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WOMEN IN COLLISION
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PAINT&PANEL JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2021 WWW.PAINTANDPANEL.COM.AU
CATEGORY: INDUSTRY SUPPLIER REPRESENTATIVE
CUSTOMER FOCUSED, HARD WORKING, LOYAL TARNY HAYWARD WALLABY CRASH SUPPLIES
Tarny Howard is a sales representative at Wallaby Crash Supplies. She is a spray painter by trade and enjoys being able to have the experience and knowledge of a male dominated trade. She is extremely
customer service focused and always goes above and beyond for her customers. Wallaby Crash Supplies encourages a good work/life balance, and with four chil- dren Howard has been able to look after her
family and continue with her career. She re- cently completed a course in paint specifi- cations which will open doors to customers that require paint specifications for indus- trial applications.
Since the last Women in Collision semi- nar awards she has been highly motivat- ed to gain better insight into the chal- lenges women face in the industry today given her own journey in a male dominat- ed industry.
Her nominator Kate Zovi says: “Tarny is like no other. She is outspoken, funny, does not embarrass easily and has no filter. She is passionate and caring and most of all hard- working and loyal.
“Wallaby Crash Supplies is a small busi- ness and she has helped grow our com- pany over many years becoming part of the family.”
Howard talked about the Wallaby family in her award video and thanked her nan, mother and Zovi for supporting her through- out her career.
CATEGORY: INDUSTRY SUPPLIER REPRESENTATIVE
SOLUTIONS ORIENTED, DEMYSTIFIER, PEOPLE PERSON SANDRA GAITATZIS, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER TORQUE FACTOR.
Sandra Gaitatzis, is Torque Factor’s chief salesperson and possibly the only female salesperson in factoring in Australia. Her company says she is a familiar face across the industry in Victoria and more recently in New South Wales.
Gaitatzis is a people person and very much solutions oriented. She has a great knack of getting the confidence of repair- ers and winning new business through demonstrating how factoring can help with cash flow.
Torque Factor colleagues say: “Gaitatzis works very closely with repairers to demys- tify factoring and make it more accessible
which in turn makes their lives easier when dealing with Torque Factor.
“She is very visible and will go out to see a repairer at very short notice. Now that growth Factor Group which owns Torque Factor has acquired Right2Drive and Onyx, Sandra is also assisting repair- ers access a reliable fleet of quality credit hire vehicles as well.
“Sandra loves dealing with people and is not pushy or demanding. She sells the virtue of the products in layman’s terms. Her con- tribution to Torque Factor is immense and we have no hesitation in recommending her for recognition.”