Each year, Irrigear celebrates achievements with a major award of 'Supplier of the Year (SOTY)'. The winner is selected based on results of an annual appraisal process, that scores Members and Platinum Suppliers across a range of performance and industry criteria. Brown Brothers Engineers Australia (BBEA) was awarded Irrigear’s Supplier of the Year 2023.

2023 Supplier of the Year - Brown Brothers Engineers Australia (BBEA)

Irrigear Supplier of the Year awarded to Brown Brothers Engineers

Brown Brothers Engineers Managing Director, John Inkster said, "Being named the 2023 Irrigear Supplier of the Year is a testament to our unwavering commitment to excellence and innovation. This has been a highly sought after award for our team for some time now, so we are honoured to receive this recognition, and it motivates us to continue delivering top-quality pumping solutions to our valued customers. Thank you to Irrigear for this prestigious award, and to all our partners and customers for their continued trust and support."

The Irrigear Supplier of the Year (SOTY) award recognises excellence amongst some of the best suppliers in the industry. Brown Brothers Engineers earned this distinction through an annual appraisal process that relies strongly on feedback from Irrigear’s Member Stores, evaluating suppliers across a range of criteria such as product quality, innovation, service and support.

The official announcement of this award took place during the Irrigear National Conference Gala dinner in Brisbane, where representatives from Irrigear’s member stores and fellow platinum suppliers were also in attendance. Presenting the award Irrigear General Manager Simon Treptow said: “I was delighted to see the 2023 Irrigear Supplier of the Year Award go to Brown Brothers Engineers. It has been a stated goal of theirs for some time and they have worked really hard on the partnership to earn such glowing references from the stores. Congratulations and well done to the entire Brown Brothers Engineers team!"


Brown Brothers Engineers Australia distribute world leading pump brands such as Lowara, proudly supplying and supporting a comprehensive range of high-quality pumps across a wide range of applications and industries. They also specialise in designing, inhouse engineering and assembling, testing and custom-building pump systems.

Irrigear is recognised as Australia's largest network of independently owned water specialist retailers of pumping, irrigation, filtration, water and fluid management equipment. Irrigear continually seeks to 'raise the bar' on professional standards and practices, by continual programs of training, information exchange, networking and review processes which recognise excellence.

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