Skills Institute

Monday, 17 September 2012 - 12:49pm

Skills Institute apprentice, Shaun Campbell has proven he has a flair for colour by taking out the PPG State-wide Colour Matching Competition for Vehicle Painting apprentices in Devonport last week. 

Shaun demonstrated his colour-matching prowess against six other third year apprentices as they all vied for the chance to represent Tasmania at the PGG National Colour Matching Competition in Melbourne next month.

Competitors were given two colour cards to match, one solid and one metallic. They were given a limited time to mix up paint from scratch using tints available.  They were judged on cleanliness, safety and organisational skills as well as the best colour match.

Shaun works for European Technology Bodyworks in Moonah and is the third employee from the business to represent Tasmania in the past seven years. 

European Technology Bodyworks has excelled at this prestigious competition with Simon Wozniak taking out the national title in 2005 and Pasqualle Bocchino runner-up in 2006.

Skills Institute Vehicle Painting teacher Mark Campbell said, “Shaun is an excellent student and will certainly go a long way in the industry.  Always acting in a professional manner, he is a perfectionist with a great eye for detail.”

Shaun’s eye for detail has paid dividends with his win seeing him receive a $1200.00 Sata Jet sprays gun, PPG t-shirt and goodies bag.