Southland Business Excellence Awards
Recognising and celebrating the brilliance of local business
The Southland Business Excellence Awards are all about celebrating the success of our local businesses and business people – however you define success. Whether it’s growing your business, taking pride in your team culture, or innovating to make the most of a new market opportunity, we want to shine the spotlight on those who have made an outstanding impact in their particular sector and celebrate our business champions who contribute to a strong Southland community.
After five attempts to host the 2021 Southland Business Excellence Awards, they were finally held on Friday, 28 January 2022 at the prestigious Bill Richardson Transport World.
The event was held under the red traffic light Covid-19 framework, to an in-house audience of 100 finalists, sponsors and judges, along with many watch parties viewing via live stream throughout the region.
The Supreme 2021 Southland Business Excellence Award...
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The category award winners
Southern Institute of Technology Business Personality Award
- Jocelyn O’Donnell (HW Richardson Group/Transport World)
Blue River Dairy LP Workplace Wellbeing Award
- Aquila Sustainable Farming
ACC Workplace Injury Prevention Award
- Altitude Resurfacing
Meridian Energy One to Watch Award
- Benji Biswas (Crunchy)
Findex (NZ) Ltd Primary & Primary Services Sector Award
- Alliance Group
Invercargill City Council Construction, Trade, Manufacturing
& Distribution Award
- Fi Innovations
The Southland Times Consumer Award
- Transport World
Highly Commended
- Black Shag Boutique Café
Invercargill Licensing Trust Not for Profit Award
- Koha Kai
- Digital Stock
Highly Commended
Malloch McClean
- Crunchy
- Fi Innovations
Award Categories
Findex Primary & Primary Services Sector Award
Invercargill City Council Construction, Trades, Manufacturing & Distribution Sector Award
PowerNet New and Emerging Award
Enterprises in the primary and primary service sector that provides outstanding products or services.
Enterprises in the construction, trades, manufacturing & distribution sector that provides outstanding products or services.
For private sector enterprises that have been in operation for less than two years as at 31 March 2021 and have demonstrated business excellence.
The Southland Times Consumer Service Sector Award
Invercargill Licensing Trust Not for Profit Award
Progress People Professional Service Sector Award
Enterprises in the hospitality, tourism or retail sector that provides outstanding products or services.
Excellence in performance by a Southland not-for-profit organisation.
Enterprises in the professional service sector that provides outstanding products or services.
Market South Innovation Award
ACC Workplace Injury Prevention Award
Southern Institute of Technology Business Personality Award
Recognising innovative enterprises that have invested in developing innovative thinking, products, services, initiatives, processes, or a business model that have been integral to their success.
Recognises the implementation of an IP initiative, improvement or innovation that has had a meaningful and positive impact on the workplace injury prevention through improved health and safety for their workers.
Your chance to recognise an outstanding individual who has shown leadership in the Southland Business Community.
Blue River Workplace Wellbeing Award
Meridian - One to Watch
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Enterprises that have created successful initiatives designed to embed a culture of wellness in their organisations.
Someone who has demonstrated a passion for business and / or entrepreneurship.
The Judges
Lani Evans MNZM
Head of Foundation, Vodafone Foundation
Amy Allison
Director, Agriculture and Investment Services, MPI
Shelley Bell
Director, Wilson Bell Consulting
Mark Robinson
CEO, Vinpro
Frank Gibbons
Regional Sales Manager, Air NZ
ACC Workplace Injury Prevention Award Judge
Garth Butson
Business Customer Solutions Partner, Southern Region, ACC
Wellbeing Judges
Abbigail Surridge
Blue River Dairy LP
Laura Faherty
Healthy Families Invercargill
Rebekah Dawson
Progress People
previous results
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