The Final of the UK Master Fitter Competition will be held during WorldSkills London on Wednesday 5 October 2011. The huge scenery at the ExCel Centre will deliver UK’s best automotive glass technician.
‘The success story of the UK competitions starts with the need to send the best national representative to our International Master Fitter Competition 2010 during the glasstec trade-show in Düsseldorf, Germany”, says Pim de Ridder of The International Automotive Glass Federation. “For this purpose a group of leaders in the industry decided to dig out the phenomenon of a national competition first. This has made a big impression and inspired to have an even bigger event this year. The six regional heats were open to all automotive glazing technicians from the UK. These winners are already champions, but they will compete with each other on 5 October”.
Proskills, managing the competition, opened the doors to organise the event during one of the WorldSkills London 2011 days. De Ridder is enthusiastic about this opportunity: “This will allow the industry to once more underline the importance of training and certifying our technicians. Not only in the United Kingdom, but also on an international level”.
In London 150.000 expected visitors will see 1.000 competitors from all kind of skill areas, representing 50 countries. The winner of the UK Master Fitter Competition will be announced and celebrated at the Proskills Award Ceremony 2011, taking place at Alton Towers on 3 November 2011.