As much as 30 per cent of West Auckland's economy is made up of internationally competitive and platform technology sectors, which provide the technology to support industry operations. Construction and engineering contribute eight per cent of GDP and 10.3 per cent of employment, both higher than the Auckland average.
"We've got two sides of the business - one is a software team with people who are predominantly software engineers. The other is the mechanical team who are mechanical engineers. But, we also have a few people who are mechatronics engineers who do both of it!," explains Jalapa Amin, project delivery manager of Motion Design.
With beautiful rural views from offices based in Waimauku, this pioneering robotics and industrial automation software business has clients in Wales, UK, USA, Ghana, Malaysia, Australia and Indonesia. Motion Design won Excellence in Innovation and Excellence in International Trade.
West businesses say they are confident in the future economic outlook with manufacturing remaining an important sector in terms of GDP and employment and new commercial and housing developments also bringing future growth to the region. Other leading employment sectors in the West include healthcare and social assistance and wholesale trade.
