Wellington Region Business Excellence Awards Finalists Named

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HUTT VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

WELLINGTON REGION BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS FINALISTS NAMED

Picking a supreme winner from a top line-up of the Wellington regions businesses will be a tough call for judges at this year’s prestigious Chamber of Commerce business excellence awards to be staged at the Expressions Arts & Entertainment Centre, 836 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt on Friday 4 November 2016, says chamber Chief Executive Mark Futter. “Business confidence has grown in the last year and top performing companies and organisations have emerged to contest the awards again this year,” he says.

The black tie awards dinner at the Expressions Arts & Entertainment Centre will attract more than 450 people. “There is a lot of interest from across the Hutt Valley and the greater Wellington region in the awards which acknowledge excellence by companies, organisations and individuals who have made a significant contribution to business activity throughout the Hutt Valley and Wellington region during the year.

Mr. Futter believes the business excellence awards promote and encourage business achievement and enterprise, essential ingredients to business growth. The Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce & Industry plays a vital role in supporting the growth of business enterprise across the region. Our job is to support and nurture new business and help them succeed through introductions to other chamber members, learning and development, and the promotion of growth and investment in the cities of Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt, and the wider Wellington region. “The successful companies and individuals named as this year’s finalists have set the standards for others to follow and emulate,” he says.

Hutt Valley Chamber President Helen Down, says the business awards provide an opportunity to showcase examples of successful business enterprise in the business community.

Wellington Region Business Excellence Awards 2016 Categories Finalists are:

Hospitality & Tourism Sponsored by Hutt City Council
Blue Carrot Catering
Boulcott’s Farm Heritage Golf Club
Queen of Jackson
Sweet Vanilla Kitchen

Manufacturing & Distribution Sponsored by BNZ
Metal Art Ltd
Pooja Foods Limited (Tulsi)
Survive-it Ltd

Professional Services Sponsored by Boulcott Hospital
Duo Photography
Gee & Hickton Funeral Directors
GoFi8ure
Open Polytechnic

Small Business Sponsored by Gibson Sheat
FIX FASHION
Homeimprovement.co.nz Ltd
Love to Grow
one eighty recruitment

Trade Services & Suppliers Sponsored by Crowe Horwath (NZ) Limited
Disaster Prepare Ltd
HomeTech Ltd
James Henry Ltd
Recon Security

Technology & Innovation Sponsored by GNS Science
Card Testing International Limited
Neos Systems
Prepare & Survive
Tekron International Limited

Special Categories

Best Emerging Business
Element Roofing
RDL Group
Signmee
Survive-it Ltd
Time-7 Research Ltd

Not For Profit
Earthlink Incorporated
Ignite Sport Trust
Life Education Trust Hutt Valley
New Zealand Centre for Gifted Education
Upper Hutt Cosmopolitan Club

Young Business Person of the Year Sponsored by Upper Hutt City Council
Brady Dyer – Brady Dyer Photography
Bob Clark – Card Testing International Ltd
Samantha Carton – FIX FASHION
Carl Bates – Sirdar Group

Mayoral Award Sponsored by The Hutt News
Michael Neilson – Brew Strong Limited (Panhead Custom Ales)
Malcolm Gillies – Gillies Group
Bill Hammond – Hammond Transport Ltd
Label & Litho – Camilla Welch
Carl Longstaff – Metal Art Ltd
Lynda Moore – Upper Hutt DMD Ltd (Driving Miss Daisy)

Supreme Business of the Year

ENDS

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