The Trade Awards celebrate those who have achieved success in their business with China. Award applicants entered a prize draw to be in to win over $25,000 in cash and services.
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Business Excellence Awards: Finalists
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BioVittoria
BioVittoria is a product development company with unsurpassed technical capability and extensive sales networks in the US, Europe, Australasia and Asia.
Today BioVittoria supplies many of the world’s largest food and beverage companies and flavor houses. Sustainability is built in at every point on the supply chain, and BioVittoria maintains a strongly ethical approach that ensures benefits for all stakeholders.
AIS St Helens
Established in 1990, AIS St Helens today has a roll of well over 1000 students from 30 different countries. In 2006 AIS St Helens was added to the “China list” and officially recognised as a quality degree provider by the education authorities of China.
Close to half of the students are from China and the enrolment trend is upward. One of the largest MBA programmes in New Zealand is delivered by AIS St Helens. Now the institute has four degrees and a further three degrees are in the late stages of development.
Banana Works
Bananaworks Communications focus its business on Asian advertising, marketing and culture consultancy services.
Bananaworks’ clients covers from banks, telecommunications, government departments, advertising agencies to large private businesses and communities. It has earned its reputation by offering cross culture communication solutions and by its service delivery.
Best Importer or Exporter with China Award: Finalists
Absolute Foods
Absolute Foods philosophy is best summed up as bringing the producer and consumer closer together.
For a New Zealand company to flourish in the exacting Chinese market there is a simple formula, according to the Managing Director of Absolute Foods Ltd, Ian Langridge.
“We must have our people actually in the market place,” he said. “As premium seafood exporters it is essential that we develop direct and strong working relationships with not only our import partners but also the chefs and restaurant-hotel managers. Our people are in the market place regularly throughout the year to enhance our market knowledge and relationships .”
GMP Pharmaceuticals
GMP Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd – “Your one stop quality health food manufacturer”, specialising in New Zealand made and sourced quality health supplements. We not only contract manufacture & pack a wide range of health products and nutraceuticals but also offer our customers services ranging from; product formulation, label design, packaging solutions to shipping and regulatory advice.
Les Mills
Les Mills International has set the benchmark in the group fitness sector of the global fitness industry, with a customer base of over 12,770 fitness clubs in 80 countries and attracting approximately six million people a week to participate in LES MILLS workouts.
Les Mills International now operates as a global network of agents operating out of thirty countries with 1,000 staff in total. As a global company, every employee commits to three core values; to act as One Tribe, Be Brave and Change The World.
Doing Business with China / Investor with China Award: Finalists
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Teknatool
Teknatool International manufactures high end consumer durable and stationary power tool products for the home woodworker/DIY workshop, including machines, electronic controllers, motors and supporting accessory products.
BW Murdoch
BW Murdoch Ltd is a specialized innovative Design and Process Engineering company, uniquely experienced in Dairy, Food and Beverage development and refinement.
Based in NZ, it’s sister China operation has forged relationships with China’s largest dairy companies and continues to expand its profile and reputation.
Beca Group
One of the largest employee-owned engineering and related consultancy services companies in the Asia-Pacific, Beca supplies a wide variety of engineering consultancy and related services to many markets around the world.
Best Logistics Strategy for China: Finalists
Zespri
With global headquarters in New Zealand and offices in Asia-Pacific, Europe, the UK, and North America, this grower-owned company is the leading marketer of kiwifruit in the world.
Zespri sell over 390,000 tonnes of premium quality kiwifruit to over 60 countries every year. With 250 employees across its offices.
Zespri work with growers and post-harvest operators to source top quality ZESPRI® Kiwifruit and supply this kiwifruit through our distribution partners to wholesale markets and retail customers.
Phil & Teds
Phil&teds is a global nursery brand currently marketing products in over 60 countries aroundthe world. The brand is a leader in the USA, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.
Their aim is to produce unique, exceptionally well designed products that allow modern parents to avoid being prisoners of the nursery and live dynamic lifestyles with kids in tow. Allowing parents to retain their sense of self, we help them ‘adapt&survive’ the crazy world of parenting!
Lumberlink
With our network of more than 50 supplying sawmills and remanufacturing plants in four countries, we supply the lumber solution required by business all over the world. We pride ourselves on knowing the optimal specification of lumber that will best solves the customers particular problems and where it is best to source it from.