Winners of the WA Industry and Export Awards announced
A number of dynamic Western Australian businesses were announced recently as winners in the WA Industry and Export Awards.
The awards, now in their 21st year, celebrate the export success of Western Australian business and acknowledge the innovation, hard work and success of businesses, large and small, in reaching new markets.
Premier Colin Barnett said: "Exports make a significant contribution to this State's overall economic performance and the WA Industry and Export Awards help to recognise this contribution by acknowledging the individual businesses which have been successful in reaching new markets overseas.
The Wine & Truffle Company (WTC) is one such company that has had success in reaching new markets. It won the Emerging Exporter Awards for the export of its truffles across Australia and to 14 International markets.
WTC has been exporting West Australian truffles into seven European countries - France, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, Spain and the UK - for the past two years.
WTC’s first truffle was harvested in 2003 and in 2005 it produced the largest truffle ever found outside of France - a one-kilogram truffle.
Other winners include, Solarhart, Micromine, The Perth Mint, Smart Burn, MetroCount, Peak Well Services, Embed International Pty Ltd, Alcoa of Australia, Silverise Pty Ltd, Grain Pool, Silver Trowel Trade Training.