Top Technician announces semi-finalists

As online rounds close the competition reveals ten semi-finalists to demonstrate their practical skills on July 15

Top Technician announces semi-finalists
The winner of Top Technician 2016 will be announced in October.

This year’s Top Technician competition saw hundreds of entrants from all corners of the UK taking the multiple-choice first and second round, whittling it down to 20 who took the fiendishly difficult third round test.

The top ten will now go onto the first practical round, taking place at the Paragon Skills Bournemouth campus on July 15th where they will be put through their paces in a series of 20-minute challenges set by our judges, including former winner Steve Smith, James Dillon of Technical Topics and Glenn Cutter from Paragon Skills.

Overseeing the tasks will be head judge and Top Technician project manager, Ian Gillgrass.

Event organiser and Aftermarket Editor Phil Curry said: “I want to congratulate those who made it through to the third round from the high level of entries we have had this year.

“Our ten semi-finalists have shown a wealth of knowledge through the online rounds and now it is time for them to highlight their capabilities on a practical level.”

Top Technician 2016 will see the five highest scoring from the semi-finals move onto the Final at the RMI Academy of Skills on September 30th, with the winner being announced at Top Technician Live, a full day training event on 14th October at GTG in Wolverhampton.

Top Technician 2016 semi-finalists
  • Neil Currie, Robertson Gemini.
  • Matthew Eeles, Saffron Autos Ltd.
  • James Etherington, VDS performance.
  • David Goodman, DK Auto Services Ltd.
  • Stephen Harrison, MTS Automotive.
  • Simon Kefford, SK Automotive Engineers.
  • Nigel Spalding, MOT City.
  • George Uppal, Motor Surgeon.
  • Karl Weaver, Bull Lane Garage.
  • Nigel Yardley, Yardleys Vehicle Repair and Test Centre.

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