{"id":10799,"date":"2022-02-15T17:41:41","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T06:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.obrien.com.au\/?p=10799"},"modified":"2025-01-07T09:01:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T22:01:02","slug":"return-of-the-obrien-best-of-australia-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.obrien.com.au\/articles\/return-of-the-obrien-best-of-australia-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Return Of The O’Brien Best Of Australia Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here at O'Brien\u00ae<\/sup>, we pride ourselves on providing our team of expert technicians with extensive training and world-class tools and technology, to deliver the highest level of service to our customers.<\/p>\n

So, what better way to challenge our technicians than to put them to the ultimate test? To become the Best of Australia, with a chance to compete internationally with the best in their field!<\/p>\n

And now finally, after two long years of waiting, the Best of Australia competition is back in 2022!<\/p>\n

What is the Best of Australia competition?<\/p>\n

This competition gives six expert O'Brien\u00ae<\/sup> automotive technicians from around the country the opportunity to claim the title of Best in Australia and go on to represent their country at the Best of Belron event in Barcelona, Spain at the end of June.<\/p>\n

About the Best of Belron<\/p>\n

The Best of Belron is a bi-annual event held across the Belron Group to find the best technician worldwide that specialises in using Belron\u2019s repair and replacement processes, known as the “Belron Way of Fitting”. The finalist for each country is decided through a national competition held by each member of the Belron Group, with the winners going on to compete in the international round against 30 other nations.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the arrival of COVID-19 saw the Best of Belron 2020 event put on hold, meaning the six O'Brien\u00ae<\/sup> Best of Australia finalists were unable to compete at the time to determine who among them would take out the top spot and represent Australia overseas.<\/p>\n

However, with a few tweaks and changes, the competition is back again this year, with various COVID-safe measures in place and a panel of on-site and remote judges to help us deliver an event that everyone can enjoy, and ultimately, crown the O'Brien\u00ae<\/sup> Best of Australia winner for 2020.<\/p>\n

The regional finalists<\/p>\n

The Best of Australia competition will take place over two days, from the 15th-16th Feb, with the winner to be announced on the 17th Feb.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re pleased to re-introduce our regional finalists:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Jake Kulikovskis<\/strong> (O'Brien\u00ae<\/sup> AutoGlass Moorebank, NSW<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Brett Black<\/strong> (O'Brien\u00ae<\/sup> AutoGlass Braeside, VIC<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Brenden Grech<\/strong> (O'Brien\u00ae<\/sup> AutoGlass Smeaton Grange, NSW<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Phil Cole<\/strong> (O'Brien\u00ae<\/sup> AutoGlass Osborne Park, WA<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Bengt Stayte<\/strong> (O'Brien\u00ae<\/sup> AutoGlass Townsville, QLD<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Luke Passfield<\/strong> (O'Brien\u00ae<\/sup> AutoGlass Rutherford, NSW<\/a>)<\/p>\n