Reinvigorated IAAF event brings industry together

The IAAF Annual Awards & Dinner has made a triumphant return in 2014, bringing the automotive industry together in the largest event for more than 10 years.

The reinvigorated event, held for the first time at the ICC – in the heart of Birmingham – and sponsored by Cosan Lubricants, proved a great experience for those attending. Guests enjoyed a first class meal and excellent service as well as great entertainment at the hands of special guest speaker Garry Richardson.

In addition to headline sponsor, the event benefited from sponsorship from a number of companies taking full advantage of the large number of aftermarket decision makers in attendance.

Playing host to the IAAF Conference in the daytime, the ICC added a completely new perspective to an event that transcends the boundaries in the aftermarket with all sectors of the supply chain able to attend, network and celebrate a year of continuous hard work and achievement.

The IAAF Annual Awards were also announced and winners and runners up were as follows:

Car Distributor of Excellence sponsored by DENSO

Winner: Autoparts UK

Runner Up: Melksham Motor Spares

Car Supplier of Excellence sponsored by Impression Communications

Winner: NGK Spark Plugs (UK) Ltd

Runner Up: Sovereign Rotating Machines Ltd

CV Supplier of Excellence sponsored by PACT

Winner: Valeo Service UK Ltd

Runner Up: Exol Lubricants Ltd

CV Distributor of Excellence sponsored by ZF

Winner: David Huggett Motor Factors Ltd

Runner Up: Truckstop Hawkes

In addition, guests were able to take part in a silent auction and, for the first time, BEN donation envelopes were entered into a prize draw to win an iPad Air. On the night, more than £10,000 was raised for the automotive industry charity.

Wendy Williamson, IAAF chief executive, said: “The feedback from the event has been fantastic and a big thanks goes to our sponsors and to everyone attending for making it the best event for many years.”