LTM's John Jones taught his first South African Motor School in 1999 at Gearhouse and has returned three times since then to do Motor Schools. He says: "I really enjoy the energy of South Africa. The thirst for knowledge here is incredible, and it's great to see such a wide cross section of people wanting to take their technical knowledge and understanding of such an important part of the industry forward."
The motor schools took the standard format of 16 places - with a couple of extras squeezed in. They were presented by LTM's Dave Ward, who did the majority of the technical talk, while Jones threw in anecdotes and stories about usage.
The Gearhouse Motor School was co-ordinated by project manager and head of rigging Pieter Joubert, and was attended by a selection of staff from Gearhouse SA, In2 Structures, the group's set building company and their Learnership programme students.
(Jim Evans)
