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Double Take! Belkin Wins the Prestigious Harvey Norman Supplier of the Year Award in both Australia and New Zealand

 

(West Gosford, NSW) – May 27, 2005 – Belkin, the global leader in connectivity solutions, has won Harvey Norman Computers’ annual Supplier of the Year Award in both Australia and New Zealand.

 

Voted-on, anonymously, by all Harvey Norman store franchisees, nominations for the awards take into consideration every facet of a supplier’s business including sales representation, administration, shipping of stock, customer service and technical support.

 

“We are very proud of the awards. They represent the culmination of years of hard work by our team to develop the business with Harvey Norman, and demonstrate just how important Belkin’s categories have become to them,” said Mike Bell, Managing Director - Belkin Australia/NZ.

 

Harvey Norman is Belkin’s major retail customer in both respective marketplaces and the awards represent a significant achievement for the company, with key industry players HP and Ingram Micro among the candidates.

 

It is also an amazing second-year-in-a-row win for the Belkin New Zealand team, who are the first supplier, in the history of the award, to win back-to-back accolades.

 

“Belkin are a quality company, they have had a definite impact on both the revenue and profitability of the Harvey Norman stores. Their recent award as the Supplier of the Year was a direct result of their positive approach to this demanding industry,” said John Slack-Smith, General Manager, Harvey Norman.

 

 

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About Belkin

Belkin, the global leader in connectivity solutions, offers a range of innovations for the computer, electronics, and mobile consumer. With a diverse and far-reaching product mix consisting of home and enterprise networking, audio video solutions, KVM (keyboard/video/mouse), power protection and cabling, as well as USB and FireWire® devices, Belkin extends its reach to Bluetooth, PDA, iPod® and other solutions for mobile computing. Based on the New South Wales Central Coast, Belkin’s Australian operation employs over 90 people. Belkin products are available through a broad network of distributors, resellers and retailers. To find out more visit www.belkin.com/anz.

 

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