Landwards Summer 2021
People: Technicians of the Year
The Awards highlight the skills and passion of the sector
LE-TEC announce winners of Technicians of the Year 2021 competition Designed to celebrate and find the UK’s best technicians in the land-based engineering sector, entrants were asked to submit a short video explaining three aspects of themselves: who they were, what inspired them to become a Land-based Technician and why they enjoy their day-to-day job so much. As an industry collaboration, the LE-TEC Ltd judging panel consisted of the Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE), British Agricultural and Garden Machinery Association (BAGMA) and the Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA). Aiming to highlight the skills and passion 2424
for the sector, the judges were overwhelmed by some of the superb entries received, and after much deliberation they settled on a top three. The judges’ top three videos consisted of Laura Bassnet in first
place, Lauren Savage in second place and Chris Laidler in third place. All three videos display incredible passion for their work and just how rewarding a career in Land-based Engineering can be.
