The team at STIHL SHOP Westgate know all too well that running a small business can have its challenges, so recently they launched the "STIHL SHOP Westgate 'Cut Above the West' Competition" as their way to recognise and reward local West Auckland garden maintenance companies who are stand-outs in the industry.
The competition was run as a Facebook-based campaign, with nominations received over a two-month period. All nominees and finalists were invited to attend the ‘Cut Above the West Awards Night’ held in-store at STIHL SHOP Westgate on 5 June. The Awards night doubled as a meet and greet, networking event attended by an enthusiastic group of garden maintenance companies from across West Auckland. Prior to the awards announcement, the guests were treated to a BBQ and refreshments, as well as live demonstrations from STIHL NZ of their latest and greatest new equipment.
The STIHL SHOP Westgate team loved the opportunity to have such a great bunch of operators in-store and enjoyed being part of the networking. Since the event a few companies have even collaborated on some large projects, which has made the evening even more worthwhile for its organisers.
The star of the evening was the recipient of the inaugural “STIHL SHOP Westgate Cut Above the West Award” – TSD Lawnmowing, a family-run business who received a significant number of nominations from customers West Auckland-wide, who were all impressed by their service and reliability. TSD Lawnmowing’s prize pack included a selection of treats, STIHL merchandise, kids merchandise, safety gear, a STIHL chainsaw, in-store credit and, of course, the Cut Above the West trophy.
Special mention was also made to the competition runners-up, Bubble Broz, Garden Visions NZ, Cobra Lawnmowing and Ladies Who Lawn, who also received a significant number of nominations and praise from their happy customers.
The team at STIHL SHOP Westgate were really grateful for the support received for their awards concept and look forward to repeating the event next year, hopefully on a larger scale to bring even more recognition and rewards to their commercial customers.
STIHL SHOP Westgate is open Mon-Fr 8.30-5, Sat 9-3, Sun 10 – 3.