Bay of Plenty Business News November/December 2018
From mid-2016 Bay of Plenty businesses have a new voice, Bay of Plenty Business News. This new publication reflects the region’s growth and importance as part of the wider central North Island economy.
From mid-2016 Bay of Plenty businesses have a new voice, Bay of Plenty Business News. This new publication reflects the region’s growth and importance as part of the wider central North Island economy.
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WESTPAC TAURANGA BUSINESS AWARDS<br />
BAY OF PLENTY BUSINESS NEWS <strong>November</strong>/<strong>December</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
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Jenkins Freshpac’s innovative<br />
approach wins top award<br />
Jenkins Freshpac Systems walked <strong>of</strong>f with the<br />
top accolade at this year’s Westpac Tauranga<br />
<strong>Business</strong> Awards, which had an overriding<br />
focus on innovation, reinforcing a theme that<br />
has been developing in recent events.<br />
Photos by Natalie Murdoch Photography,<br />
courtesy Tauranga Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce.<br />
By DAVID PORTER<br />
Jenkins Freshpac also won<br />
the Embracing Digital<br />
Technology and the<br />
Service Excellence Awards,<br />
as well as making the finals<br />
in the Customer Experience<br />
and Workplace Safety Awards.<br />
(Please see the accompanying<br />
table for details <strong>of</strong> all winners<br />
and finalists).<br />
Jenkins Freshpac opened a<br />
new purpose-built facility in<br />
Tauriko in 2013, when it relocated<br />
to Tauranga. The company<br />
has built a strong position<br />
WESTPAC TAURANGA BUSINESS AWARDS <strong>2018</strong> –<br />
WINNERS<br />
AWARDS<br />
Westpac Tauranga <strong>Business</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Year<br />
Corporate Sponsorship<br />
Sponsored by Air New Zealand<br />
Corporate Leadership<br />
Sponsored by The University <strong>of</strong> Waikato<br />
Manufacturing &/or Distribution<br />
Sponsored by Powerco<br />
Service Excellence<br />
Sponsored by YOU Travel<br />
Sustainable <strong>Business</strong><br />
Sponsored by <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Plenty</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />
Tourism & Hospitality<br />
Sponsored by <strong>Bay</strong> Venues<br />
Emerging <strong>Business</strong><br />
Sponsored by Toi Ohomai<br />
Retail Excellence<br />
Sponsored by Gartshore Retail Interiors<br />
Social Enterprise<br />
Sponsored by <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>of</strong> Connections<br />
Customer Experience Award<br />
Sponsored by Trustpower<br />
Embracing Digital Technology<br />
Sponsored by Vodafone<br />
<strong>Business</strong> Innovation<br />
Sponsored by Zespri<br />
Workplace Safety Award<br />
Sponsored by ACC<br />
WINNERS<br />
WINNER: Jenkins Freshpac Systems<br />
WINNER: Carrus Corp<br />
FINALISTS:<br />
Holland Beckett Law<br />
Craigs Investment<br />
Farmer Motor Group<br />
Lysaghts<br />
Realty Group<br />
Metro Marketing<br />
WINNER: Seeka<br />
WINNER: Voyager Group<br />
FINALISTS:<br />
AJC Distribution Ltd<br />
A1 Benchworx<br />
WINNER: Jenkins Freshpac Systems<br />
FINALISTS:<br />
Quentosity<br />
Exceed Franchising<br />
Exceed Franchising<br />
Vertical Horizonz NZ<br />
WINNER: Fern Garden Preschool & Childcare<br />
Centre<br />
FINALISTS:<br />
Adam Taylor Architecture<br />
Exceed Franchising<br />
WINNER: Good Local Pyes Pa<br />
FINALISTS:<br />
Little Big Events<br />
WINNER: Road Safe Traffic Management<br />
FINALISTS:<br />
Quentosity<br />
Little Big Events<br />
WINNER: Fashion Island<br />
WINNER: Graeme Dingle Foundation <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Plenty</strong><br />
WINNER: Tauranga Veterinary Services<br />
FINALISTS:<br />
Jenkins Freshpac Systems<br />
Exceed Franchising<br />
WINNER: Jenkins Freshpac Systems Ltd<br />
FINALISTS:<br />
Exceed Franchising<br />
WINNER: Little Big Events<br />
FINALISTS:<br />
Exceed Franchising<br />
WINNER: Waikato & BOP Suspended Ceiling<br />
Services<br />
FINALISTS:<br />
Vertical Horizonz NZ<br />
Road Safe Traffic Management<br />
Jenkins Freshpac Systems<br />
Jenkins Freshpac Systems on<br />
stage for its overall award win.<br />
across the horticultural sector<br />
for its sophisticated labelling<br />
and packaging technology and<br />
services. The award-winner is<br />
a wholly owned subsidiary <strong>of</strong><br />
the privately owned Jenkins<br />
Group, a Kiwi company with<br />
a tradition <strong>of</strong> innovation spanning<br />
more than 135 years, a<br />
service network throughout<br />
New Zealand and Australia,<br />
and well-established international<br />
relationships.<br />
The judging panel - led by<br />
Vodafone’s Andrew Hitchfield<br />
- noted that Jenkins Freshpac<br />
was the clear market leader in<br />
labelling and packaging horticultural<br />
products.<br />
“It has been able to keep<br />
out larger competitors that are<br />
more resourced by focusing on<br />
its expertise and superior service<br />
<strong>of</strong>fering,” said the judges.<br />
Locally, the company<br />
works with all the large kiwifruit<br />
packhouses and Zespri<br />
- as well as other leading horticultural<br />
producers - to ensure<br />
that processed fruit is labelled<br />
and packaged fit for market.<br />
Given the volume <strong>of</strong> packing<br />
during the kiwifruit season, the<br />
company’s round- the-clock<br />
technical service is critical to<br />
ensure its machines run with<br />
minimal downtime.<br />
Jenkins Freshpac chief<br />
executive Jamie Lunam told<br />
<strong>Bay</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Plenty</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />
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trustpower.co.nz<br />
Seeka’s Michael Franks with University<br />
<strong>of</strong> Waikato’s Tim Coltman.<br />
Well done<br />
everyone<br />
Congratulations to all the winners<br />
and participants in the Westpac<br />
Tauranga <strong>Business</strong> Awards, and<br />
thanks for helping make the <strong>Bay</strong><br />
a great place to be.
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