Charlestown MP Jodie Harrison paid tribute to the success of Lake Macquarie business, SAPHI Engineering, which enjoyed success at the recent Lake Macquarie and Hunter Business Awards. 

"It was my pleasure to go along to the Hunter Business Awards gala on 26 August. The Hunter business community's night of nights is a great showcase for our region," Ms Harrison said.

"It is wonderful to see the innovation that our region is producing, as well as the job opportunities that local businesses are creating as they embrace new ideas and technologies—and SAPHI Engineering is at the cutting edge of these advances."

After scoring a hat-trick at the Lake Macquarie Business Excellence Awards in July, scoring wins in the Outstanding Business Leader for founding partner and Director Cameron Owen, the Excellence in Sustainability gong and the coveted Business of the Year nod, Warners Bay-based SAPHI Engineering has been awarded for Excellence in Innovation at the Hunter Business Awards.

SAPHI Engineering delivers integrated hardware and software to meet the evolving needs of the international marketplace. SAPHI is leading technical integration for Australia's largest smart green infrastructure project (SIMPaCT), which seeks to address heat islands in major cities and water conservation. SIMPaCT aims to reduce ambient temperature and water consumption across 40 hectares of Sydney Olympic Park using irrigation, environmental sensors and artificial intelligence.

"Congratulations to the SAPHI team!" Ms Harrison said.