Business champions celebrated
Puro's Tim Aldridge accepts the 2degrees Supreme Business of the Year awards flanked by fellow leadership team members. Photo: William Woodworth.
Marlborough’s best of business this year shone at the 2degrees Marlborough Business Excellence Awards, held at the Marlborough Events Centre on Friday night.
The big winners on the night were medicinal cannabis company Puro, rewarded as the 2degrees Supreme Business of the Year award winner after winning the Rangitane o Wairau Excellence in Primary Industries category, and Picton’s Toastie Lords as Taylor Hamilton and Emma Faith winning the Marlborough Chamber of Commerce Young Businessperson of the Year and Mediaworks Business Personality of the Year respectively.
Goodyer Electrical and Solar won the Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Customer Experience, Lawson’s Dry Hills were awarded Kiwibank Excellence in Sustainability, Marlborough Boutique Hotel were victorious in the Marlborough Weekly Excellence in Hospitality and Tourism, and MG Contracting celebrated winning Marlborough Lines Excellence in Innovation.
BDO Best Emerging Business was awarded to AssetMax, Marlborough Glass won Marlborough District Council Excellence in Manufacturing & Construction, and the New Zealand King Salmon Culture and Belonging Award went to Marlborough Youth Trust.
Congratulations to all winners, nominees, organisers, and starring MC Luke Bird, for an outstanding evening!