GEM Partnership Spotlight – October 2025
Returning for October, it’s our Spotlight series!
In our last spotlight in September, Tim Longstaff, one of our apprentices at Husqvarna was nominated by his trainer, which you can read here: https://www.gempartnership.com/gem-partnership-spotlight-september-2025/
For this month, one of our trainers, Brett has nominated his colleague within the training department, Ian Newton:
Ian recently ran the Great North Run and has been an inspiration for others in pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. He is always a supportive figure and never expects anything in return.
We caught up with Ian regarding his role within the team and his journey with GEM over the last couple of years:
One of the reasons for being nominated, was you’re seen as a supportive figure within your team – what drives you to do this?
I suppose being older and having a lot of work and life experience, I feel a responsibility to support my colleagues, especially in challenging circumstances.
You’ve been with GEM now for around 2 years now, how do you reflect back on that journey?
Well, there have been personal and professional challenges during my time at Gem, and a lot of changes, the majority of which I view as positive and necessary to improve the role and the service we deliver.
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