Power Farming site takes Fieldays award

Power Farming celebrate winning the Fieldays Supreme Site Award.

The Fieldays Exhibitor Site Awards are handed out every year to recognise the months of planning and weeks of hard work that go towards creating an innovative site.

For many the laborious job of setting up sites began in early May, and judges said looking around the event it was clear to see.

New Zealand National Fieldays Society CEO Peter Nation says he's impressed with the talent and creativity that is displayed each year at Fieldays, and hopes to honour those who have invested effort into their sites.

"These many and varied companies invest many hours in planning and designing their sites, they invest huge amounts of time and money in supporting our objectives in delivering a world class event," said Mr Nation.

The judging panel for the Exhibitor Site Awards evaluates the sites with criteria such as site design, customer engagement, and entertainment. The judges also take into consideration the degree of agriculture present, such as relevant signage and topical farming themes.

Over the first two days, the judges undertake the extensive task of visiting and assessing each of the sites at Fieldays.

The Fieldays Supreme Site Award - recognition for exceptional customer service and creation of a successful agricultural environment - was won by Power Farming Wholesale Ltd, which occupies Site: C27, C29, C31, C33, C35, C37, C39.

Judges commented on:

Well laid out and appealing display of their products, designed to draw visitors further into the site;

Effective landscaping, fencing and spotless ag vehicles created an immaculate overall appearance;

Consideration taken to provide an area for staff to engage with customers;

A key element was the engaging friendly staff who created a positive visitor atmosphere;

Clear signage and branding;

Site was well organised, fully compliant and safe.

Power Farming marketing director Brett Maber said it was a real team effort.

"It's great to be recognised for all the work we put into our sites. All the staff have been working hard, from moving bark to handing out brochures and it's just good to see the hard work gets noticed," said Mr Maber.