International Talents: Canadians James Bartel, Gabrielle Leclerc compete at WorldSkills Lyon 2024
Lyon, France — The highly anticipated 47th annual WorldSkills Lyon 2024 competition has begun, where skilled tradespeople from across the globe have gathered to compete for the title of the best in their trade. Canadian collision repairer James Bartel and car painter Gabrielle Leclerc are in Lyon, France, following months of training with industry-leading representatives. […]
Going For Gold: Car-O-Liner to act as a gold sponsor for the WorldSkills Lyon 2024 trades competition
Lyon, France — Car-O-Liner will serve as a gold sponsor for the WorldSkills 2024 competition, to be held from September 10 to 15, 2024 in Lyon, France. As a gold sponsor of the event, Car-O-Liner will specifically support the autobody repair skill competition, and several Car-O-Liner products will be used by the competitors during the […]
WorldSkills Prep: Team Canada autobody repair competitor trains with Color Compass
Winnipeg, Manitoba — Team Canada’s WorldSkills Lyon 2024 autobody competitor, James Bartel, is busy training for the international competition, which is just over a month away. Justin Zelinski from Color Compass conducted a training session for Bartel at the Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) training centre last week. According to WorldSkills expert Bill Speed, Bartel will […]
International Reps: SATA hosts WorldSkills competitors; Germany, Barbados car painters weigh in on experience
Vaughan, Ontario — The WorldSkills car painting competitors and experts have shown immense skill this week during their training at SATA Canada’s headquarters and training centre. As a global partner of WorldSkills, SATA has hosted the competitors and experts for a four-day training session in preparation for the WorldSkills Lyon, France competition, taking place this […]
SATA Canada Hosts WorldSkills 2024 Competitors: Experts clarify purpose, outcome of week-long competition; Pfaff Autoworks lends car for competitors
Vaughan, Ontario — As a global partner with WorldSkills, SATA has proudly hosted the global WorldSkills experts and competitors—who will head to Lyon, France, for the international competition in September—for a week-long session at the company’s Vaughan, Ont., headquarters and training facilities. Collision Repair magazine has been on-site all week to catch up with these […]