With cities becoming more and more polluted, First Mile has made it their mission to help improve the air quality control and help increase recycling in London. As part of their Clean Air Strategy, they aim to deliver high recycling levels to businesses at the lowest possible impact. They also concentrate on Zero Emissions Deliveries, Ultra-Low Emission Zone compliant HGVs, having an Award-winning Sacktory®, Consolidation Scheme and Pioneering Driver Technology.

Ben Townsend, aged 20, who works as an apprentice patternmaker for Advanced Insulation, was up against talent from companies such as Dyson, BAE Systems and Airbus to win the Intermediate & Advanced First Year Apprentice Award at this year’s EEF Future Manufacturing Awards in London.