Record export growth backed by clear strategy and a focus on customer needs won Fisher & Paykel Healthcare the Supreme Exporter Award at the Auckland Export Awards.
Prime Minister John Key presented the award to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare in recognition of the company’s success.
ExportNZ Auckland Executive Officer, Catherine Lye, says judges were very impressed by Fisher & Paykel’s results.
“Fisher & Paykel have a clear, well-articulated business strategy that produces outstanding results, delivering a record profit,” says Catherine.
“Fisher & Paykel invests heavily in R & D, delivering innovative products while its investment in training, health and safety and staff sets a benchmark for other companies,” she said.
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare is a recognised world leader in developing medical devices and systems for use in respiratory care.
For example the company’s Simplus face mask, treating sleep apnoea, was developed through a customer focused approach with designers working alongside patients to understand how sleep apnoea equipment was used, helping to develop a more effective product. The innovative design has helped Fisher & Paykel Healthcare steadily increase market share since its launch in 2013.
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare also won the Baldwins Intellectual Property Commercialisation of Innovation for Export award.
Other winners on the night were:
Westpac Exporter of the Year (total sales over $25 million)
Winner: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
QBE Insurance Exporter of the Year (total sales under $25 million)
Winner: Jackson Electrical Industries Ltd
BDO Food & Beverage Exporter of the Year
Winner: Imake Ltd
TNT Emerging Exporter of the Year
Winner: Bidvest Exports
Quantium Solutions E-Commerce Exporter of the Year
Winner: Straker Translations
Endace ICT Exporter of the Year (total sales $1million – $10million)
Winner: SnapComms
Supreme Winner
Winner: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Simmonds Stewart Exporters Champion for exemplary services to export
Winner: Sir George Fistonich, Villa Maria
