Buy Queensland Supplier Award previous winners

MC (00:02:00):

The Buy Queensland Supplier Awards is all about you. The individuals and the organisations helping grow a strong Queensland economy, by supplying goods and services to the Queensland government.

Sharon Bailey (00:16:66):

Buy Queensland Supplier Awards is a wonderful opportunity to showcase some of our excellent suppliers to government. We have so many wonderful Queensland-based businesses, that not only provide excellent, exceptional products and services, they also go above and beyond to contribute to their local community. So this is an opportunity just to showcase that commitment and celebrate it.

Peter Lacey (00:40:12):

I think the awards are a wonderful opportunity for the best in class of our suppliers, to demonstrate to their peers what's possible through the Buy Queensland approach.

Paul Martyn (00:52:89):

And that's what these awards celebrate, Queensland firms providing great products and serving the community, and government money being invested locally.

Jocelyn Elliott (01:02:44):

Stepping up on the stage today was a lovely feeling. I was a bit surprised of course, but it was a very proud moment, a wonderful feeling, great recognition. And we've been very fortunate to be part of the awards today.

Alana Fallini (01:14:81):

Today's monumental for us. Stepping on that stage and getting the award was wonderful.

MC (01:21:21):

Ochre Sun. Munster Services Group. Ability Enterprises. Aussie Active Desks. Aginic.

The Hon. Mick de Brenni MP (01:36:80):

MCP Health to come up onto the stage. Snap Fresh. I'd like to welcome Snap Fresh to the stage. It is my great pleasure to announce that the award for 2021 goes to SupplyAus. Please welcome them to the stage

Sharon Bailey (01:58:27):

These are incredibly happy occasions. There's a lovely light celebratory mood in the room, and it's just terrific towards the end of the year, to be able to do that, to be able to bring people together, to celebrate achievements and congratulate people for the great work that they do.

Tracey Scanlan (02:14:76):

The vibe in today's room was amazing. The diversity of businesses that have been recognised here today, the fact that people come from manufacturing, they come from service provision. Just the different organisations that all contribute to the betterment of Queensland is fantastic.

Hiranjan Aloysius (02:32:68):

Today, the awards event, I thought was very Queensland. And I just love the way that it reflected Queensland's approach of let's get it done, let's build Queensland. I just loved it.

The Hon. Mick de Brenni MP (02:48:02):

We have now done business with 57,990 Queensland businesses, an extraordinary number, nearly 60,000 Queensland businesses now supplying to our government. That has a value of $36 billion.

Lesley-Ann Clay (03:03:35):

Buy Queensland approach helps everyday Queenslanders because it keeps our money local, it keeps our economies going, and it keeps our jobs in our local communities.

Sharon Bailey (03:11:84):

The Buy Queensland approach is all about ensuring that we keep a lot of the government spend in Queensland with Queensland businesses.

Oscar Liviero (03:19:09):

So, you know, it promotes businesses. It encourages and stimulates the economy. It does a world of good within Queensland.

Eric Guthrie (03:25:80):

We met another company outside the door who we've never met before, and they've won an award here tonight as well you know. And it looks like we're going to be doing business together. And like, that's Buy Queensland isn't it? Two Queensland companies meeting outside the Queensland Awards, that will do business in the future together.

Ben Rose (03:42:77):

It's nice to be able to reflect and see how far we have come. And we're really grateful for that opportunity and really proud of what we've achieved.

Alana Fallini (03:55:29):

Awards clock, these little milestones in success that make the whole bigger picture for us worth it. You get to celebrate with other like-minded individuals so today was pretty special for us.

Hon Mick de Brenni MP, Minister for Housing and Public Works:  This afternoon is about honouring our local suppliers, Queensland suppliers. Those businesses that go out of their way to support Queensland.

Kay McGrath, Master of Ceremonies: There were nominations from a range of businesses and industries, as you would imagine, from right across the state. The judging panel decided to award highly commended and winners across the three award categories, which are: Putting Queenslanders First, Diversity in Procurement, and the Minister's Buy Queensland Award.

Impact Office Supplies: Is it awesome? Absolutely. Yeah. We're thrilled to bits actually, I'm really, really delighted. I'm a pretty laid back sort of guy but, you know, inside I'm absolutely over the moon. That's fantastic. Yeah, look, we're wrapped, absolutely top of the world.

Ability Enterprises: We've worked really hard and all of our staff have worked really hard to participate and to achieve these awards, and without them, we wouldn't be the company that we are today.

Peter Lacey, Acting Executive Director, Office of the Chief Advisor – Procurement, Department of Housing and Public Works: I think the true value that the Buy Queensland approach offers to Queenslanders is that strengthening of that regional employment base, government investing it's dollar back into those communities.

Sharon Bailey, Acting Deputy Director-General and Chief Advisor Queensland Government Procurement, Department of Housing and Public Works:  We are very keen to buy Queensland, not only because it helps the local economy, but because it grows those businesses and those businesses bring so much benefit to their local community. And also, the produce and products that we're getting are just exceptional.

BiTQ: I think one of the hardest things being a business owner is knowing that you're doing the right thing and knowing when you're doing the right thing, because you spend a lot of time and a lot of effort building and building and building and you don't really get to see any of the benefits initially. So an award like this is recognition that what we've done is good and we're on the right track and we're giving it a go and it's not all in vain. Yeah.

Liza Carroll, Director-General, Department of Housing and Public Works: I think the fantastic thing for me as a DG of a department is that you're contributing to the Queensland economy. That through this process you're actually helping to create those local enterprises and local jobs and really recognising the people that are behind it.