Our Success

We have a proud history of developing apprentices.

15% of The Vella Group's workforce are apprentices, with plans in place to ensure that almost every department in the business has had the opportunity to have an apprentice within their team and contribute to their development.

This early involvement in apprenticeships developed into a core strategy and belief of the business as the company grew, and many of the business' early apprentices remain part of the Vella Team to this day.

Over the years, the dedication and commitment of Karl and the team led to the company's training programmes winning a variety of rewards; with Karl himself earning the ultimate recognition in the Honours List in 2007, being awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace and, in the same year, the IMI Industry Achiever Award.

Take a look below at some of our recent achievements, or read our latest news for even more highlights.

Karl Vella

THE VELLA GROUP WINS BODYSHOP STAFF WELLBEING AWARD 2021

The Group is incredibly proud to have been awarded the Bodyshop Staff Wellbeing Award at the NBRA Greener Bodyshop Awards 2021.

THREE APPRENTICES REACH BODYSHOP AWARD FINALS

Three of The Vella Group's apprentices have made it to through Bodyshop Magazine Awards in the Apprenticeship categories. Catherine short is nominated for MET Technician of the Year, Harry Owens is up for Panel Technician of the Year, and Michael Reynolds will compete for Paint Technician of the Year.

THE VELLA GROUP WINS BEST APPRENTICE PROGRAMME

The Group wins Best Apprentice Programme at the ABP Excellence Awards 2021.

THE VELLA GROUP WELCOMES 20 NEW APPRENTICES IN 2021

The Group welcomed nearly 20 new apprentices across all our repair centres in 2021.

RYAN LOWREY WINS GOLD AT WORLDSKILLS UK NATIONAL FINALS 2021

Ryan Lowrey, Multi-Skilled Apprentice at Workington, was awarded Gold at the WorldSkills UK Live National Finals in 2021.

KANE IYANDA-RAWLINSON WINS APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR 2019

Our apprentice Kane Iyanda Rawlinson, Paint Technician at Skelmersdale, won Apprentice of the Year 2019 at Blackpool and The Fylde College Apprenticeship Awards.

Why Vella?

Being the best at what we do, as individuals and as a company, we empower our staff to drive the business

Our Success

We have form in Apprenticeship, our success is a true testament to the belief that apprentices are our future

Our Partner

AutoRaise is at the heart of our drive to show the importance of Apprentices within our industry

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