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Even the best-made contingency plans can be prone to failure. On 23 December 2013, Gatwick Airport experienced unprecedented rainfall. More rain fell on that one day (68mm) than had done for the whole of the month, far exceeding Met Office forecasts. The airport’s flood risk assessment failed to foresee such problems, which led to what was described by its chief executive Stewart Wingate as, “…the worst flooding in the airport’s living memory.”
19 year old Thomas Bird, the most recent recruit in Powertecnique’s apprenticeship scheme, was awarded a Highly Commended Apprentice of the Year by PETA for his work in the engineering sector earlier this month. Out of 400 nominees, Thomas made it to the top ten due to his hard work, enthusiasm and commitment to his apprenticeship training with power specialists, Powertecnique.
