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Travis Jordan, Soar Print, is NZ Apprentice of Year
Fred Soar new Spresident of PrintNZ
oar Print managing director Fred Soar is the new president
of the New Zealand print association PrintNZ, with Jill Cowling, CEO of Blue Star, and Morgan John, GM at Spicers, also joining the board.
Soar succeeds Tony Sayle, who has been president for the past four years. Sayle remains on the board as immediate past-president. Soar will be in the role for an initial two years, followed by two more, at the 113 year old association.
Soar Print is one of the leading print businesses in New Zealand and has pioneered environmentally-friendly commercial printing in recent years, winning numerous awards. The company is this year celebrating its centenary, 100 years of continuous printing.
Fred Soar featured in the latest episode of industry podcast, The Print Files, in the Leading in Print series, speaking on leadership, decision making and what not to worry about. Click here to listen or download for later.
Blue Star CEO Jill Cowling succeeds Tony Antoniadis of Oji
Soar Print digital team member Travis Jordan has been named the 2020 BJ Ball
Papers Print Industry Apprentice of the Year, with Soar Print staffer Alex Huynh winning Trainer
of the Year, and Labelmakers being named PrintNZ Training Company of the Year.
The prestigious honour was presented at the 2021
Pride In Print Awards Night in Auckland. Jordan said that: “Winning Apprentice of the Year is something I’ll happily carry with me throughout
my career.
“To have this acknowledgment for the effort and time I put into my craft is really special, and a reminder you get out what you put in,”
he says. Accepting the
award he said:
“I love the sense of respect we have for one another
in the print industry – it’s surreal. We all share our tough days and our good days, and to be acknowledged by those close to me who understand the effort I’ve
put in really does mean a great deal.” 21
NZ Apprentice of the Year: Travis Jordan
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Above: New PrintNZ president: Fred Soar
Fibre Solutions, who has retired form the industry, while Spicers general manager Morgan
John is the new supplier representative, succeeding Richard Hislop of BJ Ball Papers.
After paying tribute to retiring president Tony Sayle, Ruth Cobb, CEO of PrintNZ said: "We are delighted to have Fred Soar as the new president of PrintNZ. He is a well-known, well respected and vastly experienced printer, who will be a tremendous advocate for the industry." 21