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SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
Building Supplies
FINALISTS
Red Stag Timber
The entire team at Red Stag Timber are “excited to be selected as a finalist. Referrals and positive acknowledgement from our customers is important to us and reaffirms our vision is in line with their needs.” What does Red Stag you feel makes their brand special? “It’s the team led by Marty Verry that makes Red Stag stand out. The Board, along with the entire management team, are 100% focused on supporting our customers and the construction industry with innovative products through continued reinvestment in sawmilling.”
BBI Wood Products
What is BBI’s best achievement in the last year? “Good planning and communication, achieving a high DIFOTIS in this very difficult market, and year on year growth of 28%. What does BBI feel makes their brand special? “We have deep commitment to working closely with our customers
and suppliers. We have led the market in promoting sustainable timber products and BBI alone over the last five years have changed the market from buying $30m of unsustainable products to now buying FSC certified sustainable products.”
Tasman Insulation NZ
“The team here at Pink Batts are very humbled that our efforts have been recognised by our merchant partners. Like many in the industry, there have been numerous challenges this past year and we are grateful our customers have allowed us to tackle these together. The support for local brands in the industry has been incredible and our focus on creating comfortable spaces for all New Zealanders to live and work in is a purpose we believe we can really make a difference in Kiwi lives.”
Winstone Wallboards
“Proud to be nominated as a Hardware Awards Finalist, especially given the high calibre of entrants in this year’s Awards,” Winstone Wallboards’ best achievement in the last year has been “Maintaining good and dependable supply lines to the industry in these challenging times has been critical for Winstone Wallboards, both over the last year and into the future.” And what makes their brand special? “The GIB brand is recognised as being a trusted supplier to the building industry but it’s the support from our customers that we really appreciate.”
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