SportsPassion nominated for two awards
SportsPassion has listed as a finalist in two categories at the CeBIT.AU awards. They are nominated in the Entrepreneurial Excellence 2009 and New Media 2009 categories. SportsPassion is the consumer brand of 3eep, and is a leading social networking site for local sports teams. CAV Investment Holdings has a stake in the company.
iProperty Clinches “Best Property Portal” Award for Six of its Websites
The iProperty.com Group (www.iproperty.com), Asia’s No. 1 network of online property portals owned by IPGA Limited (ASX: IPP), has emerged victorious again at this year’s CNBC Arabiya Asia Pacific Property Awards, garnering the award for “Best Property Portal” for its portals in Singapore (www.iproperty.com.sg), Malaysia (www.iproperty.com.my), Hong Kong (www.gohome.com.hk), India (www.india.iproperty.com), the Philippines (www.iproperty.com.ph) and regional luxury property portal iLuxuryasia.com (www.iLuxuryasia.com). This is a historical achievement as iProperty.com is the first company to have ever won the award across five markets for the same category at the Asia Pacific Property Awards.
The event is part of the International Property Awards, the world’s most prestigious competition for the property sector. It began in 1995 in London, and has since established itself as the premier annual programme that distinguishes Asia Pacific companies with the highest levels of achievement in a range of property-related fields in 21 categories. Winners are usually identified as companies and individuals who are raising the standards by providing excellent skills and services and continually reaching new heights in quality and innovation.
Later this year, top scoring winners from the Asia Pacific Property Awards will compete against other winning companies from Europe, the UK, the Americas and Arabia to find the ultimate World’s Best in each category. Last year, the Asia Pacific region scooped no less than five World’s Best awards – an amazing feat and one which the property industry will be watching with interest to see if it can be matched or even beaten in 2009.
Entries were judged by a panel of professionals whose collective knowledge of the property industry is second to none and unsurpassed by any other property awards. Chaired by Eric Pickles, Chairman of the Conservative Party, this year’s judges included Ben Wood, Industry Head Property Markets of Google UK; Peter Bolton King, Group Chief Executive of the National Federation of Property Professionals; Imtiaz Farookhi, Chief Executive of the National House Building Council; Christopher Hall, President Elect of FIABCI; Wilhelm Harnish, Master Builders of Australia (MBA); Thijis Stoffer, International Consortium of Real Estate Agents Association (ICREA); Helen Shield, Editor-in-Chief of International Homes magazine and Gillian Farr, Head of Design of Laura Ashley Home.
Executive Chairman of IPGA Limited Patrick Grove said: “We are extremely thrilled, honoured and proud to have been awarded these recognitions by such a prestigious body. It is truly a great achievement for the iProperty.com network as a whole, especially after having won Best Property Portal award for four portals across four countries last year. We have certainly outdone ourselves by taking home the same awards for six portals across five countries this year!”
“The fact that we have won the Best Property Portal award in almost every single market we operate in is clear testimony that the iProperty.com network can not only compete and triumph but also maintain the leading position within the highly competitive Asia Pacific online property arena. Our latest achievement definitely reinforces our position in the region as Asia’s leading online property group, with all our portals already leading the market in their respective countries,” said Grove, who attributes the group’s success to the hard work and dedication of the entire iProperty.com Team who continuously strive to improve its network of websites by creating innovative products and services.
The Awards will be presented at a gala dinner to be held at the Marina Mandarin Hotel in Singapore on 16 July 2009.
