Voting begins for The IAAF Annual Awards
Voting has begun for the IAAF’s Annual Awards, with winners set to be unveiled at the association’s annual gathering on 17 December.
Held at the ICC in Birmingham, the award ceremony will see close to 600 aftermarket personnel in attendance, with motor factors and suppliers eager to win arguably the most prestigious awards in the industry.
There are more than 30 aftermarket companies contesting the awards and for the first time ever, members are able to have a direct influence on the results as they can vote for their preferred supplier or distributor. With the voting already underway, it is essential members waste no time in casting their vote.
Votes can be made through the newly updated IAAF website: www.IAAF.co.uk. Members simply have to log in, click the link provided and follow the step-by-step guide before choosing the supplier or distributor of their choice (suppliers can only vote for a distributor and distributors can only vote for a supplier).
Suppliers will rate distributors using five criteria ranging from poor to excellent in 10 categories including: How it promotes suppliers’ brands; whether it’s open to and works towards mutual efficiencies and, if it takes time to engage in meetings.
Similarly, distributors will also rate suppliers using the same criteria in categories such as: Range, marketing and cataloguing; its availability performance and also its sales and promotion support.
The 2015 award categories include:
- CV Supplier of Excellence
- CV Distributor of Excellence
- Car Supplier of Excellence
- Car Distributor of Excellence
Wendy Williamson, IAAF chief executive, said: “The new IAAF website is the ideal platform for members to cast their vote in the most hotly contested IAAF awards to date. We’ve had a record number of nominations so members are urged to get online at www.iaaf.co.uk and cast their vote.
Members that vote in the awards will automatically be entered in a prize draw to win an iPad Mini.
All award winners will be announced in the evening, after dinner, at the IAAF Annual Award Ceremony on Thursday 17 December 2015.