1. ISSUE
012013NHP’s Staff Newsletter
The Cheryl Homersham Award is
an important company award that
was created in memory of long-
serving Victorian employee Cheryl
Homersham who sadly passed
away in 2001. This special award
acknowledges those employees
who go above and beyond the
expectation of their role and
assist NHP in delivering excellent
customer service to other members
of staff and our customers.
The wire recently caught up with
the respective winners of the
2012 Cheryl Homersham Award
including National winner Sharon
Neven and each of the State winners to get their reaction to winning the award
and what it means to them. Much like previous winners in years gone by, it
appears the ‘out of the blue’ phone call from Lloyd Thomas to inform them of
their Award is a moment to remember!
Sharon Neven (Sales Operations Officer – National Winner)
“Jane Goode (Personal Assistant
to Managing Director & CEO -
Richmond) rang me and told me
Lloyd wanted to see me. “Oh No!” I
thought, “Should I pack up my things
now?”. To my surprise, Lloyd told
me I had won the National Cheryl
Homersham Award.
To win the award means a great
deal to me, not only to recognise my
contribution to NHP but I hope it also
reflects the great relationships I have
with my team mates in Australia and
New Zealand. I like to think my team
mates are my good friends too!
I was lucky enough to have known Cheryl and remember her as a real fire cracker!
She was great fun and I know the success of the Children’s Christmas party each
yearwasreallyimportanttoher.ItmeantalottomethatDebbieandKimwerehere
at NHP to see me receive the award. As I said on the day, we should remember that
although the award is a great honour in their Mum’s name, it is also a reminder that
theylosttheirmothertoosoon.IhopeCherylwouldthinkIamworthytoreceivethe
award in her name.”
In This Issue
Cut - off date
• Cheryl Homersham Award
• Sales Barometer
• Bridge to Bridge Water Ski
Classic!
• No small feat!
• Sydney Santa!
• NHPart of Life…
• Service
Thank you to everyone
who has contributed to this
edition of the wire.
The next issue of the wire
will be distributed on
Monday 4th February
Articles due in by
Wednesday 30th January
The wire Team
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Shaun Rynne - Designer
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Cheryl Homersham Award Winners 2012
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Sharon Neven (Sales Operations Officer – National Winner)
Lloyd Thomas presenting the Cheryl Homersham Awards at the
Richmond Christmas lunch.

2. Cheryl Homersham Award Winners 2012 cont...
David Luey (Customer Service Representative – NZ Winner)
“On December 19 my phone rang and I saw Lloyd Thomas’ name appear on the display - I
thought to myself - ‘he must be looking for one of the other staff in our branch’.
On answering the phone and to be personally told by Lloyd that I was the winner of the
2012 Cheryl Homersham for New Zealand, it took a minute to really sink in. To find out I was
nominated was a privilege, but to be the winning recipient for NZ was a huge surprise and
honour considering the calibre of the other NZ nominees.
Later that day I was presented with the Framed Citation on behalf of NHP from Robert Todd (Sales Manager,
Central - Wellington) in front of the Wellington staff. That will go down as one of the most memorable days for
me with NHP”.
Kirsty Sloss (Branch Coordinator – QLD Winner)
“I literally had a heart attack when I saw Lloyd Thomas pop up on my Desktop. Not many
situations render me speechless, but this experience certainly did. It was an honour to receive
this award for QLD, and a fantastic feeling to know that the contribution of individuals within
NHP do not go unnoticed.
We are all a vital part of the team, and no role or rank is more important than the person
sitting beside us. I have been with NHP in Rockhampton for seven years now, seen this branch
bothstruggleandflourish,andIcanhonestlysayitfeelslikefamily.Winningthisawardmeant
a lot to me, as it made me proud of myself after a very tough year. Bring on 2013!!”.
Luke Curtis (Business Development Industrial Projects – SA Winner)
“I am very proud and humbled by this award. I knew Cheryl well and she was a wonderful
person and helped me out many occasions.
I was eventually contacted by Lloyd after he rang a couple of times and only got my voice mail
because I missed the calls. I asked around as to who’s phone number it was as I could tell it was
a NHP number but I did not recognise it at all.
Eventually he rang again and surprised me with the good news”.
Grant Slade (Document Controller – Laverton Winner)
“We had just completed our office Kris Kringle celebrations and all in the office were in great
spirits. Ifortunatelyheardmyphoneringandracedtoanswerandwhenpickingupthereceiver
I noticed “Lloyd Thomas” as the display name and thought it was a seriously great prank by a
fellow NHP Staff member. After introducing myself, Lloyd asked how my day was at Laverton
and I quickly realised that this was Lloyd Thomas on the phone. After some further discussion
Lloyd informed me that I was the Laverton recipient of the Cheryl Homersham Award - I was
initially in shock! After composing myself I informed Lloyd what a great honor and privilege
it was to receive such an important and prestigious award such as the Cheryl Homersham Award. Lloyd again
congratulated me on receiving this award and recognition by my fellow NHP employees and looked forward to
presenting me with the award at the NHP Christmas party.
After manually cancelling some previously planned leave (award was a complete shock) I was able to attend
NHP Richmond offices to collect the award. After a quick phone call on the morning of the 24th to see if I was
in attendance as I was still on the system as “on leave” I was able to make my way over to Richmond with the
Laverton crew on the bus provided. My Daughter Brittni was able to attend on the day and it was fantastic to
have her come along and witness her Dad receive such a prestigious honour, and also to take photos for proof
at home! My Daughter was especially impressed with being welcomed in Lloyd’s opening address and being
made to feel part of the NHP Christmas events.
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3. Sydney Santa!
Although it feels as if Christmas has come and gone in an instant, the
wire couldn’t let this photo slide away as easily!
This is Steven Reid’s (Production Supervisor – Sydney) office Santa
outfit – and what an outfit!
Sources close to Steve have suggested although he
may have struggled through the doorways, it was
well worth the tight squeeze!
Cheryl Homersham Award Winners 2012 cont...
It was a great honour to be able to accept the award on the day from Cheryl’s family and share the importance
and respect that this award carries at NHP. Both my daughter and I had a fantastic time at the awards and were
made to feel very welcome and offered seats on a full table so we could sit together, I even found out that Alex
Coslovich is a fully blown “Petrol Head”.
Lastly, I would like to thank all my fellow NHP employees whom I work with to have made this award possible, as
without their help/assistance/guidance I would not have been selected or nominated for this award; also many
thanks for the great laughs along the way and the many more to come. I will continually strive to display the
personal and professional qualities that Cheryl achieved during her employment at NHP with great honor and
respect, may 2013 be just as exciting.
PS: See you at BATHURST Alex!”
Sarah White (Customer Service Supervisor – NSW Winner)
“I was both surprised and excited to receive the news from Lloyd Thomas that I had won the
Cheryl Homersham Award for NSW.
There’s been a lot of change within the business, and I’m grateful to work with a group of very
supportive and responsive people.
To be recognised by my work mates and nominated for such an esteemed award is certainly
an honour. I am proud to receive this award”.
Andrew Webster (Sales Representative, Commercial Projects –WA Winner)
“It was a great surprise to receive a phone call from Lloyd Thomas who explained the reason
for the call and congratulated me on receiving this special award (Hopefully, there were no
speed cameras along the section of road during my initial conversation with Lloyd !).
I certainly had no idea that I had been nominated for the Cheryl Homersham award, so to
actually receive the award was totally unexpected and a real honour.
I feel fortunate to work with a great group of dedicated people and would like to thank all my
colleagues that nominated me for this award”.
Please note, the response of James Smillie (Victorian Winner) will be included in the next edition of the
wire (04/02/2013).

4. Sales Barometer 2012-13
December Sales
$25M
Total Sales
$227M
Sales Target
$440
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5. Bridge to Bridge Water Ski Classic!
The Bridge to Bridge Water Ski Classic is an iconic water sports
event in New Zealand that completed its 29th running on the
weekend of October 27 and 28, 2012.
The popular event is held on theWaikato River with many forms
of racing taking place over the weekend to form the premier
event of the year for water ski racers in New Zealand.
The event has seven components, the pinnacle of which is the
Long Race that is an 82km flat out sprint, against the clock from
Cambridge to Taupiri and back to Hamilton. This race attracts
the best ski racers from the North and South Islands as well
as plenty of Australians from across the ditch – and this year,
NHP’s very own Craig Hammond (Business Development –
Auckland) had a boat taking part in the event!
“The weekend went extremely well for our campaign. Saturday
(first race and time trial) we placed third. Between the top three
boatstherewasonlyathirtysecondmarginbetweenthequalifying
times. Sunday we were coming second until we dropped a skier on
the final leg coming home, overall we placed third. The boat was
judged as the crowd favorite and was clocked the second fastest
boat on Sunday through the first leg”, Craig told the wire.
Summary of Boat Performance:
Saturday Time trial
Hamilton (start/finish) to Nagaruawahia and back
Distance: 36km
Time: 16mins
Sunday Bridge Race
Cambridge (Start) to Taupiri (first leg), Taupiri to
Hamilton (second leg and finish)
Distance: 77kms
Time: 38mins
Boats average speed through the course: 97 Mph
Boats top speed recoded in the course: 109 Mph
Boat Race speed achieved (no skiers): 117 Mph
Great work Craig and to all involved! The wire
looks forward to reporting your progress at future
events!

6. No small feat!
With the calendar now ticked over to 2013 a new season in many of our
beloved sporting codes is fast approaching. Whether it’s AFL or NRL – not
to mention the A-League and Summer of Cricket that we’re in the middle
of, there is also another season that is underway...
The Three-Quarter Midget Racing Season in NZ has just began and one of
the racing cars is sponsored by NHP!
Checkout what team owner, Colin Matthews (Colin Matthews Motorsport)
recently had to say about the performance of the
NHP car so far this year…
“Early indications are looking very positive for the
renumbered (now 77c) NHP/Rothbury ¾ Midget
being campaigned out of Christchurch”.
“We have a new driver (Ben Tiplady) and he has now
run the car for three meetings with some fantastic
results, including winning the inaugural Ryan Stone
Memorial Trophy held last weekend”.
For a full write-up on the 2012-2013 Race Season
to date, click here!
On this day… January 21
1793 - During the French Revolution, King Louis XVI was executed on the
guillotine. He had been condemned for treason.
1924 - Soviet leader Vladimir Llyich Lenin died. Joseph Stalin began a purge
of his rivals for the leadership of the Soviet Union
1940 - Jack Nicklaus - widely regarded as the most accomplished
professional golfer of all time, was born.
Jeff can for cancer…
The ‘100k’s for a Cure’ fundraiser is a great initiative run by the
Cancer Council Queensland that involves a 100km non-stop
walk with proceeds contributing to cancer research. Recently
the wire found out that NHP’s very own Jeff Pratt (Warehouse
Coordinator – Townsville)will be taking on this walk…
“The walk is 100km in distance and the course will run from the
townofRavenswoodtothetownofAyr”, Jeff said when speaking
to the wire.
“From 1pm May 31 to the afternoon of June 1, this will see 24-28hrs of non-stop walking across 50km of dirt
road, cows, goats and countless telegraph poles as well as 50 km of sealed road”, he continued. Good luck Jeff!
To view Jeff’s team page or to contribute a donation, simply click here! Good luck Jeff!

7. This week we will be sharing a few tips on setting goals and the best way to achieve these goals.
1. Examine your present situation- assess what is important to you and what actions you need to take to
achieve this.
2. Make sure that your goals are realistic and achievable.
3. Break your goals down into components so that you are able to achieve them one step at a time.
4. Reward yourself for achieving your goals.
5. Learn to have a positive attitude towards failure and accept that frustration isn’t always a negative
outcome. Think about how this frustration can assist you in changing elements to the process so that
this doesn’t happen again.
6. Work at effective strategies to dealing with stress and pressure. These can be as simple as taking a 20
minute walk outside, practicing yoga or even sharing your concerns with a friend.
7. Remember that being efficient is not the same as being effective. Someone who works hard and is
well organised but spends all their time on unimportant tasks may be efficient but not effective. To be
effective, you need to decide what tasks are urgent and important and to focus on these.
HR Corner
NHPart of Life…
In our first installment of NHPart of Life for the year
following a month-long break, one would expect to
have a few submissions on the back of some time
spent away from the office… The wire is pleased to
report that your colleagues have not disappointed
with a triple header to kick off 2013!
1. First up we’re heading west to Rottnest
Island where Brad Richards (Sales Manager,
Metropolitan - Perth) found out there was more
thanquokkastobeseenatthispopularlocation!
“Whilst on holiday at Rottnest Island (19km off
the Perth coast) I joined a group of fellow holiday
makers on the Wadjemup Lighthouse tour.
After climbing the 155 steps to the top I spotted
a control enclosure with an Allen-Bradley HMI
panel and a NHP Selector Switch”, said Brad.
“The original lighthouse on this site was Western
Australia’sfirstlighthouse.Thesecond,andcurrent,
is Australia’s first ever rotating beam lighthouse”.
2. Back towards the opposite side of the
country and while on holiday in Sydney,
Hasitha Naranpanawe (Web Communications
Supervisor – Richmond) made our second
sighting of an NHP Concept panelboard at
Parramatta Westfield car park…
3. For our third submission in the first NHPart of Life of 2013, we’ll stay in Sydney and head to the Power
House Museum where Gary Logan (Estimator, HAE – Sydney) spotted some vintage NHP Pushbuttons.
Looks like quality lasts! Thanks to all the submissions and we look forward to bringing you plenty more
throughout the year!
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8. Welcome
Christchurch
• Sean Devine, Warehouse Coordinator, commenced
January 7
Dandenong
• Danny Smith, Automation Business Development,
commenced January 14
Laverton
• Devrim Aly, Demand and Production Planning
Analyst, commenced January 2
Richmond
• William Helms, Graduate Support Engineer,
commenced January 14
• Nicholas O’Connor, Graduate Support Engineer,
commenced December 14
Internal Movements
Auckland
• Nathan Hurd, Customer Service Representative,
commenced January 7
Laverton
• Ali Asghar, Project Coordinator, commening January
21
Richmond
• Michael Liberatore, Automation Product Manager,
commenced January 7
Farewells
Auckland
• Matthew Evans, Customer Service Representative
Laverton
• Garry Wise, Storeperson
Perth
• Michael Thompson, Workshop Manager
• Andre DuPlessis, Business Development - Projects WA
Richmond
• Tim Avenell, Customer Service Representative
Staff Movements
Service
Within the NHP culture is the recognition of employees who have been loyal to the organisation and have
made a contribution over a long part of their working life. Below are those who will reach a milestone in
the month of January 2013.
20 years with NHP
• William Stewart - Project Team Leader - Major Commercial
• Neil Clinch - Storeperson
• Jon Rodaughan - Product Manager - Signalling
10 years with NHP
• Sunil Kumar - Electrical Fitter
• Mitchell Scott - Senior Estimator
Congratulations on behalf of everyone at NHP!
Baby News
The wire is pleased to announce that in the first edition of the
year, we can share not one, not two, but three Baby News stories!
First up, congratulations to Duncan Baker (Sales Representative -
Sydney) on recently gaining a new addition to his family, Hannah
Baker Born on January 15!
Further congratulations to Liz Betts and her partner Anderson
who on December 28 gave birth to their first daughter, Ella May –
weighing in at 4 pounds, 11 ounces (2.1kg) and 46cm!
Last but not least, congratulations to John Garrett (Sydney
Service Manager) and his wife Nada on the birth of their first
child, Lachlan James Garrett, on December 23 (3.42kg and 51cm)!
Ella May
Hannah Baker
Lachlan Garrett