Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) has announced the results of the National Skills Competition, which it runs each year to test the knowledge and capabilities of its technicians and apprentices.

Following two rounds of online written tests, eight technicians and six apprentices were chosen as finalists and flown to TMHA's head office in Sydney to determine the nation's best product experts.

At the end of that process, Matthew Norris from TMHA Launceston was judged Master Technician, with Timothy Partridge from TMHA Brisbane as runner-up, and Aaron Smith (also from TMHA Brisbane) coming in third.

TMHA lead technical advisor Luke Rowley says he was pleased with how the competition unfolded and that this year's competitors should be proud of their performance.

“We were impressed as adjudicators and as the training staff for the way they took that on and competed,” says Rowley.

“It is fantastic to have such high-quality apprentices and technicians vying for the titles on offer. It provides a great spectacle – we had a lot of branch staff and customers come through, and there was a big buzz around the place last week."

With a legacy of over twenty years, the National Skills Competition allows Toyota technicians and apprentices to test their abilities and product knowledge in a range of written and practical challenges across TMHA's range of Toyota forklifts, Huski Construction Equipment and allied equipment.