by Brianna Crandall — December 10, 2014—Australian companies searching for exceptional service vendors may benefit from a look at the recent awards given by global growth consulting firm Frost & Sullivan . The firm held its annual Australia Excellence Awards on December 4 at Hilton Sydney, presenting a total of 21 awards to companies across the industries of Environment and Information & Communication Technologies.
Founded in 2006, the Frost & Sullivan Australia Excellence Awards program is now in its ninth consecutive year and seeks to promote excellence across industries by recognizing companies and individuals that have pushed the boundaries of excellence, rising above the competition and demonstrating outstanding performance in the Australian market.
Award recipients for the 2014 Australia Excellence Awards were identified based on extensive secondary research conducted by Frost & Sullivan’s analysts, in-depth interviews and analysis. In order to identify best practices, companies are typically studied on their revenue growth, market share and growth in market share, leadership in new product introduction and innovation, breadth of products and solutions, major customer acquisitions, subscribers and growth in subscriber base, and business/market strategy.
The 2014 Frost & Sullivan Australia Excellence Awards recipients in the Environment category are:
- Integrated Facilities Management Company of the Year: ISS
- Waste Management Company of the Year: SITA Australia
- Water Technology Company of the Year: Baleen Filters Pty Limited
The full list of winners in the Information and Communication Technology category, as well as in the Healthcare category presented earlier this year, may be found on the 2014 Frost & Sullivan Australia Excellence Awards Web site.