Apprentice of the Year 2011
Entries for the Upper South Island AOY Awards closed on Thursday the 30th of June 2011.
Judging was undertaken in August in the Nelson & Marlborough regions by Mark Vining of the NRMBA, Mark Smale from Carters, and Dave Klaui of the BCITO.
The 8 Upper South Island finalists were:
Mitchell Bateman – Employed by Foothold Developments Building Projects Limited
William Curnow – Past Employed by Toby Gaskin Limited
John Duff – Employed by Bradleigh Hall
Matthew Krammer – Employed by DWB Nelson Limited
Ben McHaffie – Employed by Fitzgerald Construction Limited
Thomas Peter – Employed by PAE NZ Limited
Nicholas Robinson – Employed by Graham Heath Builder
Nick Skeggs – Employed by Dusty Builders Limited
The Awards were held on Wednesday the 7th of September at the Victory Room at the Trafalgar Centre and the MC was Alan Columbus.
The Third Place getter was Thomas Peter, from Blenheim
The Second Place getter was Ben McHaffie, from Nelson
And the winner of the Registered Master Builders Upper South Island Apprentice of the Year, in association with Carters, was…
Nick Skeggs, from Nelson
Nick will represent the Upper South Island at the National Awards in Wellington on the 27th and 28th of October. Good luck Nick!
Upper South Island AOY Finalists
From Left, Ben McHaffie, Nick Skeggs and Thomas Peter