EFM Health Clubs announce 2009 Franchisee of the Year and Annual Award winners

Fitness franchise, EFM Health clubs , has awarded its Franchisee of the Year and Annual Award winners for 2009.

The presentations took place at the EFM Health Clubs National Conference held on the Gold Coast where the theme of the 2009 conference was ‘Maximising Franchisee Profit”.

Matthew Lindblom, Managing Director of the fitness franchise, noted that the conference theme reflected the determination of the Franchisor to grow existing business. “Our focus for the years ahead is very much on increasing the profit of our existing clubs. As Franchisor, we’re investing significant resources into assisting our Franchisees to realising increased profit levels”.

According to Lindblom, the EFM Franchisee of the Year awards are based on a combination of factors including annual turnover growth, overall turnover, participation in events and contribution to the.

“The award system certainly rewards turnover and growth, but more importantly it places equal weighting on a Franchisee’s contribution to assisting fellow Franchisees to achieve success. Team work is one of the real strengths of our organisation”. 

EFM 2009 Award Winners:

National Franchisee of the Year:
Steve Hughes – EFM Woodville (SA)

EFM South Australian Franchisee of the Year:
Nathan Wiese – EFM King William St

EFM Eastern State Franchisee of the Year (awarded to best performing club from VIC, QLD, NSW & TAS):
Craig Schulze – EFM Parkville Grattan Street & EFM Parkville Poplar Road (VIC)

EFM South Australian Franchisee of the Year finalists:
Kirri Selover – EFM Unley and EFM Torrens Park
Matt Rixon – EFM Mawson Lakes

EFM Eastern State Franchisee of the Year finalists:
Craig Ryan & Jackie Poole – EFM Dandenong and EFM Clayton (VIC)
Aaron Byerlee – EFM Ryde (NSW)  

Best First Year Club:
Shane O’Donoghue & Paula Dean – EFM Elizabeth Vale (SA)