	{"id":68497,"date":"2020-05-11T04:57:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T17:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=68497"},"modified":"2020-05-05T15:50:01","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T04:50:01","slug":"businesses-together-in-tough-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/businesses-together-in-tough-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Businesses together in \u2018tough times\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Shout! Out! Ballarat campaign has encouraged R&amp;J Batteries to boost up one of their enterprising peers.<\/p>\n<p>As the incumbent Federation Business School Commerce Ballarat Business Excellence Awards\u2019 Business of Year, R&amp;J Batteries is giving Ballarat Engineering Plastics a public boost.<\/p>\n<p>R&amp;J Batteries CEO Stuart Hamilton said Ballarat Engineering Plastics\u2019 service, led by Justin Kent, is \u201cfantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe keeps you informed on your projects. If there\u2019s a delay or something unforeseen, he\u2019s quick to give you a call or email, so you\u2019re never left wondering,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>With such \u201cexcellent\u201d communication, Mr Hamilton said he\u2019s never \u201cleft wondering\u201d about a job he has contracted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re in a business, there\u2019s nothing worse than when something is not done on time, or when you don\u2019t hear about it, but you don\u2019t have that problem with Justin and his team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ll do what they say and stand by it. They get the job done. In small business, whether retail, manufacturing or wholesaling, that\u2019s what you need; people you can rely on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re doing a great job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Hamilton\u2019s crew is \u201chonoured\u201d to be part of a campaign that lifts the local business community up at such a challenging time, reminds them that they\u2019re not alone and that the city cares.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone\u2019s found it tough and there\u2019s tough times ahead. As the Business of the Year, it gives us a lot of pride to be involved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShout! Out! Ballarat is a marvellous initiative. To sum it up, we\u2019re proud, but we\u2019re also humble that we\u2019ve been asked,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Shout! Out! Ballarat campaign has encouraged R&amp;J Batteries to boost up one of their enterprising peers. 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