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And the winner is… Highly responsive, agile businesses announced as finalists in Canterbury business awards This year’s Westpac Champion Business Awards attracted a record number of entries, with the finalists demonstrating a strong focus on adapting to the ever-changing business environment as they continue to respond to Covid lockdowns, new delta alert level restrictions, along with their focus on staff wellbeing. There are 14 Award categories, covering a range of business sizes, focus, and various stages of growth. The finalists in each of the categories represented a diverse range of sectors, including aerospace, agriculture, construction, healthcare, manufacturing, social enterprise, technology, and tourism. Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce chief executive, Leeann Watson, says “We were pleased to see the significant number of entries in this year’s Awards.
“This shows that despite all of the challenges of operating in a COVID-19 environment, businesses have a real drive to share their story and celebrate their team’s success - in whatever form that may be - and reinforces the hugely important role that business has in our society.
2021 Westpac Champion Business Awards finalists
“This year, we again saw a real display of highly adaptive, responsive and innovative local organisations with an increasingly agile focus in their business operations - and aligned with that was a strong customer-centric approach; responding to the market trends, supporting customers and clients and changing tack to meet rapidly changing consumer behaviour amid a vastly different operating environment.
• Christchurch Casino Champion Customer Experience - Medium/Large Enterprise Catalyst Performance Agronomy, Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa, Mt Hutt Ski Area
“We have also continued to see businesses clearly seeking to focus on staff and societal wellbeing as a measurement of what success is. Over the last few years, this has become more and more a key defining characteristic of Canterbury business.” Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, November 24. The Awards Ceremony will only take place in the current format at Alert Level 1 - if Canterbury is at Alert Level 2 or higher, this format will change. CT
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• Champion Customer Experience - Small Enterprise Akaroa Dolphins, Riverside Market, Shizoku Martial Arts
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Champion Exporter - Medium/Large Enterprise Natural Pet Food Group, Seequent, Wyma Solutions • ChristchurchNZ Champion Innovation Dawn Aerospace, Medsalv, Natural Paint Co. • Rata Foundation Champion Community Impact - Small Enterprise Foodbank Canterbury, The Hororata Community Trust, YWCA Christchurch
• ACC Champion Workplace Injury Prevention • Champion Producer/Manufacturer Active Refrigeration; GCH Aviation, HRS - Small Enterprise Construction Ltd Sabelle Skin & Body Care (Produced by Sheep Milk NZ), Totalspan North Canterbury, • Christchurch City Council Business for Good Tuatara Structures Foodbank Canterbury, Medsalv, Natural Paint Co. • Kordia Champion Producer/Manufacturer Medium/Large Enterprise • 2degrees Champion Workplace Link Engine Management, Tumblar Products Engeo Ltd, Home, Trimble Navigation NZ Ltd Ltd, Wyma Solutions • University Of Canterbury Business School • New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Emerging Business Champion Emerging Exporter Connect Chiropractic, Noopii, Spritely Ltd Banqer Ltd, Dawn Aerospace, Eagle Protect • Champion Emerging Leader • The Press Champion Community Impact Matty Lovell - Electrify and Anytime Fitness, Medium/Large Enterprise Rebecca Miller - Milk IQ, Renee Walker Aviva Charitable Trust, He Waka Tapu, The Alliance Group and Christchurch Champion Centre Symphony Orchestra
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