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Kubota UK to hold second annual skills contest
Kubota UK will be holding its second annual skills competition in October 2016, a two-day event that seeks to put the
technical competence of its staff and technicians working at dealerships across the manufactures extensive network to
the test.
n a different format
to last year’s
event, this year will
see the
competition
expanded to
include not only Kubota UK staff,
but also service engineers who
conduct maintenance on Kubota
machinery at dealerships
throughout the country.
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Each contestant will be required
to conduct a 100 question written
assessment followed by an intense
90-minute practical challenge, with
competitors tasked with
diagnosing and fixing five faults on
the Kubota L5740HST-II tractor.
Each will be judged on their ability
to remedy all five faults, as well as
being able to demonstrate the
method behind their decision
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making process.
A total of 16 competitors will be
taking part over the two-day
contest, with contestants equally
split between Kubota UK and
Kubota dealerships. The Kubota
UK winner will go on to compete at
the annual global Technical Skills
Contest in Japan in 2017,
competing against other Kubota
sales territories from around the
world for the coveted ‘Gold Award’
accolade.
The Kubota dealer contestant
winner will accompany Kubota UK
to Japan to witness its
participation in the Technical Skills
Contest and enjoy an escorted
sightseeing tour of the country.
Keith Miller, Service & Training
Manager, commented: “The
Kubota UK Skills Contest brings
together some of Kubota’s best
service engineers, internally and
through our dealer network. Our
UK staff and dealer network is
made up of highly skilled, highly
professional individuals and we
think it’s important to celebrate
that and test the expertise of those
working with Kubota machinery,
day in, day