Fisher and Paykel Healthcare wins Supreme Exporter Award

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 last night. 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

The Export Awards, run by ExportNZ Auckland and sponsored this year by Air New Zealand Cargo have been running for 12 years. The awards were held at the Langham Hotel in Auckland with 480 people attending.