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READ BROS RECEIVES TOP AWARDS
Last year, Read Bros celebrated 150 years in business – five generations, one
store. It’s no surprise that this iconic hardware store was named the Supreme
Winner of the Hauraki Coromandel Business Awards 27 September. They
also topped the Retail Award category.
The store is currently owned by Stuart and Jocelyn Read and their son John,
who has also been serving as manager the past five years. “We stand on
the strong shoulders of Reads going back generations; and I’m very, very
pleased that John is doing such a wonderful job for the future.”
DOING IT RIGHT FOR OVER 150 YEARS
OUTSTANDING DESTINATION COROMANDEL TEAM
ON TOP WITH DIGITAL MARKETING AWARD
The Destination Coromandel
marketing team, from left:
International Marketing Manager
Lynette Dey, General Manager
Hadley Dryden, Marketing
Manager Megan Nunn, and
Marketing Intern Hannah
McMillan Phillips.
Our Regional Tourism Organisation (RTO) for The Coromandel Peninsula and
Hauraki Plains recently took out awards for overall results in two key areas: online
marketing performance: organic search traffic and online video audience, beating
out 30 RTOs from around the country.
We have come to appreciate the extraordinary work this dedicated team do to
produce the highest quality promotional material that drives so many visitors to
our special place. Their online material is stunning and comprehensive, featuring
all that The Coromandel has to offer as a premium destination – all expertly shot
and reproduced for viewers’ pleasure.
We here at Coromandel Life have immensely enjoyed our collaborative efforts with
Destination Coromandel over the years, and are pleased to see them getting some
well-deserved industry recognition.
Be sure to check them out at
Read Bros, the oldest family owned business in NZ,
really holds family values dear. Through five generations
their great customer service and unrivalled range of
stock has seen them endure and thrive.
THE SECRET TO THEIR SUCCESS?
No secret at all! Just plain old-fashioned good service
and everyday products that people need. And if ever
you need something, someone will always suggest you
try Reads, and EUREKA they’ll likely have it.
The company’s recipe for success has been brewing
for well over a century. Founder John Read was a
timber merchant and iron monger providing timber and
fixtures for the mines, and later shifted focus to support industries like A&G
Price that manufactured railroad steam engines. The Reads still operate with
that “whatever’s needed” spirit.
John Read Stuart Read John Read Arthur Read Alan Read
Present Day 1860s 1930s 1950s 1970s
A HAPPY READ BROS TEAM after receiving their double dip:
Supreme Winner and top for the Retail category at the Hauraki
Coromandel Business Awards.
The Special Commendation in the retail category was Guthrie Bowron
of Whitianga, while the Finalist award went to Hello Friday in Pauanui.
See many stunning GoPro video shots like this on the Destination Coromandel website –
not only dramatic scenes, the action involved direction to the timing of the kayakers.
Barbara von Seida’s
paintings honoured
Barbara von Seida had a ‘magic night’ at the Corbans Estate
Winery on Friday 28th Sept, when two of her three entries at the
Greater Auckland Art Awards won prizes. ‘Equinox’ above won
the Landscape Merit award, and ‘La Nina’ below placed 3rd
overall. The judges were Warwick Brown and Andrew Rankin.
See her paintings online at or
arrange for a visit to her studio/gallery overlooking Long Bay.
LA NINA
EQUINOX
COROMANDEL BUSINESSES HONOURED for being the best at what they do ...
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