The finalists for this year's Westpac Manukau Business Excellence Awards have been announced. The 22 companies and individuals represent the strength and diversity of Manukau business. “I congratulate all the businesses who entered the awards," said Gaelle Deighton, Chief Executive of the city's economic development agency, Enterprising Manukau. Manukau is growing strongly and it is our businesses that are at the heart of that." The Westpac Manukau Business Excellence Awards finalists, ranging from new and small businesses to long established companies employing hundreds of staff, are assessed against criteria including their business processes, leadership, human resources, customer focus and results. The strength of the entries has made the process of deciding the finalists both enjoyable and difficult for the Awards judges.