TOP TECH BRENTON PAGE HEADED FOR SPAIN!
It’s official: Terra Cat field service tech Brenton Page is heading to Spain to compete against some of the world’s best Caterpillar technicians. The 34-year-old from Tauranga finished on the podium at the inaugural Caterpillar Top Tech Competition in Melbourne in August, where he went up against nine of the best Cat techs in the Asia-Pacific. In an extremely tight comp, Brenton proved he’s up there with the very best, finishing third after the gruelling five-day contest that tested the competitors with a range of technical problems they’re likely to encounter in the real world. “I was both nervous and excited about Melbourne; there were some mixed emotions,” Brenton admits. “It was cool to see how Cat organises and designs their version of the Top Tech competition. Terra does some awesome things, so it was good to see how other techs interpret and approach the contest.” The Melbourne event was the first regional round of the new Top Tech Competition, meaning he now has until November next year to keep honing his skills before he heads to Malaga, Spain.
If he’s successful there, Brenton will then head to Vegas to take on the world’s best at the grand final at ConExpo in March 2026. Brenton was first encouraged to take part in last year’s Top Tech comp, and jumped at the opportunity to upskill and extend himself both personally and professionally. As well as the usual technical aspects, he also had to conduct an online presentation, which was something outside of this comfort zone. This year’s competition was different again, ensuring that he’ll be as prepared as possible for whatever gets thrown his way at Melbourne. “The Learning and Development team did a good job of mixing things up the past two years,” he says. “This year’s Top Tech contest was just as fun and challenging and there were still time-restricted challenges where you had to diagnose an issue, role-play customer interactions, conduct your pause-and-thinks and so on.” “While the two comps have been loosely based off the Dealer Top Apprentice contests, Spain is a completely new competition for Cat and no-one knows what it’ll look like. That’s both exciting and a bit scary,” he laughs. Brenton is one of three heavy diesel field service techs at the Tauranga depot, which reports to Rotorua branch. In his spare time, he and his fiancée work on their house that they’ve relocated onto a section at Oropi, south of Tauranga, while Brenton also spends plenty of hours tinkering away on cars and vehicles. A huge congratulations, Brenton! You did us all proud!
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