Quarterly Newsletter 4th Edition May 2012
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What’s news at Synergy New Members March
Tradex Construction Supplies - Geelong North, VIC
Ozbolt (Australian Bolt Supplies) - Heidelberg West, VIC
Member Relocations Easter was a busy time for a few of our Members that chose the long weekend to move into new locations. Ballarat Bolts moved from 1101 Latrobe Street to their new purpose built shop at 1129 Latrobe Street, Ballarat
The Building Connection have moved from 2/1 Geary Cres to a new location just around the corner at 2/3 Expansion St, Molendinar.
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New Suppliers March
ATP - Country Corporates - Corporate Gifts, Merchandise, Uniforms
April
Reid Construction Systems - Concrete Anchoring, Reinforcement, Fastening Binder Group - Pipe Support, Hangers, Suspension Equipment
May
plumBoss - Tube and Pipe Tools Absolute Building Supplies - Silvercell Insulation Advansa - Tuff Hardware, Jarrett Winches and Cranes Trax Tools - Air and Power Tools Weldmaster - Welding Equipment 3
Supplier Leaving the Group As of May 1st, Unicon Systems and CNC Fasteners are no longer preferred suppliers to Synergy. Your alternate Preferred Suppler for Unicon products are Reid Construction and Actech International. For the products supplied by CNC Fasteners your alternate Preferred Suppliers are Bremick or Macsim. Engagement Congratulations go out to our very own Selena Beard, her partner Steven got down on bended knee and proposed on an ominous Friday the 13th.
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Bulk Buys Over the last 3 months we have done bulk buys on Stainless Steel, Mild Steel, High Tensile, Civil, Yato and Threaded Rod. Coming up in the next few months are Purlins, Threaded Rod, Yato, High Tensile and Safety. We are aiming to have the safety bulk buy be our first to have promotional flyers to go along with it. Remember that without your support, these bulk buys will not go ahead, our target is $20,000 before we send the orders through to the suppliers, anything under this is not considered a bulk buy. The Synergy warehouse still has stock of caulking and barrel guns, these are a fantastic price which will create great margin for you. There is also a limited quantity of Ramset 101C still available from Synergy. If you would like to purchase any of these items please contact us at support@synergysystems.com.au
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March/April/May Supplier Specials Brochure May is the last month for the Supplier Specials brochure, launched at the February Members Meeting. There are a limited number still available, if you would like another carton, or 2, please email support@synergysystems.com.au and we’ll get them out to you. 2012 Catalogue Stock is still available of the 2012 Catalogue, if you would like to purchase more they are bundled in boxes of 16 for $48 per box. Please email support@synergysystems.com.au to place your order. Training March saw Perry conduct sales training with the whole CDA team at their conference held in Port Macquarie. He also visited the team at Global Fasteners in Cairns. His training was well received by all attendees, the new guys and old hands alike all agreed that they gained something from it. If you would like to have the Synergy Team provide training to your team on Sales or Micronet please contact Perry or Paul to discuss your requirements.
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Members Meeting - February 2012 The Marque Hotel in the city of Brisbane was our venue of choice. Thursday morning kicked off with morning tea and a presentation from Perry and Paul on how Synergy uses data to benefit all members, if you would like more information on the Synergy database please contact Paul. We followed this up with a workshop session with a variety of topics including Bulk Buys, Indent and Supplier Feedback.
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Workshop Outcomes Bulk Buys - some of the products named as having potential for bulk buys: Safety - Gloves, Glasses, Earplugs etc Ratchet Straps, Tie Downs, Slings Batteries Purlins
Indent - some of the products named as having potential for Indent and perhaps Co-brand of Synergy brand Silicones - Fill Gap, No Nails etc… Square Mouth Shovels Ladders
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Supplier Feedback  Any group issues to be addressed to Suppliers by Perry
Mid Afternoon Thursday saw Powers Fasteners presenting to us. They educated us on a lot of things including some of their Product Initiatives.
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Thursday Night - Dinner and Gaming Treasury Casino Thursday night kicked off with a beautiful seafood buffet in the Map Room at the Treasury Casino followed by 4 rounds of gaming, 2 each of Black Jack and Texas Hold ‘Em Poker.
Winners from each table won a trophy and $500 cash to play at the tables at the casino, donated by Powers Fasteners. Everyone agreed that the night was a great success.
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Congratulations to Ben McEntee (The Building Connection), Craig Brown (Nut & Bolt - Dalby), Sharon Williams (SES Bomond) and Amy Farrugia (T & R Fasteners), for taking home the prizes.
We would like to thank Powers Fasteners for their continued support of nights like this, without sponsors like them nights like this would simply not be possible.
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Friday - the day after the night before Friday saw a few sore heads and many tired bodies, but everyone made it and all were keen to hear from all the suppliers that were presenting today.
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Supplier Presentations - Morning Austech Industries Brett Hutchinson
Erico Rob Thorpe
Septone Rob O’Neill
Sika Simon Terrell
Paslode Tyrone Scott
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Guest Speaker - Barry Bull Barry Bull - Musician, Record Company Executive, Small Business Retailer, Author and Motivational speaker, gave us a run down of his life story, how to adapt, evolve and change in small business, as well as his motto of “No is Negotiable�
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Supplier Presentations - Afternoon Peerless Products Andrew Healey
Bremick Fasteners George Technitis
Position Partners - Jason Barrett and Mike Ryan
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Friday Night - Members/Suppliers Dinner We aim for a relatively informal evening but at the same time give everyone an opportunity to meet as many people as possible, this time we tried something a little new and different for us all by all moving tables between courses. From the feedback we have received everyone was happy with this arrangement and the opportunity that availed them to catch up with old friends and make some new ones.
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We also had a few formalities to conduct by way of presentations of awards to some of our Preferred Suppliers. Members awards were based on the Feedback Forms we had you fill out prior to the Members Meeting, three suppliers shone out above the rest on their overall Customer Service. The award recipients were Powers Fasteners, Pferd and Hobson Engineering.
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Awards from Synergy were based on the numbers, and the overall support to Synergy and it’s Members. #1 Preferred Supplier for Support to Synergy Powers Fasteners
#1 Preferred Supplier for % Growth Hobson Engineering
#1 Preferred Supplier for $ Turnover Bremick Fasteners
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Sergeant At Arms During the 2 days at the Members Meeting most of us got hit with fines for one thing or another from our very diligent Sergeant At Arms - Paul Phillips. We raised $325 for Camp Quality. 2012 Members Meeting - THANKYOU We must say a huge thankyou to everyone that attended the 2012 Synergy Members Meeting. Without the Sponsoring Suppliers these meetings are just not possible, and without our Members supporting the suppliers, contributing to the discussions and showing interest and enthusiasm in actually meeting and networking with each other, the meetings are pointless, so THANKYOU...we look forward to seeing you all in Cairns in August for the 2012 Annual Synergy Conference and Trade Show.
2012 Annual Synergy Conference and Trade Show - Building Stronger Relationships By now you should have August 15-19th marked in your calendar for the Trade Show and Conference being held in Cairns. Supplier Invites have been out for about a month and we’ve already had a great response, with the top 2 packages having already been snapped up. It won’t be long before Cheryl starts harassing you for your RSVP’s, thanks to those that have already sent them in, if you have any questions about the Conference, or if you’ve “misplaced” your invitation contact Cheryl and she’ll be happy to help you out. 21
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Quote of the Quarter
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.� - Sir Winston Churchill
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