1966 not only saw Britain win the World Cup and Cassius Clay defeat Henry Cooper but also saw one of the UK’s most successful companies, Cheltenham-based Mira Showers, introduce its apprentice scheme. And the company has just celebrated the scheme’s 45th anniversary, with a reunion party at the town’s local football club, as more than 300 people have passed through the course. Furthermore, 58 of them are still with the company, including the current Operations Director Wayne Walker.
Other ex-apprentices still with the company have gone into the wide variety of careers possible with a major UK company, including design engineers, quality engineers, support engineers and senior managers.
The current longest serving ex-apprentice Pete Green (NPD Support Services Manager) started in 1969 but one of the original five apprentices John Makuch (Experimental Manager) has only just retired. The reunion was held at Cheltenham Town Football Club, whose main sponsor is Mira.
The current longest serving ex-apprentice Pete Green (NPD Support Services Manager) started in 1969 but one of the original five apprentices John Makuch (Experimental Manager) has only just retired. The reunion was held at Cheltenham Town Football Club, whose main sponsor is Mira.
