Robin Piggott (left) and Shane Dufaur, CEO of Dominion Salt. Photo/File
Robin Piggott (left) and Shane Dufaur, CEO of Dominion Salt. Photo/File
The annual Bay of Plenty ExportNZ Awards is dedicated to showcasing exporters from the region and the people who are creating their own beats.
Into its 27th year, the awards recognise the innovative, the brave and the successful and acknowledge those companies that have helped grow and transform New Zealandand local economies with exceptional export success.
The finalists for the 2017 Bay of Plenty ExportNZ Awards, announced today, are:
YOU Travel Emerging Exporter of the Year Award George and Willy KiwiPharma Kiwi Produce Roholm (the company behind the Inverse Hair Conditioning System)
Page Macrae Engineering Innovation in Export Award Enzed Exotics Radfords Software Steens Honey
Beca Export Achievement Award Felipe Aguilera - Oasis Engineering Hyun Taek Yang - Tauranga Korean Times (a NZ recognised agency working with Education Tauranga) Robin Piggott - Dominion Salt
Sharp Tudhope Lawyers Exporter of the Year Award Dominion Salt Ziwi
The winners of the 2017 awards will be announced plus the surprise recipient of the New Zealand Trade & Enterprise 'Service to Export' Award at a Rio Carnival themed extravaganza dinner on Friday, June 23 at ASB Arena, Tauranga.