Congratulations to Hugh Thomson, trainee line mechanic with Counties Energy, who has been named this year’s Overall Trainee of the Year at the Connexis Excellence Awards. Hugh, who has been at Counties Energy since 2022 was also named winner of the Distribution Trainee of the Year. In nominating Hugh for the award, Counties Energy described Hugh as going the extra …

Congratulations to Northland’s Top Energy who have won the Annual Connection line mechanic competition two years in a row! The same team that won in Te Awamutu in 2024 returned to Annual Connection 2025 in Christchurch to triumph again. Congratulations to: Team foreman Simon Bayliss, Michael Kava, Lance Kahotea, trainee Michael Mitchell and team manager Karl Wilson. On their path …

Northland’s Top Energy are bringing the same line mechanic crew to Annual Connection 2025, which won the competition last year.                               What do you think the secret was to your success last year? Simon Bayliss (team foreman): “I don’t think there is a secret, but I …