Caterpillar has hosted the inaugural Global Dealer Technician Challenge in Melbourne, highlighting the importance of skilled technicians.
The inaugural Caterpillar Global Dealer Technician Challenge is a four-day competition involving seven Cat dealers representing different regions across Asia-Pacific. There were Australian representatives from Victoria, WA and QLD-NT all vying to win.
The full list of participants for this first Regional Qualifier included:
William Adams (Vic) – Ben Peters
Hastings Deering (Qld/NT) – Rhys Bishop
WesTrac, WA – Leon Archibald
Terra Cat, NZ – Brenton Page
Tractors, Singapore – Seng Kin Wai
Tractors, Malaysia – Umar Zakir Bin Lamiron
Trakindo, Indonesia – Aditya Pandu Winata
Similar events will be held in Europe, the Middle East and Americas this year and next, with the top three winners from each regional qualifier going on to participate in the semi-final in Malaga, Spain, before one competitor will be crowned the first ever Top Dealer Technician at the global finals in 2026.
Congratulations goes to Leon Archibald, WesTrac WA (1st), Rhys Bishop, Hastings Deering (2nd), Brenton Page, Terra Cat (3rd), who will now participate in the Semi-finals.
Visit caterpillar.com for more on the Global Dealer Technician Challenge.