Hats off to the winners of this year's Institute of Telecommunications Professionals (ITP) Annual Awards.
In its tenth year the event once again shone a spotlight on excellence in apprenticeships, mentoring, women in telecoms and engineering.
The event took place on Thursday 9th November at the Radison Blu, Portman Square.
"Once again, the great and the good from the industry have convened to celebrate and recognise the outstanding work of individuals within our sector," said Crissi Williams, CEO at the ITP. "The level of entries this year was outstanding and truly inspiring."
And the winners are...
• ITP Apprentice of the Year, sponsored by Ubi-Tech: Rakesh Naidu, Cirrus
• ITP Mentor of the Year, sponsored by BT: Andy Parham, BT Openreach
• Christopher Mills Award, sponsored by Jacqui and Dean Mills: Ben Bruin, Openreach
• Women in Telecoms Award, sponsored by CityFibre: Maria Cuevas, BT
• New category: Engineer of the Year, sponsored by Savills Telecom: Clayton Roper, Openreach
• New category: Innovator of the Year, sponsored by Nokia: Alessandra Sala, Nokia Bell Labs