Aquasports Marine named Mercury’s Australian Dealer of the Year

by Jonathan Revitt on 4 Oct 2014 The 2014 Mercury Marine Award winners for Australia and New Zealand have been announced during the 75th Anniversary tour of Mercury’s global headquarters in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

Perth’s Aquasports Marine was named Mercury’s Australian Dealer of the Year.

As part of its 75th Anniversary celebrations, Mercury ANZP (Australia, New Zealand, Pacific) has flown dealers from across our region to the U.S. for a special tour of Mercury Marine’s immense 23 hectare plant to see how the world’s best marine engines are built from start to finish.

'It was very fitting to have our awards night here at the true home of Mercury,' said Will Sangster, General Manager of Mercury ANZP, who led the delegation from Down Under.

'My sincere congratulations to the whole team at Aquasports Marine for taking out the title for the third time,' Will said.

'Maintaining this level of excellence over a long time says everything about the passion and professionalism Aquasports Marine offers its customers. The company motto – Pride is the Difference – shines out in everything they do.'

Mercury’s Dealer of the Year awards are not just about sales, but are decided by considering the dealership’s entire business.

The other Award winners were:

• New South Wales Dealer of the Yea - TR Marine, Sydney
• Queensland/Northern Territory Dealer of the Year - Nitro Marine, Southport
• South Australian Dealer of the Year - Sports Marine, Adelaide
• Victorian Dealer of the Year - Baldwin Boats, Mildura
• New Zealand Dealer of the Year - Fish City, Auckland
• MerCruiser Dealer of the Year - Hitech Marine, Perth
• MerCruiser Towsport OEM of the Year - Sterling Camero, Adelaide
• MerCruiser Sterndrive OEM of the Year - Berowra Waters Wholesale

The year’s best South Pacific distributors have also been announced, with both winners from Tahiti.

Sin Tung Hing Marine was named Mercury’s South Pacific Distributor of the Year, with Etablissements Emile Vongue and Fils S.A claimed the honours as the Mariner South Pacific Distributor of the Year.

'We wanted to say thank you to our partners, friends and customers in ANZP,' said Kevin Grodzki, Mercury Marine’s President of Global Sales and Marketing, who was at the award night.

'We rely on our dealers to sell and promote Mercury Marine across the globe. Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific are very mature boating markets and the Mercury brand remains strong in the Mercury Marine