Peter Bubeck of Gemini Group was the inaugural winner of our 'Operational Excellence' award.
For Bubeck, being a leader in operations on the shop floor means, “having the foresight to plan ahead and think laterally.”
Bubeck also commended the judges for travelling cross country to hunt for the best in the business.
“I saw that there was an enormous amount of effort in judging the awards. I really found it uplifting.”
If you believe your shop is a dynamo in operational excellence, nominations for this year's awards are open – there are just a couple of weeks left before they close.
Or if you know someone who has systems and operations down to a fine art, you can also put them forward for the award.
If you want to know what will make you stand out to our judges in this category, here goes:
One of the signs of a well run shop is that no one looks stressed or hurried. How is this magic created – by operational excellence? Is your shop or a customer's shop a great example of operational excellence with efficient procedures, great staff communication and with a system and culture everyone buys into?
Then nominate now.
Winners will be flown to Sydney for our fabulous awards presentation event in October and will also be featured in the November issue of Paint & Panel.
Entries close on May 16 2016.