	{"id":27785,"date":"2019-07-31T15:27:48","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T05:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=27785"},"modified":"2019-08-07T12:52:02","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T02:52:02","slug":"braille-sign-supplies-wins-business-of-the-year-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/braille-sign-supplies-wins-business-of-the-year-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Braille Sign Supplies wins Business of the Year award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TORQUAY business Braille Sign Supplies recently won Regional Business of the Year at the Geelong Business Excellence Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Braille Sign Supplies were also finalists in the \u201cAdvanced Manufacturing and Industry\u201d and \u201cInnovation Research and Development\u201d categories.<\/p>\n<p>The business has enjoyed significant growth in recent years, and now has signage in airports, universities and hospitals across the country, and even signs in Parliament House.<\/p>\n<p>Yet they also maintain a local focus, having recently worked on signs for Jan Juc Life Saving Club, the Armstrong Creek shopping centre and the Surf Coast Shire.<\/p>\n<p>Director Travis Ashford said he was flattered by receiving the award.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe always work hard,\u201d Mr Ashford said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it\u2019s nice to get some formal recognition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ashford has been helping the visually disabled for 17 years, and the recognition is well deserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORQUAY business Braille Sign Supplies recently won Regional Business of the Year at the Geelong Business Excellence Awards. 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