Pictured: Young Achiever of the Year, Emma Williams, receives her award from Kier

A Shropshire student has won a top regional award thanks to her commitment and hard work on three key development projects in the county.

Emma Williams, from Much Wenlock, initially joined Kier Moss as a site secretary on the project to rebuild her old school - the William Brookes School.

She has since transferred to the site of the new Abraham Darby Sports and Learning Community in Madeley, where she is working to become a quantity surveyor, and she has also worked on the development of the sixth form block at the nearby Madeley Academy.

Now thanks to her attitude and team working abilities, she has received this year's Young Achiever Award at the Kier Moss Regional Awards. She was chosen after receiving votes from other members of her team and from management representatives.

"It was a real shock and I had absolutely no idea I had won - I didn't even know I had been nominated," said Emma. But it's a great honour and I'm extremely proud that everyone thinks I deserve such recognition."

Kier Moss regional framework manager, Richard Collin, presented Emma with a voucher for an "experience day" and said her success was very well-deserved.

"Emma works confidently whether she's on a team project or working on her own, and her motivation and commitment has been very impressive. She has worked very hard to keep up with her college work alongside the demands of a tough day job, and the success reflects her efforts which show she has the potential to make a real contribution in the workplace now and in the future."

Emma is one of three Shropshire students benefiting from the Kier Moss training and development programme.

Regional director, Gary Pearce, said: "Our partnership working with the local community has led to our company directly employing these three young people who are all from the local area, and who are now studying foundation degrees in construction-related subjects."

The students are working towards the Kier foundation degree in construction, supported by Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology, and Sheffield Hallam University, and their course is fully accredited by the Chartered Institute of Builders.