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Over the course of my 10-year career at Certas Energy, I’ve worked my way up from a temporary data entry role to Head of Customer Service at Fuel Cards, as well as adopting office manager responsibilities at our Trafford Park office. The team I manage is responsible for all the back-office support we provide our […]

Anthony Gregory – People Services Manager I joined Certas Energy just over a year ago and am responsible for leading the shared services team. We are the central hub of the people function and provide support and guidance to certas energy’s 2500+ population.  Three of my team members are on HR related apprenticeships across levels […]

I’ve worked at Certas Energy for two and a half years, looking after the continuous improvement teams for the business. My teams and I oversee companywide improvement projects, using Lean and 6 Sigma processes and methodologies to improve efficiency and remove variation. In my tenure, we’ve had a number of apprentices within the continuous improvement […]

We hope you’ve enjoyed the articles we’ve shared throughout National Apprenticeship Week 2022. We wanted to close the week by catching up with some familiar faces from previous national apprenticeship weeks to hear how they’re getting on and to also celebrate their achievements: Our Customer Service Apprentice, Hannah passed her L2 Customer Service Apprenticeship with […]

Welcome to day four of National Apprenticeship Week.  Today we hear from our Continuous Improvement Team about how Apprenticeships provide an opportunity to learn a new way of working and improving the business. At Certas Energy, we approach Continuous Improvement mostly through the Lean framework which provides a structure for understanding and solving business problems. […]

Yesterday, we heard from Depot Operations Supervisor, Glynn, who talked about the impact driver apprentices have on their busy depot. Today we meet Driver Scott. Scott joined Certas Energy in Jan 2020 and is now fully qualified, hear what he has to say about his experience: “I enjoyed the whole concept of the apprenticeship program […]

Like all apprentices across the business, our driver apprentices are highly valued.  With the driver programme, the expert training is very hands-on and colleagues in the depots work closely with the apprentices to support them.  We hear from Depot Operations Supervisor, Glynn to hear how driver apprentices have supported the busy depot in Coleshill.  “The […]

We start our series of National Apprenticeship Week posts with the latest HGV Driver Apprentice to join the business, meet Liz.  Liz joined us in December 2021, read to find out what attracted Liz to undertake a driver Apprenticeship with Certas Energy and her experience so far…. “Before joining Certas Energy I worked at a […]

Apprenticeships are particularly important to Certas Energy and we celebrate National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) every year. This year’s theme is ‘build the future’; reflecting on how apprenticeships can help individuals to develop the skills and knowledge required for a rewarding career, and for businesses to develop a talented workforce that is equipped with future-ready skills.   […]

“Without my apprenticeship I wouldn’t have been able to make the transition to my new role” Emma Wordsworth is approaching the final stage of her apprenticeship which is MSc. In Logistics and Supply Chain Management.  Find out how the apprenticeship has prepared Emma for a change of role and how it continues to support her […]