Meta Tyrell, right, pictured with Hamilton mayor Paul Southgate and, left, Impact hub Waikato chief Nanie Ginnen.
The Waikato Pacific Business Network has presented the founder of a Hamilton East business with a Legacy Award.
Meta Tyrell is a co-founder of the LM4 Group which has its head office in Hamilton and branches in Auckland and Tauranga,
Her enterprise was launched in 2002 when she set a goal of enhancing the lives of her community by fostering better career opportunities.
The company oversees three subsidiaries – Alignz Recruitment, Puatele and Oyonnx – employing more than 400 people and serving more than 100 clients. There are plans to expand the business into Christchurch, Wellington and Samoa next year.
The company is providing training and labour for the civil works across the Rotokauri Rise Project, a residential development which will encompass nearly 900 sections and include three park areas and several wetlands.
It is also providing training and labour for the work on the Lockerbie retirement village development at Morrinsville and has partnered CB Civil to provide training and labour on the Peacocke wastewater project for Hamilton City Council.
Almost 300 people were at the inaugural Waikato Pacific Business Excellence event where the presentation was made by network chair Rachel Afeaki Taumoepeau.
Excellence awards were also presented to Josh Stowers (Mixmaster) Robbie and Jacina Stapleton (Wash and Pest Control), Pivot Bail Accommodation, Talents of the Pacific Academy, Deep Dive Division, Grace Ratima (Acie Designs), JP Landscaping Ltd, TJ Brothers Construction, Waikato Shutters & Blinds, Felila Asiata-Feausi (Oyonxx), Ray Allen, Meleane Burgess (Dynamic Advisory), Taimaaiono Grace Stowers (Hartson Stowers Law), Nanise Ginnen (Impact Hub Waikato), LT8 Design and Fabrication and Surgeons on Clarence.
