Announces winners from Gala evening.
The final night of the Leading Edge Conference, held last week at the Gold Coast, culminated in the Gala Awards evening where suppliers and members were acknowledged for their outstanding achievements and support of the Leading Appliances business for the 2016 financial year.
Leading Appliances award winners were:
Supplier of the Year was Electrolux Home Products, presented to national key account executive, Bahar Urfan
Brand of the Year was Westinghouse, also awarded to Bahar Urfan
Account Manager of the Year was awarded to Bahar Urfan
Best Conference Trade Show Display Stand was LG Electronics
Team Player of the Year was Peter Bolte from Taree Leading Appliances
Leading Appliances Store of the Year was won by Mansfield Leading Appliances, in Mansfield Victoria, awarded to store owner, Anne Blampied
L to R: Leading Appliances national group manager, Nick Fry, Mansfield Leading Appliances store owner, Anne Blampied and Gavin Mansbridge
Leading Edge Electronics award winners were:
Supplier of the Year was Electus Distribution
Brand of the Year was Uniden, presented to business development manager of security, John Humphries
Account Manager of the Year was Fraser Kendall of Mindlab Electronics
Best Conference Tradeshow Stand was also awarded to Uniden
Team Player of the Year was Leading Edge Electronics national group manager, James Kearney
Store of the Year was Electronics Plus in Burnie, Tasmania
At the conclusion of the conference, Nick Fry told Appliance Retailer, “Our third conference was a great success, building on the success of previous years. The feedback from our members and suppliers was extremely positive. The majority of our members and preferred suppliers attended, giving them all a great opportunity to interact and showcase new products and take advantage of some terrific specials our suppliers offered.”
“We can’t wait for next year’s conference as we continue to grow on the massive strides Leading Appliances has taken in our three and a half years of trading,” he added.
Leading Edge group general manager for technology, Lee Scott, further commented, “The conference combines a range of businesses from both retail and supplier to discuss business plans and showcase distinctive opportunities. The networking occasions are centred around our partners, providing a more casual forum for members to comprehensively understand what’s happening with new market disruption, increase industry specific knowledge and to shape opportunities in the future.”
“It’s incredibly important for us to know where our business is going, as we strive to grow our member base within all of the Leading Edge Group’s silos,” he continued.