Living the dream: Auckland exporters honoured

Media statement Monday, May 29, 2012

Living the dream: Auckland exporters honoured

School kids won’t dream of careers in temperature and humidity control, shipping, logistics, or making snack foods, but they might if they knew where it could take them.

Auckland companies supplying precisely these products and services have been named finalists in the Air New Zealand Cargo Export New Zealand Auckland Awards 2012.

Export New Zealand runs the export awards each year partly to inspire our business owners and budding entrepreneurs, but mainly to celebrate our export heroes who are demonstrating huge success despite global uncertainty and in the face of intense market competition.

The finalists in the Awards six categories chosen by a team of judges are listed below.

The export awards are run by the Export New Zealand Auckland division of the Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA)*. All businesses based in Auckland are eligible to enter.

Award finalists are assessed on:
- Outstanding profitable and sustainable foreign exchange growth;
- Quality planning, leadership and direction;
- Excellence in export marketing; and
- Operational excellence.

The winners will be announced at a gala dinner on June 22nd.

A new award recognizing an individual for their Inspiration to Exporters will be presented by a special Government guest.

Export New Zealand Bay of Plenty also runs an annual export awards celebration – the finalists in the BNZ Bay of Plenty Export NZ Awards 2012 also listed below.

Winners of the Bay of Plenty export awards will be announced at a gala dinner in Mt Maunganui on June 29th.

Background:
*Since 2008 Export New Zealand has been a division of EMA. EMA is the largest stakeholder in Business NZ of which Export New Zealand is a division at a national level.

Finalists in the
Air New Zealand Cargo Export New Zealand Auckland Awards 2012

Westpac Exporter of the Year (total sales over $35million)
- A company recognised for excellence in building extraordinary and sustainable export growth.

• Jack Links NZ Ltd - manufactures beef snacks, a good source of protein and iron, with fewer calories, fat and carbs per serving than most other snacks.
• GMP Pharmaceuticals Ltd – manufactures natural health products of New Zealand origin such as complementary medicines, dietary supplements, functional foods and infant formula.
• Temperzone Ltd – designs and manufactures air conditioning systems mainly for commercial buildings and also for residential and industrial applications.

QBE Insurance Exporter of the Year (total sales under $35million)
- A company recognized for excellence in building extraordinary and sustainable export growth.

• Patton Ltd- makes and supplies components for refrigeration, air conditioning or mechanical services system, such as condensing units, air-cooled condensers, unit coolers, dry coolers and water chillers.
• Canary Enterprises Ltd- manufactures value-add dairy and selected non-dairy products, such as butter medallions, butter sheets, clarified butter and apricot cream cheese disks.
• Temprecord International Ltd – produces temperature recording equipment used in food processing, scientific processes and other industries.

TNT Express Emerging Exporter of the Year
- A company recognized for excellence in starting out to secure a sustainable export business.

• NZ New Milk Ltd - produces premium, quality infant formula that is consumer specific, in packaging individualized to the customers’ specification.
• Madeblunt Ltd - designs and markets innovative umbrellas using patented technology trademarked as the “Blunt umbrellas” brand.
• World Wide Access Ltd – sells online and ships New Zealand products fast to customers in North America, Europe and Asia, a new way of exporting enabled by technology
• Brolly Sheets Ltd - designs and makes waterproof bedding and chair pads, and toilet training aids.

Endace Hi-Tech Exporter of the Year
- A company recognized for excellence in building extraordinary and sustainable export growth, working in the areas of electronic, computer software and hardware, IT systems or other products based on these technologies.

• Xlerate Technologies Ltd - develops, delivers and integrates GPS vehicle tracking and telematic solutions to large and small scale commercial fleets and consumer vehicles.
• Orion Health Ltd - software developer, providing world class leading healthcare integration software and clinical workflow solutions to organisations.
• Compac Sorting Equipment Ltd - produces turnkey solutions and equipment for sorting and packing fruit.

Baldwins Intellectual Property Best Use of Commercialisation of Innovation
- A company recognized for excellence in the commercialisation of innovation to achieve a profitable and self-sufficient business.

• Straker Interactive Ltd trading as Straker Translations - online translation company for documents and multi-lingual websites.
• enlight photo Ltd – designs and creates practical, inventive products and software for photographers.
• ENSID Technologies Ltd - pioneer of polymer RFID (radio frequency identification) transponder tags manufactured using patented plastic infusion technology, for use on animals, fish and more.

BDO Deal of the Year
- A company recognised for the strategic planning underpinning the successful deal, and which has received recognition from the market for innovation, tenacity and its calibre, executed from January 1st 2011.

• EasiYo Products Ltd - manufacturers and markets a unique yogurt starter system.
• Compac Sorting Equipment Ltd - produces turnkey solutions and equipment for sorting and packing fruit.
• Superyacht Interiors NZ Ltd - designs, manufactures and installs super yacht interiors of uncompromising quality anywhere in the world.

Supreme Award
The winner is chosen by the judges from the winners of each category.

Export New Zealand Auckland Award for Inspiration to Exporters
This new award this year will recognize the contribution made by an exporter to other exporters, as chosen by the Export New Zealand Auckland executive committee.

Finalists in the
BNZ Bay of Plenty ExportNZ Awards 2012

United Travel Corporate Emerging Exporter of the Year Award
• Heilala Vanilla
• Power Smart Solar
• Woods – The Creative Agency

Page Macrae Innovation Award
• Deepseed Ltd
• Doherty Engineered Attachments Ltd
• Te Awanui Huka Pak

Bay of Plenty Polytechnic Export Achievement Award
• Fraser Vickers – Beca Group Ltd
• Glenn Purcell – Automation & Electronics
• Hemi Rolleston – Te Awanui Huka Pak

Sharp Tudhope Lawyers Exporter of the Year Award
• Bluelab Corporation Ltd
• Doherty Engineered Attachments Ltd
• Webco Ltd
ZESPRI International Service to Export Award: the winner is kept secret until the awards night (June 29th)
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