REGIONAL WELLINGTON BUSINESSWOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2010
THE AWARDS EVENING - Media Release below...
HER Regional Businesswoman of the Year Awards, were held on and at:
Friday 3 December 2010
Intercontinental Hotel
Time: 7pm - 11pm
Her Business Group Ltd presents - HER Wellington Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2010. Celebrating all local women in business, supporting those we work with each day, who have achieved great heights and have stood out from the crowd!
MC: Kay Gregory
Opening speaker: Katrina Shanks MP
Keynote Speaker/s:
Her Worship Celia Wade Brown
Bernadette Courtney - Dominion Post Editor
Supreme guest judge: Annah and Tony Stretton
Judges panel:
Karen Fifield, CEO Wellington Zoo Trust
Adam Cunningham, Managing Director, Village Group
Lynell Tuffery Huria, Senior Associate, AJ Park
'Wellington Businesswoman of the Year 2010' sponsors were;
Supreme Sponsors;
- Mini Garage - Mini NZ (who are kindly providing the winner 'Wellington Businesswoman of the Year 2010' a Mini to drive for a period of 3 months)
- Telecom NZ
- City Life News (APN)
New Business - AJ Park
Best Micro Business - Go Figure
Best SME - Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce
Most Inspirational Role Model - Rainey Collins
Outstanding Business Citizenship - Employers' Chamber of Commerce Central
Outstanding Business Leader - James Cook Hotel
Sustainability Award - Westpac NZ
Additional sponsors; Mobilize Mail, Video Plus, BLOK Portraits
Media Release
Monday, 6 December 2010
Wellington woman wins Supreme Business Award
Camilla Welch, owner and General Manager of Petone-based label making and printing business “Label and Litho” has earned the Supreme Business Award at the Her Regional Wellington Businesswoman of the Year Awards, which were announced on Friday 3 December during a ceremony at the Intercontinental Hotel.
Label and Litho is a 50 year old business with 41 staff. It specialises in manufacturing self-adhesive labels for a number of domestic and overseas firms.
Label and Litho increased sales and revenue during the economic downturn, which Ms Welch is tremendously proud of in light of the negative environment surrounding most businesses in Wellington and New Zealand.
The competition judges were Karen Fifield, CEO Wellington Zoo Trust, Adam Cunningham, Management Director, Village Group and Lynell Tuffery Huria, Senior Associate, AJ Park.
They said that Ms Welch is worthy of the Supreme Award because of the commitment to service excellence she and her team deliver at Label and Litho.
“Camilla was selected by the judges for her personal drive and overall business sense. I know a lot of Kiwi businesswomen and men could learn from Camilla’s professionalism and staff appreciation,” said Sally Connell, Franchise Owner/Director of HER Business Group Ltd, which includes the Wellington Her Businesswoman Network.
Judge Lynell Tuffrey Huria added that Ms Welch’s focus on her people was a key component of her business’s success, which has enabled the organisation to stand above the rest in a highly competitive market.
Proving that business excellence and environmental friendliness can be mutually rewarding, Ms Welch also received the Sustainability Award in recognition of Label and Litho achieving an EnviroMark Gold certification in 2008. She had previously been a finalist in the sustainability category at this year’s Westpac Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. She also took home on the night the Her Businesswoman award for Best Small and Medium sized Enterprise.
Ms Welch’s future plans for Label and Litho are to implement ‘lean manufacturing’ and improve cash flow. Her long-term objective is to become the best label printing company in New Zealand.
The Her Regional Awards celebrate the success of businesswomen by recognising those who have excelled in business practice. The winners from the regions will now go forward to compete in the national Her Businesswoman Awards later next year.
ENDS
Jillian Keogh
Ideas Shop
Tel 04 381 22 00
Email: jillian@ideasshop.co.nz
About the HER Regional Businesswoman of the Year Awards
The Her Businesswoman Awards celebrate the success of New Zealand women, and focuses on those who excel and stand out from their peers in business practice.
There are eight overall winners selected for the following categories;
• Best Micro Business - Helen Down, Synthesis Marketing
• Best New Business - Hil Cook - Hil Cook Makeup, Hair and Prosthetics
• Best SME - Camilla Welch, Label and Litho
• Most Inspirational Role Model - Shazly Rasheed, Shazly Salon
• Outstanding Business Citizenship - Di Dianne McCarthy, The Royal Society of NZ
• Outstanding Business Leader - Michelle Dykes, WHK Wellington
• Sustainability Award - Camilla Welch, Label and Litho
• The Supreme Award – Camilla Welch, Label and Litho
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