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Malin panel beater hammers
opposition
01.08.13
A YOUNG Inishowen panel
beater has hammered the opposition to book a place
at the prestigious 2013 Skill Auto UK finals.
Andrew McDonald (21) from Malin first had to beat
off competition from other talented students across
the North. He then went up against the best of the
best at the recent Auto Apprentice Championships
2013 in Wolverhampton.
The Donegal welding wizard scooped top prize there
to secure a slot at the Skill Auto UK finals at
Birmingham's NEC in November. |
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Malin's Andrew McDonald is
congratulated on his win at the Auto Apprentice
Championships 2013 by NWRC engineering curriculum
manager, Aidan Boyle and lecturer Paul Harrison. |
A second year trainee
at the North West Regional College in Derry, the
talented Donegal man will compete against five other
finalists in crash repairs, welding, car panel
removal and parts replacement. They will be watched
by thousands of visitors as well as motor industry
leaders on the look-out for top talent.
The winner will secure a place at the prestigious
WorldSkills 2015 in Brazil described as the
"Olympics of auto skills".
Proud lecturer, Paul Harrison, said: “Andrew is very
motivated and enthusiastic at all the tasks assigned
to him. I know he will do well, both in the
competition and in his career. He would be a major
asset to any employer within the motor trade." |
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