The winner of the 2011 DuPont/Paint and Panel Sustainability Award is Willmot Smash Repair Specialist from Cairns, Queensland.
The Great Barrier Reef and the rainforests of Queensland have inspired owner Allan Willmot to put sustainability at the forefront of his business philosophy. The Cairns-based Queenslander said simply: “We have such natural beauty on our doorstep, we must do everything we can to look after it.”
It's not just for the work that Willmot has carried out within his own business that has him winning this DuPont Sustainability Award, it's his drive to promote environmental sustainability within other panel shops and local businesses which is also both impressive and admirable. Read about his business and sustainable initiatives in the November/December issue of Paint and Panel.
DuPont Performance Coatings' Owen Streatfeild, market and strategy development manager, DPC ANZ, who presented the award, said: "It's great to recognise bodyshop businesses that have made a change, and especially those who also encourage these initiatives with others in the local business community."