Top Technician and Top Garage victors crowned
The champions of the garage industry have been crowned at Aftermarket magazine’s annual Top Technician and Top Garage awards night, which took place in Coventry on October 26.
Andrew Ruellan of Ruellan’s Garage was victorious in the Top Technician contest with David Weston of Kia UK Ltd a close runner-up.
Top Technician finalists included: Gary Birse (Motec Garage), John Fountain (John Fountain MOT & Towbars) and Gordon Wright (Porsche Centre Edinburgh).
Winners and contenders of the remaining Top Garage categories were:
Mobile Mechanic 2024 – John Hall Auto Electrician
Finalists: Ell’s Auto Care and Fuel Mistake
1-3 employees 2024— Torque Monkey
Finalists: Alga Garage; DB Car Doctor Ltd; Jay Mobile Auto Services; MMS Technik; Repayr My Car; The Garage Warmington.
4-6 employees 2024 — Links Automotive
Finalists: Adam Green Motors, AJ Fleetcare, Bayliss Garages, CT Cars Ltd, Bear and Bee Garage, Drive Green Vehicle Services, Millers Motor Services, Service MOT Repairs Ltd, The MINI Repair Shop.
7-9 employees 2024— Fife AutoTech
Finalists: Auto Works Service Centre, Billingborough Cars & Commercials, Boyd’s Motor Engineers, Bryan Swales Auto Repairs, Bryngwyn Service Station, Lawson Auto Tech, Marc’s Garage, P Breading Motor Services, TTR Garage Services.
10+ employees 2024 — D&D Autos (Ashford) Ltd
Finalists: A1 Autocentre, AAK Auto Services, Automax Group, Cleevely Motors, CSN Autos, Oldfields Garage Services, Ramsey Hill Garage, Ruellans Garage, Uckfield Motor Services.
Multi-site 2024 — CCM
Finalist Shaikly Motor Company.
Service advisor 2024— Sharon McCormick
Finalists: Asif Ali, James Cooper, Miriam English, Kara Hallett, Zub Iqbal, Jeanette Landale, Ross Martin, Alan Reeves, Kevin Shilling.
BEN Workplace Health & Wellbeing Award 2024 – Maitland Motors
Finalists: Alga Garage, Automax Group Ltd, Boyd’s Motor Engineers Ltd, D&D Autos (Ashford) Ltd, Fife AutoTech, Lawson Auto Tech, Repayr My Car, Shaikly Motor Company Ltd, The MINI Repair Shop.
Event Partners for the 2024 competition are Snap-on, TOPDON, Delphi, JLM, LKQ Euro Car Parts, Castrol & The Race Group, ALLDATA and Motul. Reception drinks were sponsored by Premier MOT.
Ryan Fuller, managing director of Aftermarket publisher DFA Media Group, said: “Last weekend’s finals and awards night dinner were the culmination of nearly a year of hard work that really put the skills of our Top Technician and Top Garage contenders to the test.
“Congratulations to all the finalists and winners — all of whom should be immensely proud of their achievements. There was a fantastic atmosphere at the awards evening and it was great to hear all the finalists being cheered on!
“A massive thank-you to all our event partners and judges who have helped make these contests a showcase of the industry’s finest. We now look forward to also starting our search for the Top Apprentice, in an additional award, in 2025.”
A full report of the finals and awards evening will be published in the November issue of Aftermarket magazine.