Billabong and Rip Curl won multiple awards at the Australian Surf Industry Awards held on the Gold Coast.
Billabong won seven awards and Rip Curl won four. In several categories where Billabong won the award, Rip Curl was the runner up.
Billabong awards
- Ladies Brand of the Year
- Men’s Brand of the Year
- Men’s Marketing Campaign
- Ladies Marketing Campaign
- Sales Office of the Year – Southeast Queensland
- Sales Representative of the Year – Simon Bonny
- Swim Brand of the Year
Rip Curl awards
- Boardshort of the Year
- Wetsuit of the Year
- Surfing Accessory of the Year
- WA Sales Representative of the Year – Kerry Whitford
Thirty-four honors were awarded across several retail, product and marketing categories.
The Surf & Boardsports Industry Association presented the awards.
Here’s a list of the all the winners.
2015 SURF INDUSTRY AWARDS – Winners and runners up
2015 Boardshort of the Year
WINNER Rip Curl – Mirage MF Driven
RUNNER UP Hurley – Phantom JJF Elite
2015 Wetsuit of the Year
WINNER Rip Curl – Flash Bomb Zip Free
RUNNER UP O’Neill – Psycho 3
2015 Surfboard of the Year
WINNER Haydenshapes – Hypto Krypto Future Flex
RUNNER UP JS Surf Boards – Blak Box 2
2015 Surfing Accessory of the Year
WINNER Rip Curl – SearchGPS Watch
RUNNER UP FCS – FCSII Essential Fin Series
2015 Sunglass of the Year
WINNER Oakley – Holbrook
RUNNER UP Dragon – The Jam H20 Floatable
2015 Men’s Marketing Campaign of the Year
WINNER Billabong – Life’s Better In Boardshorts
RUNNER UP Rip Curl – Surfing is Everything
2015 Ladies Marketing Campaign of the Year
WINNER Billabong – A Bikini Kinda Life
RUNNER UP Rip Curl – My Bikini
2015 Sales Office of the Year
WINNER Billabong – Queensland
RUNNER UP Rip Curl – South Queensland
2015 NSW Sales Representative of the Year
WINNER Ben Starkey – O’Neill
RUNNER UP Jodie Watson – Rip Curl
2015 QLD Sales Representative of the Year
WINNER Simon Bonny – Billabong
RUNNER UP Luke Boman – Oakley
2015 SA/NT Sales Representative of the Year
WINNER Will Mills – Mill Agency
RUNNER UP Ryan Anderson – Instant Agencies
2015 VIC/TAS Sales Representative of the Year
WINNER Finn Barry – Rusty
RUNNER UP Mark Neilson – Dragon
2015 WA Sales Representative of the Year
WINNER Kerry Whitford – Rip Curl
RUNNER UP Mel Hall – Roxy
2015 Footwear Brand of the Year
WINNER Havaianas
RUNNER UP Reef
2015 Swimwear Brand of the Year
WINNER Billabong
RUNNER UP Rip Curl
2015 Breakthrough Brand of the Year
WINNER Afends
RUNNER UP Vissla
2015 Ladies Brand of the Year
WINNER Billabong
RUNNER UP Rip Curl
2015 Men’s Brand of the Year
WINNERÂ Billabong
RUNNER UP Rip Curl
2015 NSW Retailer of the Year
WINNER Saltwater Wine | Stormriders
RUNNER UP Surf Culture Bondi
2015 QLD Retailer of the Year
WINNER Beachbeat
RUNNER UP Freetime Surf
2015 SA/NT Retailer of the Year
WINNER JR’s Surf & Ski
RUNNER UP JT Surf
2015 VIC/TAS Retailer of the Year
WINNERÂ Strapper Surf & Blunt Skateboarding Co
RUNNER UPÂ Mordy Surf
2015 WA Retailer of the Year
WINNER Vidlers Cottesloe Surf
RUNNER UP Star Surf + Skate
2015 NSW Breakthrough Retailer of the Year
WINNER Simon Law’s Tsunami Surfer
RUNNER UPÂ Sanbah Surf Shop
2015 QLD Breakthrough Retailer of the Year
WINNERÂ Suburban Surf
RUNNER UP Board Culture
2015 SA/NT Breakthrough Retailer of the Year
WINNERÂ Beaches Apparel
RUNNER UPÂ The Surf Shop
2015 VIC/TAS Breakthrough Retailer of the Year
WINNERÂ Peninsula Surf Centre
RUNNER UPÂ Zaks Surfboards
2015 WA Breakthrough Retailer of the Year
WINNERÂ Brownies
RUNNER UP Corner Surf Shop
2015 Core Boardstore of the Year
WINNERÂ Aloha Surf Manly
RUNNER UPÂ Slimes
2015 Product Innovation of the Year
WINNER Surf Hardware – FCSII
RUNNER UP Creatures of Leisure – SurfEars
2015 Environment Award
WINNER Patagonia – Yulex Wetsuit Program
RUNNER UP Billabong – Recycler Program
2015 Shop Fit Out of the Year
WINNERÂ Â Strapper Surf & Blunt Skateboarding Co
RUNNER UP  Stormriders – Port Macquarie NSW
2015 Service to the Industry
Surfing Australia
2015 Australian Retailer of the Year
WINNER Saltwater Wine | Stormriders
RUNNER UP Strapper Surf & Blunt Skateboarding Co
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