Redline Detection, which makes high-pressure diagnostic leak detection equipment for the global market, announced it will begin accepting nominations for the Redline Rock Star Performance Award at the upcoming AAPEX Show in Las Vegas. This is the third year for this award, which recognizes a technician for his or her commitment to the industry, their job and their community.
The winner will receive cash and prizes valued at $5,000 from Redline Detection in appreciation of their hard work and leadership. Unique to this contest, the person who nominates the winner also will receive prizes valued at more than $500. Nominations for the 2015 Redline Rock Star Performance Award will be accepted at the Redline Detection booth No. 1661 during AAPEX in Las Vegas and may also be submitted at redlinetechacademy.com/nominate from Nov. 3 through Dec. 31. The winner will be announced in January.
“Technicians love our tools and we are very thankful that they have made Redline the world’s best-selling diagnostic leak detection equipment. One of my favorite jobs is reading the nominations for the Redline Rock Star Performance Award. There are so many outstanding technicians in our country, just really quality people who go above and beyond, giving their best every day for their customers, their families, and their communities,” said Alex Parker, executive vice president of Redline Detection.
Parker added, “All of our equipment is made right here in the USA, and we take great pride in standing behind American technicians. Technology is evolving faster than ever, and technicians need free and easy access to continuing technical education. This award is part of Redline’s larger platform, called the Redline TECH Academy, that is designed to help educate technicians, recognize excellence in the field and advance the automotive repair industry through innovative technology. Redline is honored to be a part of this industry-wide movement to support technicians.”
The Redline TECH Academy is the umbrella platform under which all Redline technical education initiatives reside. As part of the TECH Academy, Redline launched a website designed to provide technicians with easily accessible resources to provide continual training on today’s most innovative tools and a 4,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art technical training facility in Orange, CA.