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Dubai: 40-year-old Prajeeth Naduvalappil Chandran, a Mechanical Technician at Al-Futtaim Honda has been elected to represent the Middle East region at the inaugural Honda World Skills Contest, which will be held in Japan in May this year.
Mr. Prajeeth Chandran who has been working at Al-Futtaim Honda for over 14 years was elected the winner from 116 mechanical technicians in the National Skills Contest in September 2018 in the preliminary round. He went on to beat eight other National winners from the Middle East to win the regional event held at the Honda Middle East Office in October 2018.
Commenting on this success, Sanjay Taturari, General Manager– After Sales, for Trading Enterprises said, “This is a moment of great pride for us and is further proof to the commitment of our teams to deliver only the best to our customers. We are extremely pleased that our associate – Mr. Prajeeth Chandran will represent the region in the global finals and we wish him all the very best.”
“We place great importance in ensuring the skills of our technicians are up-to-date. This recognition is a great testament to the efforts that our teams put in to ensure our service is on par with global industry standards,” he added.
There are four levels to the competition - starting with a written test from which the top five contestants qualified for the UAE National Skills Contest. The winner then went on to represent the UAE and compete against eight other contestants at the regional event and earned a place in the global finals. The final 26 contestants shortlisted from over 75,000 technicians worldwide will compete for the title of Honda World Technician in the final stage.
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About Al-Futtaim Honda
Al-Futtaim Honda, part of Al-Futtaim Automotive, is the sole distributor for Honda vehicles, motorcycles, marine engines, power products and parts. Recognised as one of the largest independent Honda distribution companies in the world, Al-Futtaim Honda is supported by a network of 10 modern showrooms and 11 after sales facilities and five retail part counters located across the UAE.
The flagship Honda Dubai Festival City showroom was officially confirmed by Honda as the largest Honda showroom in the world. For more information, please visit www.hondauae.ae, Honda UAE Facebook page: facebook.com/HondaUAE or call 800 HONDA (800 46632).
About Al-Futtaim Automotive
Al-Futtaim Automotive currently has a large portfolio of auto companies covering the full spectrum of automotive solutions, for both private customers and commercial interests. Spanning more than 25 global vehicle brands, its automotive businesses are located across over 170 physical locations covering the entire automotive value chain.
About Al-Futtaim
Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Structured into four operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate and retail; employing more than 42,000 employees across 25 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, we partner with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands.
Al-Futtaim’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.
By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration, integrity; Al-Futtaim continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day. For more information visit: www.alfuttaim.com
For more information, please contact:
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Email: s.klaib@ipn.ae
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