Luke Heesterman from CablePrice Christchurch has been named the overall winner in the Fuso NZ technical skills competition 2021.
He was followed by fellow CablePrice technicians Tom Trotter in second place and Alan Robson rounding out third place.
The competition was kick-started in March and was designed to find the best technicians from across the country.
CablePrice put forward its three Christchurch-based technicians, first competing in the national knockout rounds with the aim of scoring one of only five places up for grabs in the final.
The company says it was delighted all three made it through the knockout round securing themselves and CablePrice three of the five places in the national finals.
The top five technicians were invited to a two-day practical and written assessment at Fuso NZ’s Auckland training facility on August 3-4 where they underwent five one hour-long assessments – two theory and three practical – covering technical knowledge, customer service, diagnostic process and overall efficiency.
“While not the first time I’ve competed in a competition at this level, this Fuso competition proved to be relatively stressful and challenging,” Heesterman says.
“The contestants were of high calibre combined with the time constraints we had to work too.
“I feel this experience will serve me as a great learning curb while helping me improve as a technician,” he says.
As the overall winner, he was awarded a new toolbox, laptop and a four-channel Pico Oscilloscope.
“This is not just an outstanding result for Luke with winning first place but also for Tom and Alan in rounding out the top three spots in what was a very competitive Fuso competition,” CablePrice Christchurch service manager Paul Mulvihill says.
“CablePrice is just as proud as all three of our technicians for having achieved such an accomplishment,” he says.
