Previous winners
Benoît Deckers - 'Best of Belron®' 2010
In 2010 Benoît worked as Assistant Worksplace Responsible in the Customer Delight Center in Ans and was then promoted to Workplace Responsible in 2011.
His best memory of the Best of Belron® 2010 in Paris was the appreciation and the trust he received from the team of technical trainers after the job was completed. He felt that there was no doubt about his performance which gave him a great, warm feeling. Once on stage, he was really impressed.
Nick Nieuwenhuize - 'Best of Belron®' 2008
In 2008, Nick Nieuwenhuize was a Technician at the branch in Ede. In November 2009 he took on a new role as Technology Coordinator. The majority of his time is now spent at the Carglass® Netherlands national training facility, instructing new technicians to repair and replace vehicle glass.
His best memory of the Best of Belron® 2008 is when Gary Lubner, Belron® CEO announced that he was the winner of the competition. He felt full of pride when all of his colleagues from the Netherlands and across the world started cheering.
Thomas Beßel – 'Best of Belron®' 2006
At the time of the competition in September 2006, Thomas was a Technician at Neuss branch in Germany. Since January 2007 he has been Technical Coach (TECO) for the Cologne area.
His best memory of the competition was to being on the stage with his colleagues from all over the world and seeing that, except for the different languages, we are all the same.
Willy Florquin – Eurofitter 2004
Willy was a mobile Technician at Leuven branch in Belgium at the time of the competition and then from 2004 until 2006 he was Commercial Repair Specialist. In 2006 he joined Belron®Technical as Product Support and Training Manager.
His favourite memory of the competition was the moment all the contestants were on the central stage, the announcement of the winner, and sharing this with the Belgian team.
Frederic Bruno – Eurofitter 2002
Frederic was the Senior Technician at Wavre branch in Belgium at the time of the competition. He then went to work as Senior Technician in a larger branch in his home town of Mons. Since 2006 he has been the Branch Commercial Employee.
His best memory of the competition was being able to share a very intense moment with colleagues from all over Europe and Canada.
Frank Claes – Eurofitter 2000
At the time of the competition Frank was the senior fitter at Hasselt branch in Belgium. Since he winning the competition in 2000, he has worked for the Technical Department as a Technical Trainer for two years, was Branch Manager at Genk branch for one year and is currently Key-Branch Manager at Herentalsand also responsible for the Turnout satelite branch. Besides managing these branches, he is responsible for mobile dispatching for the Antwerp region.
His best memory of the competition was the adrenaline rush and the positive stress. "There was a kick to be the best and the recognition to do the job right."
