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New Zealand’s leading product stewardship company 3R Group last night won the supreme award at the Westpac Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce Business Awards in Napier.
3R Group developed and now manage the Resene Paintwise take back programme and the Agrecovery Rural Recycling Programme. Both programmes are nationwide and have also attracted interest in Australia.
The company won the Orb Communications Small Business Award and then the overall Hawke’s Bay Today Supreme Business of the Year Award.
All 12 category winners were in contention for the overall award announced in front of a record 660 guests at the iconic art deco building – the British American Tobacco complex in Ahuriri, Napier.
Convenor of judges Rick Cranswick said 3R Group was a stand out local company with a huge vision.
“Built on quality and rigorous systems with comprehensive manuals and procedures 3R is an excellent example of business success.
“It uses creative targeted marketing processes to reach the supplier, distributor, purchaser and end user.
“Their business model allows competitors to work together collaboratively and its planning goes from a strategic level right through to individual action lists – 3R knows where it’s going and staff are also living the company’s vision.
 
Bruce Emerson and Graeme Norton accepting the Supreme Award
Here's the judges comments about 3R:
"3R Group Ltd is a tall poppy- it has both the WOW factor and a solid, sustainable business approach. For the judges 3R has stood out across every aspect of its business operation – for its strategic direction, planning, implementation and performance.
This business is an ‘influencer’ right to government level. They are already leaders in their field and their expertise is recognised nationwide and increasingly internationally.
Not only does the 3R Group do great work, they have achieved outstanding business results by providing solutions to one of the largest growing environmental issues industry faces today. A worthy Supreme Business Award winner."
"A home grown Hawke’s Bay company with a huge vision, 3R has become a market leader in design, development and implementation of product stewardship programmes.
It creates solutions for industries to take responsibility for the environmental impact and recovery of products they produce and use.
In four short years 3R has established two nationwide product stewardship programmes – the Resene Paintwise take back programme, and the Agrecovery rural recycling programme of plastic agrichemical containers.
Built on quality and rigorous systems with comprehensive manuals and procedures 3R is an excellent example of business success. It uses creative targeted marketing processes to reach the supplier, distributor, purchaser and end user. Their business model allows competitors to work together collaboratively and its planning goes from a strategic level right through to individual action lists – 3R knows where it’s going and staff are also living the company’s vision."
Read more about the Awards and all category winners
See more photos of the team celebrating
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