A LOGISTICS company that is in touch with its environmental responsibilities has been crowned Dubbo’s best business.
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Transforce was awarded the Gold Rhino at Friday night’s Rhino Awards, co-ordinated by the Dubbo Chamber of Commerce.
The overall win came on the back of other successes in the Excellence in Business Ethics, Excellence in Environmental Sustainability and Excellence in Business 20+ categories.
Transforce, which is Australia's only carbon-neutral heavy transport company, was founded by managing director Steve Fieldus.
According to the business website Mr Fieldus has been involved in the heavy transport industry for 30 years.
In that time he has established Transforce as a “modern and progressive transport company”.
Mr Fieldus, who is also the president of Grain NSW, has vast experience in all areas of the transport industry which led to his appointment to the Board of Natroad – the peak Australian body representing road transport operators.
Dubbo Chamber of Commerce president Matt Wright said the win was a deserved reward for a company that has continually achieved in recent times.
“Transforce has been consistent over the past two or three years since they started nominating for awards and we’ve really been able to see them go from strength-to-strength,” Mr Wright said.
“The fact they have excelled in a number of categories shows the business is operating superbly, and it’s something that Steve Fieldus, Scott Murray and their whole team should be really proud of.”
The Rhino Awards gala dinner capped a big six months for the Chamber board, with the volume and quality of the entries making for some tight voting by the independent judging panel.
In fact, in some categories a second round of judging was needed to separate entries.
Mr Wright said that comes down to the quality of businesses operating in Dubbo.
“There were a number of businesses that were finalists in a number of categories,” he said.
“In some cases the judging came down to a couple of points, and there were a couple of ties that needed a second round of judging as well.
“There’s a lot of smart businesspeople in Dubbo and they see winning one of these awards as something to differentiate their businesses and boost it.
“The nomination process is also a chance to review where their business has come from, where it is, and where it is heading.”
Joan Frecklington, who spent the bulk of her working life at O’Donnell’s Pharmacy before retiring recently, was honoured by being inducted on the Emile Serisier Roll of Honour.