Held at the W Sydney at Darling Harbour, the event paid special tribute to some of the longest-serving and successful people in the network, including Nick Efrossynis<\/strong> of Laing+Simmons Kingsford who this year marks 40 years with Laing+Simmons.<\/p>\n Reaching the 30-year milestone this year were Tass Evgeniou<\/strong> of Laing+Simmons Cabramatta, D’Leanne Lewis<\/strong> of Laing+Simmons Double Bay, Ray Fayad<\/strong> of Laing+Simmons Parramatta Group, Kevin Mendes<\/strong> of Laing+Simmons Potts Point, Alan Fowler<\/strong> of Laing+Simmons Wentworthville, and CEO Leanne Pilkington<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Winners of the Principal of the Year Award<\/strong> were Basel and Jack Nahas<\/strong> of Laing+Simmons Mount Druitt, while the coveted Office of the Year Award<\/strong> went to Laing+Simmons The Abassi Group<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Abassi Group enjoyed a big night \u2013 and a big year \u2013 as the team also took out the Best Business Growth<\/strong> and Highest Number of Transactions Awards<\/strong>, with Aman Puri<\/strong> named Top Income Producer (Non-Principal).<\/p>\n Once again, it was a busy year for Top Income Producer D\u2019Leanne Lewis<\/strong> as the Laing+Simmons Double Bay office also took home the Top Income Producing Office<\/strong> Award.<\/p>\n The Community Achievement Award<\/strong> went to Laing+Simmons Quakers Hill | Schofields<\/strong> for their work with Carevan, feeding the homeless and serving as a vital collection point locally.<\/p>\n Finally, the major highlight of the night was the Doug Laing Memorial Award<\/strong>, this year won by Andrew Ienna<\/strong> of Laing+Simmons Blacktown.<\/p>\n \u201cIn a challenging market, Laing+Simmons teams across the state once again demonstrated what\u2019s possible by prioritising their training and development to deliver the best possible outcomes for their customers, creating strong and resilient businesses in the process,\u201d CEO Leanne Pilkington says.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s always a privilege to acknowledge the efforts of our people at the Annual Awards and take the opportunity to honour those who make our network the thriving, supportive, people-first environment it is, which we value so much as a group. Congratulations and thank you to all our award winners.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n