Victorian Team Advances to Scania’s ‘Top Team’ Asian Regional Finals
A team from Scania’s Dandenong Branch, a company-owned location, has won the Australian National Top Team competition for the second consecutive year. They will travel to Bangkok in early 2026 to compete in the Asian Regional finals, aiming to secure one of two slots available for the World Finals in Sweden.
National Competition and Participants
Seven teams from Scania's Australian company branches competed in the National Finals, following a knockout round with eight other teams nationwide.
Event Purpose and Leadership
“Top Team is a global Scania initiative that celebrates and develops the professionalism of our service teams, strengthening technical capability, efficiency, and collaboration within our workshops,” said Stefan Weber, Director of Aftersales at Scania Australia, who coordinated the event held at Scania’s Campbellfield head office in late October.
Team Performance and Strategy
Team Dandenong, led by captain Chris Chilver, claimed overall victory again. Chris described the National Finals as the most challenging of the four he has participated in during his career.
“We had good team spirit; we weren’t put off if we had a low score from one of the stations when we went to the next one. It was evident that it was going to be a tough event, so we just buckled down. We allocated each team member to the tasks that best used their strengths. I think we worked quite well together,” Chris explained.
The team’s focus on collaboration and leveraging individual strengths contributed to their success and continued dominance in the competition.
Summary: Scania’s Dandenong team secured their second consecutive national win, demonstrating strong teamwork and resilience as they prepare for the Asian Regional finals in early 2026.