Participants The International Master Fitter Competition 2008
Germany:
- Uwe Festing
- Thorsten Schilling, judge |  |  |
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Denmark
- Daniel Andersen
- Christian Bley, judge |  |  | France
- Raymond Csurda
- Cédric Viola, judge |  |  | Hungary
- Gergely Igazvölgyi
- Péter Takacs, judge |  |  | Italy
- Luca Gottardi
- Vincenzo Bilanzuoli, judge |  |  | Japan
- Toshiyuki Isohata
- Mitsuo Sakurai, judge |  |  | Norway
- Arild Brattetaule
- Olav Kr. Huseby, judge |  |  | The Netherlands
- Goran Ilic
- Freddy G. Sorensen, judge |  |  | Romania
- Sarac Ioan
- Istvan Berszan, judge |  |  | Sweden
- Stefan Bengtsson
- Bernt Jonasson, judge
|  |  | United States
- Jeff Olive
- Steve W. Mort, judge |  |  | Judges
- Arne Hansen, chairman
- Per Johansson, secretariat |  |  |
Rules The International Master Fitter Competition 2008
Messe Düsseldorf, the AGE and International Automotive Glass Federation™ organize the International Master Fitter Competition 2008. The event will be held in a special Arena on the premises of Messe Düsseldorf at the Messegelände in DE – Düsseldorf during the glasstec International Trade Fair on Friday 24th of October 2008 and Saturday 25th of October 2008.
The Competition is based on criteria for quality and health & safety only.
Participation is free of charge and open to master installers of automotive glass (both men and women) who have been delegated by AGE or InterAutoGlass or its member organizations. In principle, only one participant per member organization can take part. Participants should apply in writing to the Management before 30th of August 2008.
The timetable of the Competition will be:
1. Friday from 1.00 p.m.: replacement side window
2. Friday from 3.00 p.m.: replacement back window
3. Saturday from 10.00 a.m.: repair windshield
4. Saturday from 11.30 a.m.: replacement windshield.
Participants must be present in the arena at least one hour before the Competition begins. During the Competition, each participant will be required to perform the following, in succession:
a) Replace a designated driver’s or passenger’s side window with a side window to be made available to him, using his own tools
b) Replace a designated back window with a back window to be made available to him, using his own tools
c) Repair designated windscreen damage, using a repair set to be made available by himself and which is of his own choosing
d) Replace a designated windshield with a windshield to be made available to him, using his own tools and using aids to be made available by himself.
The participant must carry out all the work independently within a period of time specified in advance. Assistance may only be enlisted for the lifting work in the part of the competition referred to in b) and d) above.
The make and type of the car(s) might not be revealed in advance.
The Chairman of the jury will give the instructions (and information) referred to above. The participants and other members of the jury must follow these and any other instructions (and information).
The jury will be made up of one representative per AGE or InterAutoGlass member organization, on the binding recommendation of each organization in writing to InterAutoGlass before 15th of August 2008. Each member of the jury will abstain from judging the participant delegated by his own organization. Each participant will for each of the four performances be judged by one turning membera different member of the jury only. This member of the jury will be responsible for the relevant performance of the particular participant only.
After the Competition all participants will receive a certificate on their participation. The winner will receive an adequate award. The winner will be permitted to use the title International Master Fitter after consultation with the Management.
Decisions of the organization and/or jury will be binding final.
Participation will be entirely at the participant’s own risk. Participants and members of the jury will indemnify the organization, the members of the jury, and the other participants / visitors against any liability and/or damage which may arise from their entry or participation.
The organizers of the Competition are entitled to use a reproduction of the Competition in any shape or form for their own promotional purposes.
By entering and participating in the Competition, participants accept these Rules irrevocably.
Chairman of the jury is Mr. Arne Hansen (Automotive Glass Europe), Norway. The management of the Competition is held at:
International Automotive Glass Federation™, P.O. Box 41, NL – 1483 ZG De Rijp, www.interautoglass.org
The International Master Fitter Competition 2008
International Automotive Glass Federation™ has decided on the details of The International Master Fitter Competition 2008. This international competition for autoglass specialists will take place during tradeshow glasstec in Düsseldorf, Germany, 21 – 25 October 2008.
“The competition is originally developed by the AGE”, says Pim de Ridder, managing director of InterAutoGlass. “Its history is based on the efforts of Messe Düsseldorf during the last glasstec tradeshows to give a platform to the automotive glass replacement and repair market. We as new global federation are very proud to take part in it. And we will be actively involved in this huge event as in the national Dutch and German competitions, also taking place during glasstec”.
The competition is open to the winner of national competitions, held with the same criteria as the international version. De Ridder: “We call such a winner the national hero. They will compete on the repair of a windscreen / windshield damage and on the replacement of a side window, a rear window and a windscreen. Each participating country will also nominate a member of the jury, headed by Arne Hansen from Norway. I’m sure all participants are imbued with their crucial role in the safety of the driver and the vehicle passengers. Therefore quality and quality only is the device of our competition.”
A series of countries already committed themselves to send their “heroes”. The application for participation has to be sent to InterAutoGlass before 15th of August 2008.
First part The International Master Fitter Competition held in Japan (15 March 2008)
On 15th March 2008 the J.A.G.U. National Automotive Glass Technical Contest was held during the 7th International Auto Aftermarket in Tokyo, Japan. The competition was organised by J.A.G.U., the Japanese member organisation of the International Automotive Glass Federation. The event was the first in a row of national Master Fitter Competitions, organised under the auspices of the Federation.
An audience of 300 visitors watched the performances of six autoglass specialists, each winner of earlier regional competitions. In his speech during the award presentation J.A.G.U. President Hisashi Ebina underlined the professionalism of all participants. “You all are good models of the need of high quality on our jobs, especially for the safety of car drivers and their passengers”, he said.
The ultimate Japanese champion Toshiyuki Isohata will represent Japan during The International Master Fitter Competition® 2008 later on this year.
Official Training Launch in Dublin (06 March 2008)
Fred Sørensen and Pim de Ridder, chairman and managing director of the International Automotive Glass Federation were proud of being invited to the Official 2008 Training Network Launch in Dublin early March. Both representatives welcomed the initiative of Allied Irish Windscreens to be the national partner of Skillnets and therefore acting for the entire AGRR industry.
Skillnets is an enterprise-led support body dedicated to the promotion and facilitation of learning as a key element in sustaining Ireland’s national competitiveness. Skillnets supports networks of enterprises to engage in training under the Learning Networks Programme. These Learning Networks, now referred to as ’Skillnets’, are led and managed by the enterprises themselves and have created and delivered training programmes across a broad range of industry and service sectors nationwide.
“International exchange on training programmes is one of the key activities of our Federation”, Pim de Ridder said. “And we are most willing to help our member Allied Irish Windscreens in fulfilling its duty. On the other hand all member organisations of InterAutoGlass will benefit from the enlarged training network being available now in Ireland”.
The Minister of State Billy Kelleher showed his responsibility for labour affairs by being present during the launching event.
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