ANDERTON WELCOMES PROOF THAT INDUSTRY NZ ENTERPRISE AWARDS HELP BUSINESSES

Hon Jim Anderton
Deputy Prime Minister,
Minister for Economic, Industry and Regional Development

ANDERTON WELCOMES PROOF THAT INDUSTRY NZ ENTERPRISE AWARDS HELP BUSINESSES

18 June 2001

Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton today announced the sixth round of Industry New Zealand Enterprise Awards and welcomed the news that a previous recipient is benefiting from the grant they were awarded last year.

The sixth round of Industry New Zealand Enterprise Awards has 34 recipients taking the number of grants awarded to 174 since September 2000 when the awards started.

"These awards are clearly making a difference," said Jim Anderton.

Crazy Catch, which received an Industry New Zealand Enterprise Award in November 2000 has impressed the Warriors rugby league team so much that they are getting a larger version of the Crazy Catch ball skills trainer on Thursday 21 June.

"I played with Crazy Catch in Auckland last year and it was an excellent sports and leisure device. When you throw a ball, it comes back at random angles, making it a great training device," said Jim Anderton.

"Andrew and Louise Sinclair of Auckland, in the true spirit of kiwi inventors, constructed the Crazy Catch in their backyard to stop their sons breaking their windows. It was so successful they were able to get an Enterprise Award for it and now are selling the device to a range people in different sporting codes.

"This is the sort of innovation we need to see more of and I encourage other inventors to contact Industry New Zealand to develop their ideas further," said Jim Anderton.

The latest round includes an interactive maze and caves for Old MacDonald's Farmyard in Auckland, a new internet search engine, development of frozen fruit desserts and market research for a company producing building componentry made from polystyrene.

Entrepreneurs or small business owners can receive a maximum of $20,000 from an Industry New Zealand Enterprise Award, which can be used to fund up to 50 percent of the cost of a project.

Small businesses and entrepreneurs interested in Enterprise Awards and other services and support from Industry New Zealand can look at the website www.industrynz.govt.nz.

Round 6 Enterprise Award Scheme June 2001

Auckland

Burns Enterprises
Rebeckh Burns, (09) 376 5707, $4,489. Market research for self development projects

Wild Daisies Publications Ltd.

Jill Mitchell, (09) 813 1132, $15,354. Develop children's books for the Korean market

Promax Technology Ltd.
Nigel King, (09) 307 1771. $9,495. Intellectual property protection, design and manufacture of prototype neck support system

Kiwi Mazes Ltd.
Colin Wells, (09) 415 5561, $ 5,000. Assist development of an interactive maze & cave

Dave Mark Partnership.
$ 6,469, Plant growth stimulant research

Airopac Industries Ltd.
Charlie Borrell, (09) 277 7900 $1,575, Market research for packaging firm

Chances Fashion Surf & Street.

Leon Jacobson, 09 297 7863, $ 7,380. Assist with expansion of retail chain

Lautofa Iuli.
(09) 846 1499, $2,652. To assist with a dry waste disposal system

SRB Pacific.
$11,257, Development & intellectual property protection for a carrier system

Surfbrains.com Ltd
Simon Angelo (09) 625 5590, $ 2,150. Optimisation of search engine

On-line Advertising Solutions Ltd
$10,668, On-line marketing

Cherri-Toms Ltd
John Hamilton (09) 298 1879, $4,500. Feasibility study and business plan for growing roses.

Owltech Ltd, Rod Gates
(09) 302 3659, $1,654. Market research

Mahanga Holdings Ltd
Ron Davey, (09) 444 0663, $ 10,000. Feasibility study into the application of fuel cells

RMSD Ltd, Kay Madigan
(09) 419 1219. $ 7,994. Prototype design for electronic anchor winch

Footbridge Health Ltd.
Graeme Ford, director, $20,000. Prototype design & testing

Waikato

Rennacs Ltd
Glenn Thornley. (07) 823 6552. $13,413. Intellectual property protection.

Bay Of Plenty

Stonemark Timber Products Ltd
Peter Marks, (07) 575 2530, $4,980. Development of roofing shutter system

Echo Absorbing Art Ltd, Bob Russell
025 741 377, $ 4,097. Product development, business planning & market research, Acoustic engineering

Puma Dart Products Ltd
John McCormick, (07) 549 0253, $1,238. To assist with market research of sporting goods

Gisborne

Milly Molly Group Holdings Ltd
John Pittar, (06) 868 7769, $18,219. Assist with intellectual property protection.

Manawatu -Wanganui

Powerstick, James Hill
021 118 3492 $14,429. Assist with the development of a remote control aid

Western Harvest

Craig Jones, (06) 364 5030. $3,165. Develop frozen food product.

Tuff-Lite Ltd
Kevin Halsall, (06) 364 7188, $7,500. Intellectual property protection for a trailer.

Wellington

Infinet Solutions Ltd
Anton Donde, (04) 939 2263. $9,483. Develop marketing strategies & objectives for knowledge management system.

Musacus Ltd

$20,000. Assist with a music teaching device

Kapiti English Language Academy
Tony Gan, (04) 902 6868, $3,600. Develop a new course

Canterbury

Ultra Fuels Ltd
Ross Moffatt, (03) 366 7154., $ 6,446. To assist with the development of the "Heatlog" project

Abretec.
Philip Ivory, (03) 367 1029, $4,782. Develop prototype air filter

G P Steel Ltd
Graham Pell, (03) 338 8441. $5,000. Development of a domestic wood pellet fire

Long Plastics Ltd
Peter Spackman, (03) 323 8219. $2,363. Market research for polystyrene products.

Lanowool
Lene Alexandersen, (03) 358 7619. $2,301. To assist the prototype development of breastfeeding pads

Otago

CKI Ltd.
$4,932, Business and financial planning