FREE Issue 974 - Wednesday, March 22, 2023 SPORT TV GUIDE MOTOR RURAL MY PROPERTY
It’s vintage time FULL STORY INSIDE Member for MacKillop Nick McBride; Coonawarra patron Wendy Hollick & Wattle Range Mayor Des Noll at last week’s vintage launch
Best in the business Carlin & Gazzard shines at national awards “We often sell the first car to a client and the service department sells them the second one.” That is the simple yet hugely successful philosophy of nationally recognised Mount Gambier car dealership Carlin & Gazzard and its principal Peter Gazzard. Mr Gazzard has just returned from the national Mercedes-Benz 2022 Retailer of the Year event in Melbourne alongside service manager Ben Collins and the
dealership returned with a boot full of accolades. In the prestigious car category, Carlin & Gazzard was named the 2022 Transformation Champion for the Retailer of the Year and was runner up in the Mercedes-Benz van category for the same honour. In the grand final of the night, there were four winners and Carlin & Gazzard was the only rural based business recognised in that elite group.
“It was a huge honour, a huge night,” Peter said. “We’ve been thereabouts for the past few years and we honestly went there not expecting much so everyone was really happy for us. It’s one of the most rewarding wins we’ve had.” AWARD WINNING: (Left) Carlin & Gazzard principal Peter Gazzard & award winning service manager Ben Collins. See inside for story