Bridgestone Masterclass Awards 2007
BTC Hoppers Crossing wins major award


Left to right - National Franchise Manager Scott Wood with winners Paul Zammit, Bill Dawson and Makio Ohashi, Chairman and CEO of Bridgestone Australia
Ten years of hard work has paid off for Bill Dawson with his Hoppers Crossing Bridgestone Tyre Centre winning Bridgestone’s coveted State Dealer of the Year Award for Victoria and Tasmania.
The awards were presented to the winners at this year’s 2008 National Franchise Conference at the Crowne Plaza, Hunter Valley.
The awards recognise excellence in customer service under Bridgestone’s Master Class program.
“I’m so pleased that my teams’ hard work has paid off. The effort they have put into the business, and particularly into focusing on our customer service, has been outstanding,” Bill said.
“The Master Class program really keeps us motivated. I’ve got a terrific group of staff and their enthusiasm has been the key to our success.
“We moved into a new store 18 months ago and since the move the team has made a conscious effort to make sure the workshop is in fantastic condition every day.”
Bill hopes the business will be able to consolidate on the efforts of the last twelve months as well as continuing to improve.
“It’s a great initiative to be involved in and hopefully we will have another win next year,” he said.
According to David Goldsworthy, Bridgestone’s Retail Channel Manager, the Master Class program sets extremely high standards for franchisees and winning a state award is a great achievement.
“Bill and his team at Hoppers Crossing are proof that great customer service gets great results,” David said.
The National Dealer of the Year Award was won by Bridgestone Select Oaklands Park in South Australia. Other winners of state awards were Bridgestone Tyre Centre Esperance (WA), Bridgestone Tyre Centre Nambucca Heads (NSW/ACT) and Bridgestone Select Store Slacks Creek (QLD).