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Leading business into the future
Monday, 05 October 2009
Two outstanding business people were inducted into the Manukau Business Hall of Fame at the 2009 Westpac Manukau Business Excellence Awards Gala Dinner on 18 September.

Hat-trick for supreme winner
Monday, 05 October 2009
National Aluminium Limited (NALCO) scored an award hat-trick at the recent Westpac Manukau Business Excellence Awards.

Community Award
Monday, 05 October 2009
Winner of the Manukau Community Foundation Business Contribution to the Community Award is Progressive Enterprises Limited who own and operate 150 Countdown, Woolworths and Foodtown stores nationwide.

The Hall of Fame
Monday, 05 October 2009
Both Hall of Fame inductees hail from the heating and air-conditioning industry, and are Noel Holyoake, founder of what is now Holyoake Industries Limited, and Eric Kendall, who was the founder of Temperzone Air Conditioning.

OfficeMax takes two
Monday, 05 October 2009
OfficeMax are a double award winner, securing both the Manukau Water Excellence in Environmental Management Award and the ACC Workplace Safety Award.

Travel college wins
Monday, 05 October 2009
The 2009 TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre Excellence in Tourism & Hospitality Award  went to The International Travel College of New Zealand.

Unlocking potential
Monday, 05 October 2009
Solomon Group Education & Training Academy, winner of the RSM  Prince Excellence in Service Delivery Award, teaches people to read, spell and write.

Excellent exporting
Monday, 05 October 2009
The winner of the Enterprising Manukau Excellence in Exporting Award is Argenta Limited, whose 108 staff supply the global animal health community with innovative products and services.

Winning recoveries
Monday, 05 October 2009
Challenge Trust won the Brookfields Lawyers Employer of Choice Award. The charitable trust provides a full range of recovery services to more than 1,000 people affected by mental illness, addiction, intellectual disability, physical disability and other conditions.

Courage triumphs
Monday, 05 October 2009
Winner of The New Zealand Herald Small Business of the Year, Boardertown Limited is a retailer of snowboards, wakeboards, skateboards, surfboards, clothing and accessories, now based in Botany Town Centre.

Mark Reynolds, Manukau Water with Nick Watts and Toniette Salt of Downer EDI Works Ltd. Downer EDI Works Limited
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Established in 1870, Downer EDI Works has built and maintained a significant amount of the infrastructure supporting communities throughout New Zealand, and is very proud of this heritage.

Gary Troup, Manukau City Council with Daniel Robertson of Fishpond. Fishpond
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Fishpond was started by Daniel Robertson at his home in 2004.

Finest Food Products Limited
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
When Bob Harman purchased East Tamaki-based Finest Food Products as a failing business in April 2005, he admits that he had no idea what he was in for.

Richard Jeffrey,chief executive, TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre, with Margaret Nash and Kathy Bigwood of Howick Little Theatre. Howick Little Theatre Inc
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Offering drama classes and acting workshops as well as live theatre productions, Howick Little Theatre solves the problem of what to do on a quiet night.

Chris Dent, Injury Prevention Consultant, ACC and Michelle Bartlett of Kelly Services NZ Ltd. Kelly Services (NZ) Ltd
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Internationally-recognised recruitment agency Kelly Services, brings the benefits of global experience and national resources – coupled with dedicated local expertise – to provide the best possible staffing solutions for Manukau businesses.

Karen Houston, Claire Huxley and Kirsten Leith of the International Travel College of New Zealand. The International Travel College of New Zealand
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Providing full time and distance learning training programmes to the airline, travel and tourism industries, The International Travel College of New Zealand (ITC) promotes itself as the premium travel and tourism college in the Auckland and Manukau Region.

David Graham, CEO Brookfields Lawyers with Shane Quigley and Darryl Caudwell of HTC Specialised Tooling. HTC Specialised Tooling Ltd
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
When HTC Specialised Tooling use their motto – “makin’ the hard jobs easy” – they mean it.

Glen Cornelius and Ruth Hargreaves from Harrison Grierson Consultants Ltd. Harrison Grierson Consultants Ltd, Manukau
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
The 40-strong team of engineers, surveyors and planners at Harrison Grierson’s Manukau office are actively shaping New Zealand’s urban areas and infrastructure.

Jon Brett, Yoshimi Brett, Louise Duncan and Marie Porter of TetraMap International Ltd. TetraMap International Ltd
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
TetraMap, a model that reflects our behavioural preferences, has supported people and organisational development for many years.

Karyn Armstrong and  Christine Miles of Vision Dannemora. Vision Dannemora
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Retired and elderly people enjoy an easy, secure and comfortable lifestyle at Vision Dannemora.

Bob Weston and Mike Jayne of Entec Services Ltd. Entec Services Limited
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Entec Services has been providing specialist equipment and services to the power generation, oil and gas industries since 1982.

Clive Plucknett and Karna Luke of Challenge Trust. Challenge Trust
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Challenge Trust was founded in 1993 as a charitable trust with one facility and five staff, providing services to four mental health clients.

Margaret Brown, executive director, Cogita and Lee Shapiro, Connovation Ltd. Connovation Limited
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Providing humane and environmentally-responsible tools for monitoring and managing invasive animals, Connovation lives up to its motto of ‘conservation by innovation’.

Timothy Guy and Dan McClean of Boardertown Ltd. Boardertown Ltd
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Retailing snowboards, wakeboards, skateboards and surfboards as well as clothing and accessories, Boardertown recently celebrated its fifth birthday.

Mark Bentley, Chief executive, Manukau Community Foundation and Ruth Krippner of Progressive Enterprises Ltd. Progressive Enterprises Limited
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Progressive Enterprises’ wide-ranging community and fund-raising programmes benefit young and old alike.

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