{"id":1153,"date":"2026-02-01T16:39:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T16:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stgequip.com\/?p=1153"},"modified":"2026-02-01T16:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T16:51:10","slug":"winner-of-the-vbeoy-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stgequip.com\/?p=1153","title":{"rendered":"Winner of the VBEOY Award 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1153\" class=\"elementor elementor-1153\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-767e1d6c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"767e1d6c\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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