NEWS In association with: Top Technician and Top Garage 2024 will be kicking off on Tuesday 2 January, with round one for both competitions opening to entrants, including a new business class for Top Garage. Both competitions will run through the year, with the finals being held on Saturday 26 October at Delphi Academy in Warwickshire. Top Technician will be running in its usual format, with three online rounds and a live semi-final where the remaining 10 contestants are whittled down to five finalists. Top Garage meanwhile will see a new business class added. Alongside the existing size-based groupings, Top Service Advisor and the Ben Health and Wellbeing Award, there will be a Mobile Mechanic class, for businesses of this type. The winners will be announced at the Top Technician and Top Garage Awards Evening, being held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Coventry. This is held in the evening after the finals on Saturday 26 October. Those that go all the way and win will gain major prizes including cash, tools and equipment. For Top Technician and Top Garage 2023, the total prize fund was in excess of £40,000. To enter Top Technician or Top Garage 2024, visit www.toptechtopgarage.co.uk click on the appropriate tab, and follow the instructions. Full Event Partners sign up for Top Technician/Top Garage 2024 With Top Technician and Top Garage 2024 soon starting, major names from across the sector are backing the competitions. Longterm supporters Snap-on are on board once more, along with TOPDON. Meanwhile, JLM Lubricants UK are making their debut as Full Event Partners. Ongoing backers and hosts for the finals Delphi have also signed up for 2024. Mike Zhou, CEO at TOPDON said: "At TOPDON, our core lies in a profound passion for the automotive industry. Being the Full Event Partner for Top Technician and Top Garage 2024 for the third time underscores our commitment to this passion. We believe that it's this deep-seated love for cars and technology that propels innovation and excellence. Together with Top Technician and Top Garage, we're driving towards a future where this passion fuels progress and sets new benchmarks in the automotive realm." Mike Schlup, MD of Kalimex, the UK distributors for JLM Lubricants, commented: “We have worked closely with Aftermarket Magazine for many years and have followed with interest the growing success and high profile of their annual awards event. In fact, many of our customers are former awards finalists and winners. I was fortunate enough to attend the 2023 finals and Awards Evening and was extremely impressed by the high level of professional standards and knowledge demonstrated by all the finalists.” Mike added: “At JLM Lubricants UK, we knew that by partnering with the awards for 2024 we would be connecting with the top tier of technicians in the UK aftermarket, helping them to achieve their professional goals and helping JLM to achieve our bold ambitions in the UK.” You will hear more from the Full Event Partners in the February issue of Aftermarket. Top Technician and Top Garage 2024 come to you in association with the Garage Equipment Association (GEA), the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) and the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI). Full Event Partners: Snap-on, TOPDON, JLM Lubricants UK and Delphi. For more information on how to enter Top Technician and Top Garage 2024, turn to pages 20-21. 4 AFTERMARKET DECEMBER/JANUARY 2024 www.aftermarketonline.net Top Technician/Top Garage 2024 to begin in January Full Event Partners:
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