INVITATION
Please come and join us for the Apprentice of the Year Practical 2025; Stage 1 second half is coming up quickly.

I am excited to invite you to attend and support the next stage of the Registered Master Builders Apprentice of the Year competition, in partnership with CARTERS 2025.
All entrants have been judged on their application and submission. Next is the 2-hour practical challenge, which is being held on Saturday 14th June 2025.

You are invited to attend the event at:
Location: CARTERS Nelson, 70 Nayland Road
Time: 8.30am – 12.30pm
• 8.30am arrive & set up area
• 9.00am briefing by RMBA and CARTERS
• 9.15am practical challenge begins
• 11.15am practical challenge concludes
• 11.15am –12.30pm judging, presentation and clean up

Please see below our competitors for the Upper South Island Region this year:
Max Sixtus Johnson Residential
Reuben Nimmo Scott Construction
Dewalt Boshoff Scott Construction
Zak Shuttleworth Naylor Love
Benjamin Kearns Scott Construction
Luc Sherwood Scott Construction Marlborough
Iain Collings Coman Construction
Troy Marshall Peter Ray Homes
Samuel McGrath Fitzgerald Construction
Kane Marshall Jennian Homes West Coast

We would love to see you all; friends, family, colleagues, and employers to come along and support our Apprentices in the Competition this year
We will have BBQ & Coffee available on the morning.

If you have any questions, we are here to help, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time.
Nga Mihi,
Katie McAndrew
Regional Branch Administrator and Events Coordinator