OREANDA-NEWS. The first Gazprom’s Best Electrician and Electrical Repairman professional excellence contest concluded in Saratov.

The event took place on the premises of Gazprom Transgaz Saratov. The contestants included professionals from 28 subsidiaries of Gazprom, including those based in Belarus.

The contest consisted of two rounds, one for theory and one for practice. In the first round the participants demonstrated their professional skills, while in the second round they showed their theoretical expertise and the knowledge of requirements to occupational, industrial and fire safety.

Alexey Shugaikin (Gazprom Transgaz Saratov) won the contest.

Second place was shared by Anton Tabelsky (Gazprom Transgaz Yugorsk) and Alexey Shilovsky (Gazprom UGS).

Third prize went to Evgeny Antipov (Gazprom Transgaz Tomsk), Denis Gezenko (Gazprom Pererabotka), and Sergey Shevelev (Gazprom Transgaz Surgut).

The Gazprom’s Best Electrician and Electrical Repairman contest is aimed at improving professional excellence, identifying and promoting advanced labor practices and techniques for power equipment repair and maintenance across Gazprom Group, and raising the job’s prestige.