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TrendPac announced Business of the Year The third annual Central Coast Business Excellence Awards were held at Mingara Recreation Club in mid August attended by some 320 of the Central Coast’s leading businesses and organisations. The Awards which now link in with the NSW Business Chamber’s State Business Awards to be held later this year, sees the winners in each category automatically become Finalists in the State Awards. A packed auditorium applauded the announcement that TrendPac, who had earlier won the Manufacturer of the Year Award, was announced the winner of the 2013 Central Coast Business Excellence Awards Business of the Year and Platinum Sponsor Coast Star Motors’ Sales Manager, Greg Evans presented the coveted award trophy to TrendPac Financial Controller, Leonard Dodds. “These Awards are intended to highlight the best of the best businesses in our region and send a message, particularly to government, that the Central Coast has a strong and innovative business community,” said the Organiser of this year’s Awards, Kerry Ruffels.
Coast Star Motors Sales Manager Greg Evans with TrendPac Financial Controller, Leonard Dodd.
Business Leader of the Year Sponsored by: Central Coast Business Review Winner: Jeff McGarn – Graphic by Design
Excellence in Innovation Sponsored by: University of Newcastle Central Coast Campus Winner: Alfa Laval Aalborg Pty Ltd
Central Coast Business Review publisher congratulates Jeff McGarn
(l to r) Alfa Laval Aalborg’s David Wagner Electrical Engineering Manager, Steven Ostergaard Mechanical Engineering Manager and University of Newcastle Deputy ViceChancellor – Academic, Professor Andrew Parfitt.
Established in 1989, with experience gathered over 24 years, Jeff McGarn has seen GBD deliver strategic creative solutions for local, state and national clients. A large percentage of their client base are not-for-profits and the community-centred aims of these organisations are close to our hearts at GBD. GBD’s ‘Jump’ campaign received the Federal Government sponsored OPSO award (Older People Speaking Out) as it was a prime example of messaging that promoted positive ageing. GBD led the way in the industry of portraying seniors as vital, positive contributors to society and completely changed the style of marketing to seniors. “I believe as a business leader I have successfully increased the value offering of GBD by assessing and adjusting how the business is positioned in the market, addressing external economic influences and adapting technology trends. Finalists: Christina Jones – Wiggle & Giggle Music, Jeff McGarn – Graphic by Design, Leonie Farlow – Killarney Vale Dental CENTRAL COAST BUSINESS REVIEW september 2013
Originally a Central Coast home grown company known as Gosfern and now owned by international engineering group, Alfa Laval, Alfa Laval Aalborg Pty Ltd, based at North Wyong, specialises in the design and construction of combustion control and safety systems for offshore floating production systems servicing the oil and gas industry. In their entry they said: “Either you surrender and close the doors with dignity or you have the courage through innovation to re-invent yourself and gain a broader deeper market while confronting your cost build up within products to ensure market expectations of more for less can be achieved without compromising on safety or reliability. Removing non value-add components or layers from our standard offering has reduced labour costs on a project by 60% when we compare our current project labour costs to our 2008 levels.” Finalists: Alfa Laval Aalborg Pty Ltd, Job Centre Australia, Webstuff. biz, Yates Traders Pty Ltd