2018 marks 25 years of operation in Australia for leading delivery network Fastway Couriers and the business recognised and celebrated excellence at its annual convention, held in Uluru from Wednesday 14 March to Saturday 17 March.
The focus for Fastway’s 2018 convention was on celebrating and recognising a successful 25 years of delivering in Australia and providing franchisees insights into the future of the logistics and franchising industries and how Fastway plans to capitalise on market opportunities and support franchisees into the future.
“Fastway Couriers was thrilled to celebrate its 25-year anniversary at our annual convention at Uluru this year. Our franchisees and couriers have been provided with valuable knowledge and tools to maximise success of their businesses, meet growing demand and continue to exceed customer expectation. It was fantastic to see so many attendees inspired and excited to take full advantage of the latest technology, tools and support available to them as part of the Fastway Couriers network,” says Fastway Couriers Australia CEO Peter Lipinski.
The convention culminated with a gala awards night where the network’s top franchisees and couriers were recognised for their hard work.
“Our annual Excellence Awards dinner is important recognition of the best of the best within the Fastway Couriers network. We were so impressed with the high calibre of nominations this year and thank the entire network for their dedication to delivering the best. Well done to all hardworking finalists and congratulations to our winners for 2018,” added Peter Lipinski.
The Fastway network also dug deep at the gala awards dinner raising much needed funds to support Beyond Blue. Over $18000 was raised for Beyond Blue at the conference.
Fastway’s award winners for 2018 are:
Regional Franchise of the Year:
Winner – Fastway Couriers, Wollongong
Runner Up – Fastway Couriers, Orange
Courier Franchisee of the Year:
Winner – Sirous Sedaghpour – Fastway Couriers, Sydney
Runner Up – Vinnie Ghag – Fastway Couriers, Brisbane
Sales Representative of the Year:
Winner – Jimmy Shen – Fastway Couriers, Sydney
Runner Up – Ganesh Ravat, Fastway Couriers, Melbourne
Regional Franchise Employee of the Year:
Winner – Corey Castle – Fastway Couriers, Wollongong
Runner Up – Carissa Kirk – Pattman, Canberra
Parcel Connect Award:
Winner – Northern Rivers
Franchise Support Office Employee of the Year:
Winner – Zac Platt