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Celebrate with your Superstars!
 Announcing the
2008 FITEC National Training Awards Finalists

 

Modern Apprentice of the Year:
Forestry
Colleen Cairns, Cairns Forestry Logging Ltd - Rotorua
Edward Peet, Marshall Contracting - Tauranga
Papatukiteuru Simpson, R and S Dreaver Logging Ltd - New Plymouth
Wood Manufacturing
 Bobbi-Deen Ruki, Red Stag Timber Ltd - Rotorua
David Pakai, WPI Sawmilling - Tangiwai
Craig Johansen, Juken New Zealand Ltd - Gisborne
Kelly Levy, WPI Sawmilling - Tangiwai
Matthew Burns, Findlater Sawmilling Limited - Invercargill
 
 
Trainee of the Year:
Forestry
James Emanuel, Moutere Logging Ltd - Nelson
Walter Johnson, Sobieski Contractors Ltd, Awanui, Northland
Mahana Stone, Professional Forest-Tree Services Ltd, Gisborne
 
Wood Manufacturing
Mark Crofskey, Tenon Manufacturing Ltd - Taupo
Mangu Kalman, Red Stag Timber Ltd - Rotorua
Quentin Quintal, The Laminex Group - Hamilton Operations
  
Biosecurity
Andrew Chan, MAF Biosecurity New Zealand - Auckland
Laurie Meadows, MAF Biosecurity New Zealand - Auckland
Prabhaker Somasekharan, MAF Biosecurity New Zealand - Auckland
Furniture
 Adam Newby, Paterson Crafted Furniture - Auckland
Eden Simpson, Natural Timber Creations - Keri Keri
Rowan Dicks, Avant Garde - Palmerston North
Troy Marshall, Natural Timber Creation - Keri Keri


 

Training Company of the Year:
Forestry
Johnson Forestry Services - Mosgiel
Mid Pine Contracting Ltd - Napier
Hancox Logging Ltd - Whakatane
 
Wood Manufacturing
SCA Hygiene Australasia -Te Rapa
Northpine Limited - Waipu
Norske Skog - Kawerau
 
Furniture
Jackson and Cole Ltd - Auckland
Turnwood New Zealand Limited - Tauranga
Molloy Furniture - Auckland
 
 
Outstanding Business Performance
through People Development
 PJ and MJ Olsen Ltd - Tokoroa
Red Stag Timber Ltd - Rotorua
Nelson Forests Ltd - Blenheim
Sobieski Contractors Ltd, Awanui, Northland
 
 
FITEC Training Partner of the Year
 Winner announced on the night!
 
 


  Congratulations to all finalists!



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