Topcare Early Childhood Learning Centre founder Jacqueline Hui with Auckland Chamber of Commerce chief Michael Barnett. Photo / NZME
The second of Westpac's four Auckland business awards was a glitzy black tie affair last week, held at the Vodafone Events Centre and emceed by Frankie Stevens - whose jokes were on point as usual.
The supreme winner of the night was manufacturers and suppliers of precast concrete components Nauhria
Precast, who were finalists in last year's awards.
This year, the company took the Excellence in Innovation and Supreme Business Excellence awards, with its chief executive, Rakesh Nauhria, winning the Excellence in Business Leadership award.
Highlight of the evening was Nauhria's father jumping onstage to add his congratulatory speech, saying how proud he was of his son's achievements.
Michael Barnett, the chief executive of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, which hosted the event with the support of Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development, said that the awards identified a mix of factors behind successful companies.
