Apprentice third

“With increasing material costs, compliance issues and sourcing of materials becoming difficult it can all become a bit much for some, so it was important to us to support this charity,” Dave says.

Each year the two organisations host a joint golf day and this is the second year they’ve held it as a fundraising event, last year’s proceeds went to Gumboot Friday. Ruben and Dave say they’re grateful to the sponsors, without whom a lot of it wouldn’t be possible

Tauranga 23-year-old Joshua Shoebridge took third place in the NZ Certified Builders (NZCB) Apprentice Challenge sponsored by ITM. Whangārei’s Joshua Welsh, 27, won the coveted title of New Zealand’s top apprentice and Petros Vrahasotakis, 27, from Wellington won second place. The Apprentice Challenge National Final took place at NZCB’s annual conference in Hamilton on November 18-19.