Winners of the Hanson Business Awards 2006

 

 Congratulations to the following winners of the Hanson Swan Business Awards 2006

Winner	Award	Sponsor
Sandalford Wines	Swan Business of the Year	Hanson
John Irwin of Footwear Industries	Swan Business Person of the Year	Your Local Liberals
Raw Home Decor	Best Retail Business	Midland Reporter
FX Digital	Best Non-Retail Business	Stefanelli Group of Companies
Quick Ideas	Best Home Based Business	Small Business Development Corporation
Mash Brewing	Best New Business	City of Swan
McDowall Affleck	Contribution to Youth Training	Midland Brick Company Pty Ltd
Sittella Winery	Quality Customer Service	The Echo Newspaper
Novotel Vines Resort	Tourism Award	Sandalford Wines
Warren King Surveyors	External Presentation	Midland Redevelopment Authority
Midland Gate Shopping Centre	Making Midland Award	Midland Marketing Inc
Swan City Youth Centre & Ballajura Community College	Graeme Harris Award	Swan Chamber of Commerce

BEST BUSINESS RETAIL

RAW in Guildford offers the most unique collection of stunning, original designer ethnic African products suitable for the home, for gifts or just pleasure.  Established over four years ago in its Terrace Rd property, RAW has, in the last twelve months opened a new shop in Waratah Ave, Dalkeith and established a wholesale business.

 

BEST BUSINESS NON RETAIL

FX Digital works within one of the most rapidly growing and competitive industries on the planet…Website Design and Development.  FX digital has a unique concept in offering web sites on a rental basis which is attractive to small businesses with a small budget as well as providing a flexible approach for larger business. Although a home based Ballajura business, their clients include customers in USA, Iraq, UK and of course Australia and range from holiday chalets to civil engineers helping to rebuild war-torn Iraq.

 

EXTERNAL PRESENTATION

Warren King & Co - When Warren King purchased the historic building on the triangle at Gt Eastern Hwy/Cale St/Victoria St it had been used as a Food Bank and was fairly run down. Warren and Moura have spent a lot of time and money refurbishing the interior and exterior of this two storey land mark building that also acts as an entry statement to the town centre from the east. With the new development at Midland Gate on the opposite corner, the juxtaposition of the old and new buildings will truly enhance this precinct within the Midland town centre.

 

BEST NEW BUSINESS

The Mash Brewery  is one of the newest establishments to arise out of the Swan Valley  introducing a range of preservative free beer and includes styles such as Mexican Lager.  In the short time Mash Brewery has en operating they have already had success in supplying other establishments such as the Paddington Ale House and Toodyay tavern.  Mash provides a sense of sophistication with a relaxed atmosphere, creating the motto “the style of Subiaco with the ambience of the Swan Valley”.

 

MIDLAND MARKETING AWARD

The Midland Marketing Inc committee selected Midland Gate as the winner of this award for the contribution to business investment in the Midland town centre, the attraction of shoppers from a very large catchment area that a flow on benefit to all businesses in the town, and the considerable commitment that has been made to the future growth and development of the Swan region.

 

QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE

Sittella Winery and Restaurant personifies all that is great about the Swan Valley, excellent and consistent customer service with the wonderful ambience of this five star venue. Since commencing as a vineyard in 1993, Sittella’s progressed to a small kitchen  which, with the cellar door sales,  was opened only on weekends.  Their reputation for producing good wine and food soon spread and in 1999 an experience chef was brought on board and the story continues. Sittella’s is recognized as one of the finest establishments in the Swan valley and sets the benchmark for excellent service.

 

BEST HOME BASED BUSINESS

Quick Ideas is a business training and coaching company that operates from the home of Karen and Trevor Quick in Jane Brook. Karen and Trevor work with small, medium and large businesses and employs 4 contract staff.  Their clients include West Coast Eagles, Sydney Swan, Motor Trades Association, Singapore Atrium Hotel, national renowned hair stylist Joh Bailey who has 28 stores nation wide and many local small businesses.  They have thrown their net far and wide and have new clients coming on board from Belgium, Italy, China and Taiwan. 

 

TOURISM

The Novotel Vines Resort is the largest resort and private golf club in the Swan region.  The Vines is also host to the international golfing tournament the Johnny Walker Classic that brings international recognition to the region and along with the visiting golfers and their entourages, the event attract many other overseas visitors.  Businesses throughout the Swan Valley and surrounding districts enjoy a direct spin off from the influx of tourists for the event and also from the many tourists the resort attracts year round.

 

CONTRIBUTION TO YOUTH TRAINING

McDowall Affleck offer a wide range of engineering services over several disciplines. Established in 1978, they have developed a reputation for innovative and cost effective solutions in civil, mechanical and structural engineering. With 18 staff, McDowall Affleck have employed many graduate engineers and with the help of supervisors and mentors from within the company, give these graduates clear paths and extra support as they progress toward becoming Chartered Professional Engineers.

 

BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR – JOHN IRWIN

When Footwear Industries/Steel Blue were selected as the Hanson Swan Business Awards Business Of The Year in 2005, it was partly because of the entrepreneurial nature of its Directors and in particular its Managing Director, John Irwin

 

Since 1995 the business has grown from making around 50 pairs of boots a day with a staff of 4. They now employ around 85 people and produce around 600,000 pairs of boots a year for the Australian and global markets.

 

Steel Blue is the major sponsor of Swan Districts Football Club with the club’s home ground named Steel Blue Oval. The Steel Blue Foundation sponsors a range of different activities including under junior net ball, suburban cricket and football including Swan Districts Oval.

 

In 2003 Footwear Industries/Steel Blue was the national Small Business of the Year.

 

SWAN BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

Sandalford Wines is Australia’s oldest and largest family owned winery. They produce exceptional quality premium wines and offer visitors to their Swan Valley winery a world class tourism, hospitality and education facility. During the past decade they have focussed on export development and now export wine to 35 countries. Sandalfords produce five tiers of wine – the entry point Element range, the mid tier Protégé range, the classic Sandalford Premium range, the Super Premium Prendiville Reserve, and the Fortified Port and Sandalera sweet dessert wines. The winery’s landscaped grounds and natural amphitheatre make it the perfect venue for large outdoor events. Recent concerts have included artists such as Dionne Warwick, Harry Connick Jr and Marcia Hines.

 

GRAEME HARRIS AWARD

This award is not one that we call for nominations.  It is a special award that is bestowed on an individual, businesses or group for what we believe is an extra-ordinary achievement.

This year we are bestowing this award on two organizations.

 

The Swan City Youth Service for their outstanding efforts in working with the disadvantaged and disenfranchised youth of our community.  The Swan City Youth Centre provides programs to support and assist these young people to gain confidence in themselves and the life skills we all take for granted.  Successful partnerships have been formed with health professionals, training institutions and others in providing these programs.  The recognition we give tonight will validate the services they provide and provide a huge boost to the staff and volunteers.

 

Ballajura Community College Memorial and Peace Park was a community effort involving the College and the local community as a place to celebrate our cultural heritage and gather as a community.  The partnership of government, community, the RSL, business and private benefactors in creating this feature for the College has also provided a significant community asset where heritage is valued and preserved in harmony with modern lifestyles and appropriate cultural, economic and social opportunities.

 

 

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