The BC Export Awards recently announced their 2013 winners at their annual gala held at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Vancouver.
The awards are co-hosted annually by CME and the Provincial Government of BC.
They are open to all BC companies that have been exporting a product or service for two or more years. Companies are either nominated or self-apply for the awards.
The Top 25 firms are chosen by an independent panel of judges, selected by the co-hosts and the sponsors for their background, experience and objectivity.
Since inception in 1982, the BC Export Awards has recognized the achievements of more than 350 BC exporters.
For more information visit www.bcexportawards.com.
Advancing Technology and Innovation: Alpha Technologies
7700 Riverfront Gate, Burnaby
David Boroevich, Chief Marketing Officer
Website: www.alpha.ca
Company Profile: For over 35 years, Alpha Technologies has been an industry pioneer and global leader in the design and manufacture of AC and DC power. We deliver solutions for our customers’ unique powering challenges in the Telecom, Cable Broadband, Traffic, Security, Industrial and Renewable Energy industries.
Consumer Products: Nii Northern International
101-1 Burbidge St, Coquitlam
Steven Gula, President
Website: www.candleimpressions.net
Company Profile: Founded in 1997, in Steven Gula’s basement, N.I.I. Northern International, Inc. is a BC based market-leading designer, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of consumer lighting products including patented flameless candles and residential-use outdoor lighting products.
Sustainability: Endurance Wind Power
#107-19052 26th Avenue, Surrey
Ms. Randeep Dosanjh, Marketing Specialist
Website: www.endurancewindpower.com
Company Profile: Endurance Wind Power is a Surrey based wind turbine manufacturer that specializes in 50kW and 225kW wind turbines designed specifically for distributed wind power applications. Our line of modern, induction-based wind turbines brings efficient, reliable, safe and quiet, renewable energy within reach of homeowners, businesses and institutions across the globe.
Manufactured Products: Whitewater West Industries
Ben Van Exan, Graphic Communications Designer
Website: www.whitewaterwhttp://www.whitewaterwest.comest.com
Company Profile: Established in 1980, WhiteWater specializes in waterslides and rides, AquaPlayTM multi-level play structures, wave-generating equipment, FlowRider® stationary surfing machines and Interactive Attractions like AquaCourseTM and Family Adventure Parks. Over 4000 installations worldwide.
Digital Media & Entertainment: Vancouver Film Studios
Pete Mitchell, President and Chief Operating Officer
Website: www.vancouverfilmstudios.com
Company Profile: Vancouver Film Studios provides the sound stage facilities and support infrastructure for film and television productions. The company has served more than 75 feature films and 60 television projects in the past fourteen years of operation, including Night at the Museum, Twilight, Underworld, X-Men, Bates Motel, Arrow and Battlestar Galactica. VFS is a privately owned facility situated on 35 acres in the City of Vancouver.
Professional Services: Global Relay
Chelsea Chase, research & special projects writer
Website www.globalrelay.com
Company Profile: Global Relay is the leading provider of cloud-based electronic message archiving, compliance, eDiscovery and supervision solutions for the financial sector. Global Relay Archive, the company's flagship offering, securely captures and preserves email, instant messaging, mobile
messaging, social media and more. The company’s 17,500 customers in 90 countries include brokerdealers, hedge funds, investment advisors and public companies, as well as 22 of the top 25 global banks.
Natural Resources: Paper Excellence
Soo Feng Ker, Personal Assistant
Website: www.paperexcellence.com
Company Profile: Paper Excellence is a value-added natural resources exporter – with C$2.5 billion in sales, growing at 30% per year.
New Exporter: dPoint Technologies
David Kriebel, VP Sales & Marketing
1275 Venables Street, 3rd Floor, Vancouver
Website: www.dpoint.ca
Company Profile: dPoint Technologies Inc. is a clean energy technology company that develops membrane materials and energy recovery ventilator (ERV) cores that reduce the energy consumption and improve indoor air quality in commercial, residential and industrial buildings. dPoint boasts product sales throughout North America, Europe and Asia to some of the leading HVAC manufacturers around the globe.
Premiers Award for Job Creation: Pinnacle Renewable Energy
Christina Gagno | Executive Assistant
Suite 350 - 3600 Lysander Lane, Richmond
Website: www.pinnaclepellet.com
Company Profile: Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. operates six pellet producing plants within BC and is set to open its own world class export terminal in Prince Rupert in November 2013. Pinnacle’s pellet plants all draw mill and harvesting residuals from sawmilling operations throughout the province. This waste material was once burned at source, simply to get rid of it. However, it now provides the source fibre for wood pellets that are burned for a meaningful purpose - creating energy and heat.
International Business Studies Award: Connor Bildfell
Profile: Connor Bildfell is a recent International Business graduate from the University of Victoria (‘13) who has a passion for culture, student involvement, and learning. Connor seeks to support BC’s flourishing business and cultural community, and Connor has studied Mandarin for over four years. He recently attended Peking University in Beijing on an academic exchange. Connor has now taken his international perspective to the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law (graduating class of ‘16).
Leadership Award: Warren Roy, CEO & Founder, Global Relay
Profile: Warren Roy is CEO & Founder of Global Relay. A life-long entrepreneur and 20-year veteran in the information technology sector, he founded Global Relay in 1999 to offer one of the first hosted email archiving services, making Global Relay one of the true global pioneers of the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology model that today is popularly known as the ‘cloud’. He drives the overall strategic direction for Global Relay — focusing on the design and development of multi-lingual, enterprise-class cloud-based messaging, collaboration and archiving solutions to address compliance requirements for the financial sector. Under Warren's leadership, Global Relay has become an internationally recognized leader in compliance archiving, the largest third party archiver of Bloomberg messaging, and Thomson Reuters' exclusive Strategic Partner for messaging compliance worldwide.
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