The entry period for the 2013 Tire Review Top Shop Awards presented by Ammco/Coats has opened, and will run through July 5, 2013. The industry-leading Top Shop Awards program seeks to honor the “best of the best” independent tire dealers in the U.S. and Canada.
Entry forms and information are now available online exclusively at www.tirereview.com/topshop. Complete entries can be made right online.
The Tire Review Top Shop Award contest spotlights independent tire dealers that epitomize the attributes and values stressed in every issue of Tire Review: exemplary customer service and retention, training and education, merchandising and promotion, professional standards and conduct, innovation, appearance, business management, community involvement, business growth, achievement and innovation.
“We are extremely proud that over the years the Top Shop Awards have earned the respect of everyone in the tire industry, and have clearly become the premier honor for North American tire dealers,” said Jim Smith, editor of Tire Review magazine. “Every winner and even our Finalists tell us how important the honor is to their businesses. And countless tire dealers from across the continent tell us how grateful they are that there is a program that recognizes the success and accomplishments of dealers of all sizes and types. Top Shop is not about being the biggest or best known, it’s all about being the best of the best.”
“We cannot think of a better recognition program to be involved with than the Top Shop Awards, and we are extremely honored and excited to continue as the presenting sponsor,” said Kevin Keefe, vice president of marketing for Ammco/Coats, which has served as the presenting sponsor of the program since its inception. “The Top Shop Awards have brought much-deserved recognition to some highly successful businesses in our industry. The response from tire dealers to this award program has been tremendous, and that speaks volumes about how much dealers want to succeed to delivering for their customers.”
Outstanding examples are the 2012 winner Chapel Hill Tire Car Care Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.; 2011 winner Virginia Tire & Auto Service in Fairfax, Va.; 2010 Top Shop Award winner Tires, Tires, Tires in Sioux Falls, S.D.; 2009 winner Enger Auto Service & Tire in Cleveland, Ohio; 2008 winner Atlantic Tire & Service in Cary, N.C.; and 2007 inaugural winner Gatto’s Tires & Auto Service, headquartered in Melbourne, Fla.
Dealers can nominate their own businesses, or others can nominate tire dealer businesses. The entry process is simple: Those making the nomination need to provide basic information about the dealership being nominated and write a short (300-word maximum) essay explaining why that dealership should be considered. Prizes that will be awarded include:
The Grand Prize Winner will receive the brand new Coats 70X-L Leverless Rim Clamp tire changer, $1,500 in cash, airfare and hotel for two (2 nights/3 days) to the 2013 Global Tire Expo/SEMA Show, a feature story in the October 2013 issue of Tire Review, and a Top Shop trophy to display in their dealership.
Three Finalists will each receive a Coats 1250-3DV tire/wheel balancer (featuring on-board training), $500 in cash, a feature story in the October issue and a specially designed finalist trophy.