Surrey Board of Trade

2010 Export Awards

Join us to celebrate our city’s finest import/export companies.

Sponsored by: EDC, Meyers Norris Penny and RBC Financial Group.

Featuring

Expert International Speakers on the Asia Pacific Gateway and B.C.’s trade initiatives.

• The Honourable Iain Black, Minister of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development.
• India: Mukesh Gupta, Director of Strategic Relation, TATA Group
• Russia: Tatyana Domilovskaya, CERBA (Canada-Eurasia Russian Business Association
• Brazil: TBA

International Trade Show as well, featuring: Canada, USA, China, India, France, Indonesia, Pakistan, Netherlands, Mexico, Japan, New Zealand.

Thursday May 13, 2010 at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel (15269 104th Ave, Surrey). Registration and Trade Show 5:30-7:00pm. Dinner and Award Program 7:00-9:30pm.

Media Sponsor: The Leader.


More information in this pamplet.

2009 Export Award goes to Singer Valve Inc

 Surrey’s business community gathered on Surrey Board of Trade’s 3rd Annual International Trade and Surrey Export Award Dinner to celebrate the success of local export companies. The event brought together the many influential players doing business internationally, and recognized Singer Valve Inc as the winner of the 2009 Export Award. Singer’s Brian Blann accepted the award on the company’s behalf.

Speakers included Stephen Branch, Vice President of Marketing for Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers; Mr. Phillip Chicola, Consul General of the USA; and John Treleaven, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce and President of the Treleavan Consulting Group. The speakers brought great enthusiasm to the group, stating that the evening’s nominees for success in international trade were, “just the tip of the iceberg” for Surrey and that this city could expect great things in the near future. Much of the conversation throughout the evening was centered around the message that Surrey’s exporters are ready and open for business!

Another message that was key to the event, and to all businesses, is that despite the recession, there are opportunities in the global economy to sell your product and conduct business. Don’t let the ‘R’ word distract you from your goal.

The five successful nominees were Analytic Systems, Crawford Creek Lumber Ltd., Patton and Cooke Company, Singer Valve Inc. and Wizard IT Services.

Ultimately, it was Singer Valve Inc. that took home the Surrey Export Award! Singer Valve Inc. designs, manufactures and exports quality automatic control valves.  The company plays a significant role in global water conservation.

The Surrey Board of Trade would like to sincerely thank everyone that made this event possible:
Presenting Sponsors: RBC Financial Group and Export Development Canada
Associate Sponsor: Custom House Global Foreign Exchange
Media Sponsors: The Leader Newspaper and CKNW
And The Surrey Board of Trade International Affairs Team

For more information regarding this event, please contact Brianne Colbert at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or 604.581.7130.

2008 Awards

- Minister Says Surrey and BC Is The Right Place For International Trade

Four companies were celebrated March 26 at the second Annual Surrey Board of Trade International Trade Dinner and Surrey Export Awards.

• Punjab Milk Foods won the Agriculture and Primary Products Exporter of the Year
• (Contact Gurpreet Arneja- - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (604) 594-9190)
• Patton & Cooke Company won the Emerging Technologies Exporter of the Year
• (Contact: Elaine Grazier- - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (604) 591-5374)
• Bekaert Canada Ltd. won the Manufacturing Exporter of the Year
• (Contact: Jim MacKenzie- - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (604) 581-5441)
• Fraser Surrey Docks won the Service Exporter of the Year
• (Brady Erno- - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (604) 581-2233)

Colin Hansen, BC Minister for Economic Development told an audience of over 300 people, that the time was right for companies to get into the game internationally.

He said BC wasn’t just the gateway to Canada, but to North America, as he described how the growth of trade offers enormous opportunities to businesses, particularly those in Surrey, getting into the international trade theatre.

His positive message was echoed by two other speakers, David Solloway, General Manager, North American Operations for Oasis Hong Kong Airlines and John Treleavan, Chairman of the Board of Advisors for the Canada Export Centre and President of The Treleavan Consulting Group. They were also strongly positive about the future, particularly for those businesses that are doing business around the Pacific Rim.

Treleavan congratulated the Surrey Board of Trade for being the only one in Canada to showcase and recognize companies engaged in trade, as well as facilitating connections between its members and countries around the world.

The event was supported by Presenting Sponsor RBC Royal Bank, Export Development Canada, A&A Contract Customs Brokers Ltd, Kwantlen University College and Media Sponsor, The Leader Newspaper. The evening was hosted by George Gordon, Morning Host on News 1130 – All News Radio.

Punjab Milk Foods:Gary Holick, Gurpreet Aneja, Veneet Tenaja, Keith Alton (A&A), Colin Hansen	Fraser Surrey Docks:  Gary Holick, Bill Wehnert, Dave Ross (Kwantlen), Dhar Dhaliwal, Colin Hansen
Patton & Cooke: Gary Holick, Greg Patton, Tammy Huston (sponsor), Colin Hansen	Bekaert Canda Ltd: Gary Holick, Jim Mackenzie, Keith Alton (sponsor), Colin Hansen