01/06/2026
An amazing experience last Friday night out at Ben Ean in Pokolbin for the 2026 Hunter Region Business Excellence Awards Gala Dinner.
So many amazing local businesses were in attendance to create a room full of the "best of the best". From new businesses like ours, to well established businesses who are already changing the future for the better, through innovation and new technology. We were certainly feeling humbled to have even been selected as a finalist in 2 categories let alone to know what was to come throughout the evening.
Absoloutley proud to say that not only were we announced as the winner of the "New Start Business" category, shortly after we were shell shocked to also be announced as the winner of the "Customer Service Whole Business" category..
Yes, Customer Service has always been a high priority for me personally and to our stores daily tasks, but to be recognised amongst so many other great businesses in our region, it was truly humbling to proudly accept these awards with Jesse beside me up on stage on behalf of our business.
These 2 awards belong to all of our staff at Bridgestone Select Huntlee as its a combined effort throughout so many processes to provide a seamless transaction for the customer from the moment they walk into our store, to the moment they are driving out feeling a high level of confidence and trust in our workmanship and loving the customer experience while in store and post sale.
The team were so ecstatic today to get into a group photo to show off our new awards, and this speaks volumes to know their engagement in our family owned and operated business will only continue our journey and passion to create a lasting legacy for our business to grow and increase our options, and to have the "Claydon's" name become a well known, trusted and respected name in the tyre and automotive industry..
Thankyou's go out to the Hunter Region Business Hub for an amazing night, to all of the awards sponsors, and to all the businesses who attended and created a great networking opportunity...
And a massive thankyou as always to all of our Customers, Local businesses, sporting clubs and the whole community who continue to support us... We truly appreciate you all. π