Passionate Team Members Drive Bcf

For immediate release 8 November 2010

PASSIONATE TEAM MEMBERS DRIVE BCF

A passion for the great outdoors and its strong internal culture are the key success factor for
BCF Boating, Camping and Fishing.
To acknowledge this, the company has announced the winners of the 2010 BCF Boating,
Camping and Fishing Passionate Team Member awards at the Leisure Retail Manager's
Conference held late September on the Sunshine Coast.
Team members from more than 72 BCF stores nationwide were encouraged to enter, with in
excess of 290 team members nominated by their peers. Nominees were recognized for their
outstanding performance in what has been another solid year for the company.

BCF's Chief Operating Officer Steve Doyle said the company's continued success was due to
its unique culture, which fosters passionate and enthusiastic employees who are part of a
strong team.
"Although BCF is a national chain which can offer customers an impressive product range at
great prices, it is our friendly team members and their local knowledge, tricks and tips, which
really brings people back time and time again," Mr Doyle said.
"Our team is one of kind, their passion for boating, camping and fishing extends from our
casual employees right up to our board of directors in head office."
As winner of the Fishing category, Tim Briss from Noosa BCF entertained the crowd with his
stories of fishing adventures with team mates and family.
"Fishing tackle has always been my passion, so working as part of the BCF team has allowed
me to really understand all aspects of the business and start to turn my hobby into a
profession," said Tim.
"The competition required us to complete a passionate booklet which comprised of a series of
practical activities, customer scenarios, product based activities and a 50 question product
quiz."
Winners walked away with more than $10,000 worth of prizes to be divided between the
categories.
Winners announced were:
Fishing:
1st Tim Briss, Noosa QLD
2nd Ryan Street, Albany WA
3rd Andrew Curtis, Burleigh QLD
Camping:
1st Sue Bennett, Morayfield QLD
2nd Michelle Boag, Caloundra QLD
3rd Kurt Shepherd, Caloundra QLD
Boating:
1st Mark Schlig, Albury NSW






2nd Ray Minor, Rockhampton QLD
3rd Ben Kingaby, Morayfield, QLD
With 72 stores located in Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territory, ACT, Western
Australia and Victoria, BCF continues to drive its store network across Australia, with further
new stores planned to open in 2011.

To find out more about BCF or to find your local store team member, simply visit
www.bcf.com.au.

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For further information, please contact:
Emily Leiner
Phillips Group
Phone: 07 3230 5000
Email: [email protected]