On Saturday Sept 6th the best plant operators in the land competed in 10 challenges. All to assess their skill and ability in a series of tests, on a range of machines. All devised and judged by the industry training board, the CITB.

The event welcomed 60 plant operators, all hoping to be crowned champion plant operator
for 2025 and claim the first prize of £10,000, from a prize pot of £20,000.

Each of the task winners collected a Welsh slate engraved trophy and £250. The top three
operators across the 10 x tasks then played off in a new for 2025 mid-afternoon finale…
The ‘Three Lane Thriller.’ With the winner collecting £10,000, Runner Up £5,000 and third place £2,500.

Here are the challenges that faced the competitors at UKPOOTY25.

Congratulations to the eventual Champion Plant Operator Liam Lambert who won the ‘Three Lane Thriller’ beating James Covell into second place and Lewis Jarman who came third.

Check out how the day unfolded across our social media platforms, see the winners announced here:

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Here are the challenges the finalists competed in selecting as they did 5 of the 10 on offer.