Eaton celebrated year on year, double digit growth by its IT channel partners, distributors and wholesalers at its annual Eaton Partner Awards 2022 event – celebrating performance and achievement throughout 2021.

Still in a full digital format, Eaton delivered an excellent online event with video appearances by Eaton’s New Zealand Country Manager with award announcements for each of the New Zealand category winners.

For an unprecedented third year-running, Eaton awarded UPS Power Solutions with its top award; Distributor of the Year 2021.

Proving once again that true marketplace leadership goes well beyond exceeding financial targets, UPS Power Solutions was recognised for consistently providing an excellent platform for good business and earning the long-term preference and loyalty of customers.

Andrew Khan, Eaton Country Manager – Power Quality NZ, presented the Distributor of the Year award to James Clark, Nicky & Graham Blackmore in Wellington and said, “UPS Power Solutions is dedicated to providing the right solution for their customers first time, with a full complement of highly trained staff in our major centres across NZ, last year had a record year with 142% growth.”

 

UPS Power Solution’s Managing Director, Nicky Blackmore says that after 19 years as an Eaton partner they continue to provide exceptional value alongside added reassurance and support to customers.

“This award reflects a strategy we’ve followed for many years; invest in our people. We are so proud in the knowledge that this award was earned by our team and recognises their collective talent and commitment to customers. We’ll carry on investing in the very best training, support and engineering expertise to continue raising the bar for what customers can expect from a partner.”

Engineering Manager James Clark was thrilled to accept the award alongside Nicky & Graham Blackmore, saying that the company’s long-term strategy of fostering industry-leading engineering talent and prioritising customer satisfaction with tailored, fit-for-purpose solutions continues to set the standard.

“As an engineering manager currently looking to recruit more engineers, being recognised with this award really showcases what a great opportunity UPS Power Solutions has to offer. We not only need to meet the increased demand for our services nationwide, but also deliver a healthy work/life balance to our existing and heavily in-demand engineers,” says Clark.