Apprentice of the Year 2009

Entries for the Upper South Island AOY Awards closed on Friday 31 July

Judging was undertaken by Mark Vining NRMBA, Mike Patchett BCITO & Glen Jarvie Carters in Mid August.

The 10 Upper South Island finalists were:
Tom Aiken, employed by Barnett Construction Ltd
Shayne Dickinson employed by Coman Construction
Keegan Graham employed by Philip Bary Builder Ltd
Sam Heywood employed by Chris Barnett Builder
Trent Helem employed by Scott Construction Ltd
Daniel Hutchison employed by Ken Anderson Building Ltd
Steve Koller employed by Brent Woodward Builder Ltd
Joshua Lee employed by Wilkes Construction Ltd
Caleb Matheson employed by IMB Construction Ltd
Brendan Simpson employed by Toby Gaskin Builder Ltd

The Awards were held on Wednesday 16 September 2009, 6.30 pm at the Trafalgar Park Pavilion. MC Cocksy.

The 3rd Place getter was Joshua Lee, 2nd Steve Koller and 1st Shayne Dickinson.
Shayne will go to Wellington in October to represent the Upper South Island at the National Awards.