“The Waipa business awards has been a fantastic recognition of how we feel we work with our customers! In business it is always a fantastic feeling when others say that you’re getting it right. We would encourage anyone to put themselves forward to check their own progress in their community. Thank you for this great opportunity to showcase our staff and business!”

We found entering the awards to be an invaluable tool when it came to assessing our business. Not only did we raise our profile within the wider community, we were able to pin point areas for growth and development going forward. The whole experience validated why we are so passionate about our work and it was so wonderful to be recognised for this.

We were fortunate to win both the ‘Excellence in Large Business’ and the ‘Excellence in Sustainability and Community Contribution’. Xtreme Zero Waste is a Raglan based community enterprise and we were thrilled to be measured against commercial businesses throughout the Region and win the awards. Xtreme would like to encourage other community enterprises to step up and enter the 2018 awards. The process for applying for the awards is useful to build and confirm your business plan and test your ideas. It is also a great way to meet other Waikato businesses, many of which we are still in contact with or have done business with.