IRTE awards honour talented technicians02 May 2012

The IRTE (Institute of Road Transport Engineers) held a special award ceremony last week, highlighting the achievements of two talented commercial vehicle technicians.

The irtec awards, hosted by SOE patron John Ratcliff CBE, and sponsored by Halfords, recognise the competence, professionalism and dedication of the past year's highest scoring irtec technicians.

At the end of the CV Show's first day, Ratcliff presented Rob Ellement, from Adams Moray Bournemouth, and Scott Newton, from HRVS, in Ripley, Derbyshire, with prizes in front a large audience of peers, employers, friends and family.

Before the presentation, Ratcliff said: "These two technicians have proven their engineering excellence through dedication, skill, focus and professionalism.

"The 2012 irtec awards highlight two exceptional technicians, who both have demonstrated their commitment to competence and excellence in road transport engineering."

Rob Element's employer Mike Fennell, managing director of Adams Morey said: "We are very excited that Rob picked up this award. Adams Morey is focused on wanting to deliver good quality customer service so we were very proud that Rob along with so many of his colleagues took up the challenge to achieve irtec accreditation.

"Achieving this licence ensures that they can be confident in what they do, which ultimately delivers what our customers want from us," he added.

HRVS' Scott Newton commented: "The irtec training I have received, together with the extensive on-going training with HRVS and MTBUK, makes me feel well equipped to deal with what is now a high technology, and safety conscious industry.

"This is not a job where you can afford to sit back and relax, and fortunately I have an employer that gives all its technicians an excellent platform to be the best."

Author
John Challen

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