Autobarn Franchisees And Suppliers Awarded

Inside Retailing Online:

Autobarn Sunbury has won the company’s 2007/2008 National Franchisee Award and also the State Franchisee Award.

More than 300 staff, franchisees and suppliers gathered at the Melbourne Sofitel for the Autobarn awards black tie event.

“Our annual awards event is an important night for us because it brings together suppliers, franchisees and staff to celebrate our successes over the past year,” said David Barnden, GM – operations. “It’s also important because on the night we reward outstanding achievements by individuals and companies involved in our business.”

Other state award winners were Autobarn Caboolture in QLD and Autobarn Nowra in NSW.

Autobarn Albion Park which opened in April 2007 took out the Rookie of the Year Award and National Office Employee of the Year went to Trevor Osborne for his role as a retail support specialist.

Top suppliers included Invision who was awarded Gold in the National Supplier of the Year category, Nulon received the Silver award with company rep Adrian Brangwin winning the Sales Representative of the Year in the NSW/ACT category, and Clarion won the Bronze National Supplier of the Year Award.

“I’m humbled to receive the 2007/2008 National Franchisee Award,” said Adam Mizzi of Autobarn Sunbury. “This award recognises the hard work of the entire Autobarn Sunbury team over the past eighteen months and we will continue to strive for excellence, raising the bar for customer service and product range as we grow.”