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Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 November 2007
Rivals floored in the battle of the
trades
South Birmingham College students walked away with GBP4,000 of tools following a colossal clash of the trades at last week's Interbuild show.
Battling it out for the show's Test The Trades jackpot prize, courtesy of headline sponsor Dewalt, specialist flooring apprentices from the college were victorious against their peers in the building, roofing and plumbing trades Hosted by Big Brother's Craig Phillips, Test The Trades is Interbuild's centrepiece event and a major draw for thousands of the show's visiting professionals - all keen to find out, once and for all, which is the most skilful trade
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 2 Aug 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Craig Phillips, winner of the first Big Brother series and a professional builder in his own right, said: "This year we put students in the spotlight to show off their skills and demonstrate why they're the lifeblood of the building trade".
"Each and every one of the apprentices involved in Test The Trades has shown real promise and an aptitude for hard work".
"With these key ingredients I'm sure they'll be snapped up and working professionally by the time we begin next year's Interbuild show in October 2008".
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All four student teams from the college, representing each of the trades, put in a sterling performance, but it was the floorers who eventually separated the men from the boys by claiming first place, just ahead of the roofers.
Keen not to take home the wooden spoon, the plumbers claimed third place, while the builders - with a heavily pregnant tutor in their ranks - must take home the title of most committed trade.
Individual Test The Trades challenges across the four trade disciplines were set by exhibitors including Web Dynamics, Multipipe, Kevington Building Products and Floors-2-Go.
Test The Trades' main sponsor, Dewalt, donated GBP4,000 worth of premium trade tools to the college and participating students, including a Dewalt Accessory pack which was given to every one of the 48 students taking part.
Scruffs workwear also kindly donated a prize pot of more than GBP500 in clothing and accessories to the daily winners.
12 of the students' tutors also took part in a 'warm-up' Test The Trades challenge and they each picked up a special goodie bag from Bahco Tools.
Interbuild's event director, James Gower, says: "It's great to see fresh, new talent coming through, which will help plug the industry skills gap and meet the needs of the many exhibitors and visitors that have come to Interbuild over the last few days". Request free introductory details about products from Interbuild - The Building Show ...
"The challenge, as always, is to make it bigger and better when we take the show annual next year.".
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