The Annual Westpac Southland Business Excellence Awards were held at the Ascot Park Hotel on Friday evening with 350 people attending, including Deputy Prime Minister Bill English.

Organised by the Southland Chamber of Commerce, the event was a who’s who of the Southland business world.

And the winners are….
The Westpac Southland Business Excellence Awards 2015 winners are:
Westpac Supreme Award – South Port NZ Ltd
Crowe Horwath Business (less than 15 FTE) Award – Seriously Good Chocolate Company Ltd
Invercargill City Council Business (more than 15 FTE) Award – South Port NZ Ltd
Powernet New and Emerging Award – ComplEat Wellness
The Southland Times Retail Business Award – .E Hayes & Sons Ltd
Invercargill Licensing Trust Not for Profit Award – Invercargill Musical Theatre Inc.
Market South Innovation Award – Stabicraft Marine
Otago Southland Employers’ Association Employer (less than 15 FTE) Award – Dynamic Maintenance Ltd
ACC Workplace Safety Award – South Port NZ Ltd
Southern Institute of Technology Business Personality Award – Jane Stanton (Seriously Good Chocolate Company Ltd)
The Southland Times People’s Choice Award – Invercargill Musical Theatre Inc.