Recent client wins

March 23, 2021 by Zac de Silva Leave a Comment

Make Architects Karangahake house design

It’s been a long time since we shared some of the cool stuff our clients have been up to but here’s a few recent wins…

Make Architects were selected for the prestigious Dezeen Awards 2020 for their awesome Karangahake House design (pictured), which was also featured in a slew of magazines including Homestyle
Jacksons Engineering won FMANZ Service Provider of the Year
Adrienne and Linda of Vercoes Insurance got second in the NZI Rural Women NZ Business Awards 2020
Pete of Generation Homes won Best Customer Service for Generation Homes NZ
Method Recycling’s new Method 20 was a winner at the Australian Good Design awards
Haylee Wrenn of Accountabill won Bookkeeper of the Year from the Institute of Certified NZ Bookkeepers
3 of the 8 women finalists in the Women of Influence 2020 Awards ‘Business Enterprise’ category have worked with Business Changing: Jaime Brown, Victoria Lessing and Jessie Wong
Brian Drake (the previous owner-operator of Thorndon New World) became a life member of Foodstuffs
Lance Burdett released his book (which was an idea he came up with business planning workshop a few years ago)

And some great wins at the Westpac Business Awards late last year:

Juliette Hogan won the Strategy and Planning category in Central Auckland
Earth Stability won the Employer of the Year, Excellence in Community Contribution and Excellence in Customer Service categories in West Auckland
Time Unlimited won the Marketing, International Trade in Central Auckland
Hireace won the Strategy and Planning category in South & East Auckland
Buildtech/Home won the Best of the Best in the ‘Excellence in Community Contribution’ category for all of Auckland

Please do email Zac to share any achievements you’ve had — whether you want them kept private or shared, we love hearing about all these wonderful wins, big or small.

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