15 June 2006.
Ben Leads the way for Warkworth at Harveys National Real Estate Awards
Ben Kloppers (Centre), pictured with Harveys Director’s Ross Hunter (Left) and Ross Barraclough (Right) at the 2006
Harveys National Real Estate Awards.
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There was plenty for the Warkworth office to celebrate at the recent 2006 Harveys National Real Estate Awards, and for
Ben Kloppers in particular.
Not only did he win the coveted Harveys Directors Award for ‘Outstanding Achievement in the Auction Arena’, Ben was also
voted ‘Top Auction Caller’ among the four finalists at the Harveys Annual Conference which proceeded this year’s awards
dinner.
Others to do well for Warkworth at the awards were Omaha sales specialist, Michael Dow, who won the ‘Most Successful
Sales Person in Residential Sales’ award, and was 2nd behind David Egan for ‘Most Successful Sales Person Overall’ and
Julie Beaumont, who was voted ‘Property Manager of the Year’. The team at Warkworth also performed well and took awards
in a number of other categories on the night.
In only his fourth year in real estate, Ben has quickly shown an aptitude for the business after moving to New Zealand
from Zimbabwe in 2000.
According to Harveys Warkworth business owner, Greg Allen-Baines, Ben possesses all the qualities to succeed in the
auction arena. “He prepares well and pays great attention to detail. He has a good intuitive feel for the auctioneering
process and a wicked sense of humour,” he says. “To be a good auctioneer it takes dedication and a belief in the
process, which he has plenty of.”
Ben also has passion for the auction process. “I love seeing the excitement on everyone’s faces and achieving the
results. That’s what stimulates me the most,” he says.
Harveys Director, Ross Hunter, a top auctioneer himself, says Ben “has worked hard to achieve his success, tripling his
auction listing during the last 12 months, which is an outstanding result. He has a very professional attitude and this
is also reflected in his auction calling.”
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