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Nursery & Garden Industry Awards

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The Industry Awards are a levy funded project and provide an opportunity for businesses and individuals to gain nationwide recognition within industry and the wider community. Entering the awards is an indication of your commitment to be the best. There are great benefits to winning, and by entering you undertake a journey of critical analysis for which you will receive valuable feedback.

The Awards are open to all companies regardless of size that grow or sell plants, or provide products and services that assist businesses involved in the growing and selling of plants.

For garden centres and production nurseries the onsite judge's feedback gives an objective insight into where your opportunities for improvement lie. This expert feedback is an invaluable perspective which will lead to improved business performance.

Why enter?

Entering the Nursery & Garden Industry Awards provides you with the opportunity to analyse your business. The awards are a tool for us as an industry to raise the bar, to grow and develop, to become better and the best at what we do. It provides the stimulus to focus on your business and set goals which can be measured year on year as you strive to be one of our industry’s best.

A total of 5 CNP points will be allocated to the person responsible for the submission of an awards entry. This person will need to be identified during the online entry process. Only one person per award is eligible to claim the CNP points.

State Finalists receive

• State Finalist Certificate

• Onsite visit by state judge (Garden Centers and Production Nurseries provide benchmark is met)

• Additional detailed judges feedback on your site visit to help you improve your business and future submissions

• Publication of finalists in your state magazine

State Winners receive

• Onsite visit by national judge (Garden Centers and Production Nurseries)

• Additional detailed judges feedback on your national site visit to help you improve your business and future submissions

• Custom framed state winner certificate

• Use of NGIA’s State Winners award logo on your collateral for three years

• Greater brand recognition within the industry and with key external stakeholders

• Recognition at the National Awards Presentation, Gold Coast 2012

• Publicity in state and national industry publications

• Recognition as a State Winner in the 2012 National Judges DVD

• National Finalist certificate (given at National State Winner Presentation)

National Winners receive

• A prestigious trophy

• Recognition in national industry magazines

• Use of NGIA’s National Winners Awards logo on your collateral for three years

• Recognition in the 2011/12 Nursery Trade Register

• Superior brand recognition

• Acknowledgment as a National Winner in the 2012 National Judges DVD


Click here to view the Nursery & Garden Industry 2012 Award Winners

 

 

 

 

 

I can’t speak more highly of my experience in winning the 2011 National Young Leader award. It has created exposure beyond the industry, I was pleasantly surprised to be featured on the front page of the careers section of the Daily Telegraph and within the Inner West Courier. It has led to a deeper understanding of the industry and provided opportunities to actively contribute on a number of occasions. The award is also about continuing development evident by a number of training workshops organized by the NGIA to the benefit of all national young leader entrants. I would encourage all employers to consider this award, just nominating someone is a powerful way to reward them and show recognition for their great work (even if they don’t win) and will bring positive publicity to any business.

Ken Bevan,

Alpine Nurseries,  NSW

2011 National Young Leader

 

 

 

What can I say, entering the NGIA Awards has helped transform our business from an average nursery into one of the best in Australia. It makes you really look at your business to see where improvements can be made. It gives you the opportunity to motivate your staff because they want to be winners too. It gives you the opportunity to get thousands of dollars worth of free advertising through your local paper. It makes your customers proud of you. You're crazy if you don't enter!"

Tim Pickles, Owner and Manager, Tim's Garden Centre, Hall of Fame 2010-2012