OREANDA-NEWS. An opening ceremony of Russian national contest ‘The best welder’ took place today. The event was held in the accreditation center of National agency of Welding Control (NAWC) in Domodedovo (Moscow region). Gazprom, Transneft, Gazprom Neft, Tatneft and other leading oil and gas companies along with largest construction holdings have sent their representatives to take part in the competition.

According to the organizing committee, more than 150 people will compete for the ‘Best welder – 2017’ Cup in the national professional skill contest. SGC will be represented by a Zapolyarpromgrazhdanstroy team – Gennady Sheverduk, Linal Shaihinurov, Ruslan Naumov and Dmitry Arkhipov. These welders won the corporate Cup in December 2016, and for them taking part in national contest is one more prize and an opportunity to show their skills at the highest level.

‘Every welder dreams of taking part in such prestigious competition. It can be a great launching pad for career. We highly appreciate the way our company trusts in us and we will not let you down!’ said SGC’s team captain Gennady Sheverduk.

‘A national contest is an exam for both participants and for the company, as welded joints quality show production culture. We hope that our team will show good results and will strive for a chance to represent Russia in international competition,’ mentioned the Director of welding and non-destructive testing department Sergey Savchuk.

National contest ‘The best welder – 2017’ will be divided into two stages and will be finished on March 15, 2016. The winners will have a chance to enter a national team for participation in the International competition «2017 Shanghai “ArcCup” Competition», which will take place from June 24 to June 29 in China.