The annual event provides the opportunity to undertake peer to peer learning, meet new and key suppliers and reward the year’s successors.
The awards of this year’s ceremony, which was held in Oxford, included Project of the Year, Employee of the Year, Sales Achievement of the Year and the highly coveted Franchise of the Year award which was given to joint owner of Fastsigns Leeds, Andy Simpson.
Simpson’s success was shared by employees, with Fastsigns Leeds winning four of the ten awards.
John Davies, UK managing director for Fastsigns says: “This event is the perfect platform to celebrate the exceptional work our franchises produce during the year, recognises their commitment to delivering outstanding levels of customer service and provides a learning opportunity.”
This event is the perfect platform to celebrate the exceptional work our franchises produce during the year”
In addition to celebrating performance within the Fastsigns network, the franchise took the opportunity to reinforce its relationship with suppliers with its Supplier of the Year award.
The award was given to substrate manufacturer Metamark for its premium product range and exceptional customer service.
In addition to this the convention hosted a supplier showcase where 27 suppliers exhibited their products and services.
Chief executive officer of Fastsigns, Catherine Monson, flew in from the United States to attend the event. Commenting on the event she says: “It’s always fantastic to come back to the UK to meet with all our franchises here and celebrate in their successes. This year has been a great year for the network. We’ve welcomed some exciting new additions to the Fastsigns family and have seen some exceptional work from our existing franchises.”
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