Five contenders from a diverse range of businesses will vie for the print industry Apprentice of the Year Award, sponsored by Icon Digital Printing Papers, in May.
The five finalists, from all those who completed training in 2012 and further selected from a group comprising 12 semi-finalists, will now submit further information and attend an interview before selection of the winner of the Apprentice of the Year Award, announced at the Pride In Print Awards on May 3.
The Apprentice of the Year finalists will also receive an award and prize at the PrintNZ Training Apprentice Awards on May 2 in Wellington as part of the PrintNZ Conference Opening Dinner.
PrintNZ says the events mark a high point in the print year calendar and acknowledges the support from sponsors Blue Print Imaging, Yoobee School of Design, Newspaper Publishers’ Association, Print Finishers Association, PrintNZ and the New Zealand Paper Forum.
Apprentice of the Year finalists:
- Nicholas Gribble (Digital Processes for Print), Licensys NZ Holdings, Auckland
- Michael Brown (Binding & Finishing), APN Print, Tauranga
- Conrad Vaney (Reel-fed Printing), MR Print Group, Hastings
- Shane Baskiville (Reel-fed Printing), APN Print, Ellerslie
- Regan Quaife (Screen Printing), Commercial Signs Print & Plastic, Tauranga
