The owners of Green Acres Te Awamutu have won the Home and Lifestyle Franchisee award at the 25th Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards.
Amit and Deepika Sharma have owned the commercial and home cleaning franchise since 2014 and they are the first Green Acres franchisees to win the award in 25 years.
The awards evening was held on Saturday at Cordi's Hotel, Auckland.
"It's really exciting. We just can't believe we won it. We have been working really hard so winning this award feels really good and like we are getting that recognition and praise for our work," said Deepika.
The couple spent the night celebrating their win at the ceremony with the CEO of Green Acres Logan Sears, the national franchise manager Jason Hill and northern region franchise manager Raewyn Cains.