Doosan Babcock in Tipton, West Midlands, has been announced as the winner of SkillWeld 2014.

Held during the recent Skills Show at the NEC, Birmingham (November 13 – 15), SkillWeld seeks to find Britain’s most talented trainee welder. Battling against nine other finalists hailing from the across the UK, MacDonald successfully demonstrated his skills across four challenging test pieces in carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminium using a combination of…

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