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C9 Recruitment joins as sponsor for 2025 IRTE Skills Challenge

The Institute of Road Transport Engineers (IRTE), has announced that C9 Recruitment, a leading specialist in transport and logistics recruitment, has joined as a sponsor for the 2025 IRTE Skills Challenge. This prestigious competition highlights the expertise of bus and coach technicians across the UK, promoting excellence in the sector.

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IRTE Bus & Coach Skills Challenge Makes Its Exciting Return in 2025!

Registrations are still open for the IRTE Bus & Coach Skills Challenge, the premier event for bus and coach engineers and operators, which takes place from 2-6 June at the at the S&B Automotive Academy in Bristol.

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Best of bus - UPDATED

Bus and coach maintenance technicians from across the UK and Ireland competed in the seventh annual IRTE Skills Challenge, tracing faults, fixing problems and answering questions. Will Dalrymple was there

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Top technicians

This year’s IRTE Skills challenge – which seeks to find the best of the best bus and coach technicians and apprentices – lived up to its reputation. Brian Tinham reports

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Best of the best

The IRTE Skills Challenge recognises and rewards excellence in bus and coach service and repair. Brian Tinham reports from the fifth annual awards ceremony in Birmingham

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IRTE Skills Challenge: winners to be revealed this month

No fewer than 18 teams from 10 bus operators took part in the fifth annual IRTE Skills Challenge for bus and coach technicians, which took place last month at S&B Automotive Academy, in Bristol.

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