Apprentice of the Year 2010

The New South Wales NECA Apprentice of the Year Awards were announced at the NECA Excellence Awards Luncheon held on the 24 September 2010 at Star City Sydney.

The Commercial/Domestic apprentice winners were:

• 1st Place – Kitab Shah
• 2nd Place – Michael-John May
• 3rd Place – Anthony Pantilas

Peter Fitzpatrick (Stowe Australia), Stuart Norman (EcoSmart Electricians), Kitab Shah and Brad Hoffman (NGT)

and the Commercial/Domestic apprentice nominees were:

• Anthony Benic - Downer EDI Engineering Power Pty Ltd
• Myles Bunn - George Duncan Electrical
• Dave Dujmovich - NECA Group Training and hosted by Stowe Australia
• Jack Edman - Downer EDI Engineering Power Pty Ltd
• Matthew Fuller - NECA Group Training and hosted by Kerfoot Electrics Pty Ltd
• Simon Georgopoulos - NECA Group Training and hosted by Stowe Australia Pty Ltd
• Craig Kimble - NECA Group Training and hosted by Heyday Group Pty Ltd
• Onofrio Lopreiato - NECA Group Training and hosted by Fredon Industries Pty Ltd
• Michael-John May - NECA Group Training and hosted by Heyday Group Pty Ltd
• Anthony Pantilas - NECA Group Training and hosted by Stowe Australia Pty Ltd
• Ryan Powers - NECA Group Training and hosted by Heyday Group Pty Ltd
• Kitab Shah - NECA Group Training and hosted by Stowe Australia Pty Ltd
• Wesley Wood - NECA Group Training and hosted by Fredon Industries Pty Ltd

The Communications apprentice winners were:

• 1st Place – Stephen Mullins
• 2nd Place – Gregory Forsyth
• 3rd Place – Adrian Ebejer

Ed Urban (TLE), Darren Galea (Stowe Australia), Stephen Mullins and Mark Wood (NGT)

and the Industrial Automation/Communications apprentice nominees were:

• Adrian Ebejer - NECA Group Training and hosted by Stowe Australia Pty Ltd
• Gregory Forsyth - NECA Group Training and hosted by JCB Communications Pty Ltd
• Stephen Mullins - NECA Group Training and hosted by Stowe Australia Pty Ltd

The Industrial apprentice winners were:

• 1st Place – Andrew Buttigieg
• 2nd Place – Dean Rees
• 3rd Place – Simon Williams

Kelvin Smith (Kelvins Electrical), Michael Kardasis (NHP) and Andrew Buttigieg

and  the Industrial apprentice nominees were:

• Andrew Buttigieg – Kelvin’s Electrical Services (Australia) Pty Ltd
• Rhys Dawson - Downer EDI Engineering Power Pty Ltd
• Kurt McIntyre - NECA Group Training and hosted by AHP Contracting Services Pty Ltd
• Dean Rees - Downer EDI Engineering Power Pty Ltd
• Simon Williams - NECA Group Training and hosted by JV Holt & Company