CMI Hino of Laverton has won the 2009 Hino Metropolitan Dealer of the Year Award and Vanderfield Hino’s Toowoomba branch has carried off the prize as Hino Rural Dealer of the Year. This is the fifth time the Toowoomba dealership has won this award since 2002.
“I was a bit surprised to get it this year, to be honest, but it’s really nice to win,” said Bruce Vandersee, managing director of Vanderfield Hino. “The guys in our team and their attitude to customers make all the difference, I think, and we also get great support from Hino’s field guys.” Bruce paid specific tribute to the Toowoomba management team of branch manager Jason Jones, sales manager Gary Beutel, service manager Terry Fowler, parts manager Jeff Hansen, and Darwin manager Aaron Heath who looks after all the Vanderfield Hino operations.
CMI Hino dealer principal Paul Crawford said it was a great honour to be awarded the Metropolitan Dealer of the Year Award and credited the win to the CMI Hino Laverton North staff. “We were delighted to receive the Dealer of the Year award on behalf of all of the CMI Hino staff in Melbourne,” said Paul. “It is a testament to the leadership of branch manager Mark Dempsey and his sales manager, Greg Williams, but the award is much more than that – it is also recognition of the many individuals within the dealership, especially in Fixed Operations.”