As well as winning MCN’s Dealer of the Year award for Scotland and the North of England, Saltire Motorcycles of Edinburgh has won a second accolade courtesy of Scott Robb, who has been named Apprentice of the Year by Suzuki GB.
Robb, who has just started his third year in the Suzuki apprentice programme, recently went down to Horwood House, Milton Keynes, for the ceremony accompanied by Saltire’s service manager, Mike Drynan, pictured right, who himself was twice Apprentice of the Year during his Suzuki training.
Apprentice Robb splits his time between learning at Suzuki’s state-of-the-art training centre in Doncaster and working within the workshop at Saltire Motorcycles.
Suzuki GB aftersales training manager Richard O’Brien, pictured left, said: “We launched our apprenticeship programme in 2003 and since then it has helped countless young people achieve a national qualification and also get into work with Suzuki dealerships up and down the country.
“The apprentices are able to develop their skills while also earning a wage through their work at the dealerships, and after graduation go on to forge successful careers in those dealerships, supporting the wider motorcycle industry. The motorcycle industry plays a big part in our economy, and it’s important not only to demonstrate to young people that you can have a successful career in it, but also to help sustain it by passing on the skills to the next generation.”