Top Tech Roy Takes Title

Top Technician finalist Roy Lumley I.ENG.MIMI of Technical Car Services, York, has been crowned ‘Top Technician 2006’. Roy beat hundreds of entrants to the winner’s title, trophy and £2,000 cash prize. Lumley was one of only three finalists invited to the Top Technician 2006 Awards Ceremony in Birmingham on 26 May. Stuart White of Complete Car Maintenance, Surrey and Jerry Carroll MIMI of Carroll’s Garage, Renfrewshire were joint runners up and each received £250.

This was the first time in the competition’s three year history that all three finalists were from independent garages. Roy’s business is a member of the Bosch Car Service Network and Stuart’s garage is in the process of applying to the scheme.

The Top Technician Awards Ceremony was followed by a karting Grand Prix at Teamworks Karting, Birmingham. Finalists, judges and event sponsors took great delight in cutting each other up on the track. First past the chequered flag was Stuart White, with Top Technician judge Stephen Waters of Bosch in 2nd and the IMI’s Stuart Brooks in 3rd.