THE AUSTRALIAN BRAND AWARDS
Category – ABA100 Product Innovation Winner 2024
Fiddes Australia – Fiddes Hard Wax Oil
Fiddes Australia – Fiddes Hardwax Oil has been selected as an ABA100® Winner for Product Innovation in The Australian Brand Awards 2024! The Australian Brand Award for Product Innovation [PIA] recognises innovative products that offer a point of difference from their competitors.
Tracie Astin, CEO Fiddes Australia – “I’m delighted that our Hard Wax Oil has been recognised as a winner in the Product Innovation Award for 2024. We aim to offer a high quality product that addresses consumers needs including ease of use, environmental concerns, food and toy safe and suitable for nearly all internal timber projects. We use the very best ingredients and consider our Hard Wax Oil an innovation in the wood care category.”
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2024 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS
Stevie Award Winner
Company of the Year – Materials & Construction – Small
Fiddes Australia
The International Business Awards are the world’s premier business awards program. All individuals and organizations worldwide – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small – are eligible to submit nominations. The 2024 IBAs received entries from organizations in 62 nations and territories.
More than 3,600 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Company of the Year, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Startup of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year, and Executive of the Year, among others.
Tracie Astin, CEO Fiddes Australia, “I’m blown away to announce we have won a Gold Stevie Award, in the category, Company of the Year – Materials and Construction – Small. It’s a huge honour and I’m so proud of our team and the high quality products we are lucky enough to distribute!”
What did the judges have to say??
“Fiddes Australia has demonstrated exceptional growth and innovation since its inception in 2015, notably expanding their product range and distributor network while maintaining impressive year-on-year sales increases. Their strategic shift to include direct-to-consumer markets and significant investment in digital and operational improvements have positioned them as a leading supplier in the timber finishing industry, earning well deserved industry recognition and accolades.”
“Fiddes Australia is a good example of how expanding the range of products coupled with excellent customer support will result in improved product reach. Their year-on-year growth is promising with good customer reviews.”
SMALL BUSINESS CHAMPION AWARD 2024
Category – Home and Garden Improvement
Winner – Fiddes Australia – Hard Wax Oil
We are thrilled to announce that Fiddes Australia has won the 2024 Australian Small Business Champion Award in the Home & Garden Improvement Category! This prestigious recognition highlights our commitment to quality and excellence in providing top-tier timber finishes and aftercare products. Thank you to our amazing customers and team for making this achievement possible!
With more than 5,500 small business submissions from all over the country, Fiddes Australia has taken top gong in the Home & Garden Improvement category of the 2024 Australian Small Business Champion Awards.
The only recognition awards programme that celebrates the acheivements and considerable economic, social and cultural contribution of today’s 2.5 million small business operators from right across the country, the Awards specifically highlight the finest of Australia’s small businesses in the retail, services, and manufacturing industries across a total of more than 100 categories.
“This year’s submissions were particularly inspiring and spoke volumes of the resilience of small business operators during tough times,” said Steve Loe, Awards Founder and managing Director of Precedent Productions. “Operating a small business today requires steadfast commitment , dealership, savings, creativity, people skills, vision, social consciousness, and a spirited drive – all elements of success that our independent judging panel pinpointed as among the key reasons for their selection of Fiddes Australia as 2024 sole champion of the Home & Garden Improvement Category,” added Mr. Loe.
Tracie, CEO of Fiddes Australia, said ” Being nominated as a finalist from over 5500 entrants was truly a humbling experience for our brand. We know we offer a high quality product that is much loved across the world, and we were truly grateful for being recognised. We are immensely proud to win the category of Home and Garden Improvement for our Hard Wax Oil in May 2024 and we congratulate the other finalists on this outstanding acheivement!”
AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S SMALL BUSINESS CHAMPION AWARDS 2024
Category – Home and Garden Improvement
Finalist – Fiddes Australia – Hard Wax Oil
Fiddes Australia has been named a finalist in the Champion Home & Garden Improvement category, for the 2024 Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards from over 3000 entries. A spotlight that shines a light on Australia’s most influential and outstanding women in business!
“This program is a celebration of women in small business, aiming to provide recognition of incredible female leaders and the invaluable contribution they make to the Australian way of life”, said Steve Loe, Managing Director of Precedent Productions who created and presents the awards.
Finalists are selected by considering all aspects of a business, including business strategies, customer service, vision, support of the local community and growth, just to name a few.
What an honour for the Fiddes Australia team to be recognised and celebrated amongst our peers for our hard work, passion, dedication and commitment!
AUSTRALASIAN TIMBER FLOORING ASSOCIATION
Award for Excellence – Sales Representative of the Year 2023
Heidi – Business Development Manager NSW/TAS/SA
In 2023, we proudly celebrated Heidi winning Sales Rep of the year at the Australasian Timber Flooring Association bi-annual Awards.
The ATFA Awards for Excellence, celebrates those who strive for excellence in their areas and are industry voted.
Heidi prides herself on offering extensive product knowledge and high quality customer service.
“Winning the ATFA Excellence Award for Sales Representative of the Year, is an incredible honour that took me by surprise. I felt a mix of excitement and gratitude as I reflected on the hard work and dedication that led me to this moment. It’s very rewarding to see my efforts recognised in the industry, and it motivates me to continue pushing boundaries and achieving even greater success in the future.” says Heidi.
Congratulations on the win, Heidi! We’re very proud to have you representing the Fiddes brand!
