Auto Artisan's Sena wins ASGA/NZSDA Hexis Trans-Tasman Wrap Battle

The final of the ASGA/NZSDA Hexis Trans-Tasman Wrap Battle was held Saturday April 8 at the NZ Sign and Print Expo, Auckland NZ, with Auto Artisan's Rafael Sena winning the championship event.

Rafael Sena, Auto Artisan Sydney and Hayden Bryant, Attention Signs and Embroidery Mittagong, travelled to Auckland having won the Australian Wrap Battle at Visual Impact in Sydney in May. The Australians went head-to-head with NZ wrap specialists Bruno Miranda from Speedy Signs Tauranga and Aaron Joines, Alternative Graphics and Design Tauranga in a 15 minute battle that took into consideration overall time and quality of the wrap.

The event was judged by Andy Lowe from the NZSDA and Clayton Whitney from Gold Coast Wraps, who is also a Hexis Australia trainer.  Rafael Sena, Auto Artisan Sydney was announced the overall winner with few penalties combined with an impressive time of 9 minutes 58 seconds.

Ian Parsonson Managing Director Hexis Australia thanked the NZSDA, ASGA and Visual Impact for making the competition possible.” The Trans-Tasman Competition began in 2012 and is always fiercely contested. The quality of the wrapping we saw here today was absolutely fantastic”, said Parsonson. The winner of this year’s competition will hold the title for the next 12 months until the next trade show in 2024.

L-R Hayden Bryant, Attention Signs and Embroidery Mittagong, Rafael Sena, Auto Artisan Sydney, Ian Parsonson Hexis Australia,  Aaron Joines, Alternative Graphics and Design Tauranga, Bruno Miranda  Speedy Signs Tauranga