A night of excellence for NightOwl franchisees

Sarah Stowe

Celebrating a year of success for the convenience store chain, NightOwl held its Annual NightOwl Gala Awards on the Sunshine Coast at the end of August this year.

Topping the night with three award wins was NightOwl Lismore franchisees, Nick and Roz Woodham who took out the 2013 Franchisee of the Year Award, the 2013 The Customer Excellence Champion Award and the 2013 Marketing Award. The couple were also runners up in the 2013 Food Service Champion Award.

“Our success is a direct reflection of the support, promotions and vision from NightOwl group. Our journey to date has been fantastic and enabled us to be in the front seat of our financial independence,” said Nick.

“The 2013 Conference gave us a clear direction for the future of NightOwl and Roz and I are really excited about what lies ahead”.

NightOwl franchisor, Adam Adams said, “It was an honour for me to present some outstanding franchisees with awards that recognised their achievements over the past year”.

“Our Gala Awards Night capped off a fantastic conference for the NightOwl group and set the tone for what promises to be an exciting year.”

NightOwl ambassador, Mal Meninga hosted the awards and shared his experience on building and developing teams.

“I received some fantastic feedback from the NightOwl franchisees over the weekend, it’s great to be working with a passionate team of business owners”.

The Franchisee of the Year Award commends not only financial success but also presentation, attention to detail, positive attitude and relationships with the local community.

2013 NightOwl Awards for Excellence winners:

Franchisee of the Year 2013 – Nick and Roz Woodham, NightOwl Lismore

Best Debut by a Franchisee 2013 – Nathan Wallace, NightOwl Little Mountain

Operational Excellence Award 2013 – Tony and Susan Phillips, NightOwl Torquay

Marketing Award 2013 – Nick and Roz Woodham, NightOwl Lismore

Customer Excellence Champion 2013 – Nick and Roz Woodham, NightOwl Lismore

Food Service Champion Award 2013 – Ken and Kirsty Sivyer, NightOwl Greenfields, Mackay

Cool Water Champion Award 2013 – Bruce and Mary Speare, NightOwl Gladstone

Frozen Coke Champion Award 2013 – Kathy and Adrian Dick, NightOwl Bundaberg

Category Management Award 2013 – Bruce and Mary Speare, NightOwl Gladstone

Supplier of the Year 2013 – Coca-Cola Amatil