NEWS RELEASE
Seven Times #1 For Canterbury Real Estate Legend
For Release: 1 May 2006
Focusing on consistently providing the most professional real estate experience in all markets over the last seven years
has paid off for well known property personality, Alison Aitken from Harcourts Grenadier (Christchurch City) who was
announced as Harcourts Canterbury’s Number One Sales Consultant for an unprecedented seventh year in a row.
The announcement was part of Harcourts’ 2005-2006 regional End of Year Awards at the Christchurch Convention Centre this
morning with close to 600 Harcourts team members attending. Announced Second and Third were Mark O’Loughlin from
Harcourts Papanui, and Grant Lange from Harcourts Avonhead (who also achieved Top Rural Sales Consultant for the
region).
With now seven years at the top in Canterbury and three years as Number One for Harcourts New Zealand (1999-2003),
Alison Aitken is renowned city and nation wide for her exceptional focus, commitment to customer excellence, and huge
capacity for work.
While accepting her award, Ms Aitken noted how she had particularly enjoyed the changing market of the last year
enabling her to provide a level of service and expertise the public was finding more critical to achieve their property
goals. With most of her business ‘repeats and referrals’, a common trend was clients increasingly expecting industry
expertise and marketing knowledge to provide a high quality end result. She concluded by thanking her team and Harcourts
for their ongoing support and professionalism.
Harcourts New Zealand CEO, Bryan Thomson, said, “Around 75 percent of respondents in a recent AC Nielsen survey
identified professionalism, training and qualification of the real estate sales consultant they employed as being very
important. Couple this with a vast track record of success and you are describing Alison Aitken. Her award winning
performances are legendary but what is equally important is her commitment to produce the very best results for her
clients, which is why people go back to her time after time. Harcourts is very proud to once again have Alison Aitken as
our Canterbury champion.”
The ceremony was the first of four regional awards being held around the country this week as a build-up to the highly
anticipated National Awards at Harcourts’ Annual Conference at the Christchurch Convention Centre 15-17 May 2006 where
close to 1,000 Harcourts delegates are expected to attend.
ENDS