PrintWeek Awards 2013 Trainee of the Year - Callum Shaw, The Website Leeds

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22 October 2013

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Callum first became interested in print thanks to a family member waxing lyrical about the industry. However, when he began his apprenticeship at The Website Leeds in January 2012, by his own admission, he knew little of what lay ahead. <br><br>Category sponsor: Heidelberg

18 months later, thanks to his "tireless appetite to learn" he has mastered pre-press, has been trained on the firm’s 12-colour Speedmaster and so impressed production director Martin Rogers that he was asked to help commission the firm’s latest web press. "Callum has grown into a hardworking and committed all-rounder. He has proved how important it is to pass on our knowledge to youngsters," said Rogers.

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Phillip Howells, Pensord

Although he started in print in the 1980s, since joining Pensord seven years ago Phillip’s enthusiasm for training has led him to take on an apprentice mentoring role. That inspired him to undertake a two-year Business Improvement Techniques Level 2 NVQ to develop his own career, where he has impressed with "infectious approach to improvement".

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