Laser Tools reveals the apprentices joining its Future50 scheme

16 October 2026  

Laser Tools has confirmed the 50 apprentices who will make up Future50, the apprentice support scheme launched earlier this year as part of the tool company’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

Announced in March, Future50 invited garages across the UK to nominate apprentices already enrolled in training and working within the trade, with more than 200 nominations received before the closing date.

The final 50 span the length and breadth of the country, from garages in major cities to independent workshops in smaller towns, reflecting the appetite among garages nationwide to invest in their apprentices.

Ten of the 50 apprentices selected, 20% of the cohort, are women, a proportion Laser Tools is keen to highlight given how significantly under-represented women remain in the automotive trade. Laser Tools sees the 10 women selected as proof that the pipeline of talent is there and wants their success to encourage more garages to recruit women into the industry.

Each of the Future50 apprentices will receive a Laser Tools Apprentice Tool Kit, complete with a range of high-quality products to support their development. Kits are now being dispatched to garages across the country, with a number of apprentices having already received theirs.

With the automotive aftermarket facing a well-documented skills gap and thousands of technician vacancies unfilled across the UK, Future50 is also designed to address the sector’s wider upskilling needs. Beyond the initial tool kit, the scheme is built to provide ongoing support, training and accreditation opportunities as each apprentice progresses through their career, giving garages a practical way to invest in the next generation of technicians rather than relying solely on recruitment. Plans are already underway for a training session in November, which will be hosted by Schaeffler.

There is also further advice, training and accreditation opportunities to be announced as the scheme develops.

Eddie Altham, Laser Tools Managing Director, said “Choosing the final 50 from so many strong nominations was no easy task. What stands out most is that a fifth of our Future50 are women, at a time when female representation in this trade is still far too low. We hope their success sends a clear message to garages that women belong in this industry and encourages more to support female apprentices.”

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