South Port wins supreme award

Bluff-based South Port and Stabicraft Marine were among the winners at the Westpac Southland...
Bluff-based South Port and Stabicraft Marine were among the winners at the Westpac Southland Business Excellence Awards last night. Photos supplied.
Stabicraft Marine.
Stabicraft Marine.

Listed South Port was named the Westpac Supreme Award winner at the Westpac Southland Business Excellence Awards last night, having boosted cargo handling by 1 million tonnes over six years and increased its workforce nearly 70%.

The two-yearly awards, introduced in 2013, this year attracted double the number of entries as the inaugural event and attracted a crowd of 350 to its awards dinner, hosted by former long-time Southland MP and Deputy Prime Minister Bill English, Southland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Sarah Hannan said.

''The awards are the region's platform to showcase and celebrate business excellence in all its forms,'' she said in a statement.

Bluff-based South Port had ''altered dramatically'' since it was created in 1988, having taken over the port assets of the Southland Harbour Board.

During the past six years it has added more than 1 million tonnes to its cargo base, which now totals 2.85 million tonnes, through the support of Southland exporters and importers.

During the same period it has increased its workforce by 67%, or 40 full-time equivalent positions, and now offers a broader range of cargo services. Stabicraft Marine, which won the Market South Innovation Award, was founded in Southland in 1987 and now has a 3800sq m factory near Invercargill, employing more than 60 staff.

simon.hartley@odt.co.nz

 


 

The winners

Westpac Southland Business Excellence Awards

South Port - Westpac Supreme Award.

South Port - Invercargill City Council Business Award. South Port - ACC Workplace Safety Award.

Stabicraft Marine - Market South Innovation Award.

E Hayes and Sons - The Southland Times Retail Business Award. Invercargill Musical Theatre - Invercargill Licensing Trust Not for Profit Award.

Invercargill Musical Theatre - The Southland Times People's Choice Award.

Seriously Good Chocolate Company Ltd - Crowe Horwath Business Award.

ComplEat Wellness - Powernet New and Emerging Award. Dynamic Maintenance Ltd - Otago Southland Employers' Association Employer Award.

COPY: SUPPlIED


 

 

Add a Comment