DIY Trade News November 2013
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Amazing Jacks
Jacks Paint and Hardware franchisee members and suppliers enjoyed
what many of them called “the most fabulous event” in the company’s
history, at its annual conference from 25 to 28 September.
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It was hosted at the idyllic Champagne Sports
successfully perform a challenge before they
Resort in the Drakensberg, where delegates kicked
could proceed. Suppliers designed tasks ranging
competition saw Amazing Race finalists compete
off the weekend with a golfing competition on the
from egg-throwing, apple-bobbing, hoop shooting
for the top prize: an all-expenses-paid week for
magnificent 18-hole golf course. A highlight of the
and identifying song names, to pop-the-balloons,
two in Mauritius, which saw Jacks Paint and
weekend was the Amazing Race, which took place
puzzle-building and, possibly the most entertaining
Hardware, Centurion becoming the unbeatable
on the Friday afternoon. Under the enthusiastic
of all, dancing “Gangnam Style” for a full minute.
champions, followed by runners up, Blackheath
direction of Jerry Skerritt of the Dream Team event
(This yielded some hilarious video clips that had
and Witbank.
organisers, members were tasked with seeing who
the audience in stiches at the Saturday gala
Each supplier competed to create a centrepiece
could scratch off the highest number of suppliers
dinner, not to mention some members hiding
that represented their company, and the results were
from their list in three hours.
under the table.)
dazzling. Who would ever have thought one could be
Supplier stands were dotted around the perimeter
Fun at the Amazing Race
Participants could get instant feedback and a
A highly entertaining minute-to-win-it-styled
enchanted by centrepieces that included toilet seats,
of the picturesque estate, and members had find
live scoreboard off their tablets, which galvanised
shower hoses, paint cans and brushes, drill bits
them, unlock and crack a challenge, and race off
them to try all the harder to beat their opponents.
and even a ladder? First prize went to Chemspec,
to find the next supplier – all under textbook-perfect,
The competition was fierce! Any tired feet quickly
followed by Flash Harry and Academy Brushware.
balmy African skies. Instead of pen and paper
got their “twinkle” back that night, though, with the
and maps, the race utilised an exciting tablet-
Friday night neon-themed dinner seeing members
that included talks by retail guru, Eric Parker,
based app tailor-made for such events. They
and Jacks Paint personnel moving from table to table
business writer, franchise and marketing expert,
were each given Samsung tablets loaded with
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