{"id":9036,"date":"2016-06-30T17:32:40","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T17:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=9036"},"modified":"2016-06-30T17:32:40","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T17:32:40","slug":"apprentice-winner-plumbs-in-new-vw-transporter-vans-to-power-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/9036","title":{"rendered":"Apprentice winner plumbs in new VW Transporter vans to power growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The winner of The Apprentice 2015 wasn&#8217;t looking for a job with Alan Sugar &#8212; he&#8217;s already a successful businessman with a fast-growing plumbing business in Peterborough.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Valente founded Impra Gas to provide\u00a0service, maintenance and installation of all plumbing, heating and electrical products\u00a0to property management companies, landlords and private homeowners in the Peterborough area.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9037\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9037\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9037\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/impra-gas-vw-transporter-1-sm.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Valente with VW Transporter\" width=\"600\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/impra-gas-vw-transporter-1-sm.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/impra-gas-vw-transporter-1-sm-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/impra-gas-vw-transporter-1-sm-50x34.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2015 Apprentice winner Joseph Valente with one of his new Volkswagen Transporter vans.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lord Sugar&#8217;s investment will be used to help the firm\u00a0increase the geographic coverage of its operations and target\u00a0new business\u00a0relationships\u00a0with property developers and other\u00a0plumbing users.<\/p>\n<p>To help support\u00a0the expansion of Impra Gas, Valente has used some of Lord Sugar&#8217;s funds to acquire four new Volkswagen\u00a0vans for his engineers.\u00a0The new vehicles \u2013 Transporter T28 Trendline models with a 2.0-litre 102 PS engine have been fitted with Bott Vario in-vehicle storage equipment to ensure they are fit for purpose.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9038\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9038\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9038\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/impra-gas-vw-transporter-2-sm.jpg\" alt=\"Bott Vario racking fitted inside VW Transporter\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/impra-gas-vw-transporter-2-sm.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/impra-gas-vw-transporter-2-sm-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/impra-gas-vw-transporter-2-sm-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new vans have been fitted with Bott Vario racking to provide safe and efficient in-vehicle storage.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Valente, who started in the plumbing industry as an apprentice himself, commented:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Winning <em>The Apprentice<\/em>was a dream come true for me. Having already established my business, the \u00a3250,000 investment, as well as the counsel from Lord Sugar himself, have enabled me to grow it further and I am really excited about the next chapter for Impra Gas.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As well as supporting his traditional plumbing and heating services, Impra Gas will also be championing smart heating and home technologies, partnering with the industry&#8217;s most innovative technology providers as soon as they come to market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joseph Valente was the winner of The Apprentice 2015. His prize was a \u00a3250,000 investment from Lord Sugar. 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