Grabbing an unfilled niche in the market, with potential for multi-national production is something all manufacturers aspire to. 

One Wairarapa exterior joinery manufacturer is demonstrating that it can be done - using overseas technology in a New Zealand first, raising efficiency, productivity and international prospects.  

“We’re starting a totally new ballgame in exterior wooden joinery in this country” - Cameron Shaw of Renall Doors.

Are there other manufacturers with similarly inspiring stories to tell? I'd love to hear from you.

Catherine Beard
027 463 3212 or cbeard@businessnz.org.nz

In a New Zealand first, Wairarapa manufacturer Cameron Shaw is injecting modern German technology into a traditional exterior joinery business, after a 14 year search for the perfect machine. More...

The Government recently released its long awaited consultation paper on its proposed changes to the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme.

John Carnegie, our Manager Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, gives a brief overview of the proposed changes, what impact they would have on businesses, and our suggestions for moving forward. More...

Great news for exporting manufacturers as Revenue Minister Peter Dunne recently announced the government's decision to treat the GST on export related manufacturing as exempt (e.g. the cost of tooling up for an export order), to bring it into line with the domestic treatment of GST.  This will be a boost for our manufacturing export sector, as many exporters specialise in customised and bespoke manufacturing, rather than large low cost runs. 

BusinessNZ and ManufacturingNZ supported this move and we are glad to see a positive result.

See the Minister's statement here.

Hundreds of Australian jobs have been shifted to New Zealand as producers there try to avoid the impact of high wages, a soaring dollar and restrictive labour laws. More...

MSI now invites applications from businesses to contract a postgraduate intern through our postgraduate internships programme. Applications will close 7th May, 12pm (midday). More...

New Zealand’s biggest event for the retail industry is offering friends of ManufacturingNZ (that's you) a special discounted rate.

Being at this conference is a great way to keep close to what is happening at the customer/demand end of the spectrum, and to understand future trends/opportunities and threats.  As we all know, retail has been extremely tough of late and this flows back down the supply chain to manufacturers. 

I will be chairing day two and hope to see you there. C Beard

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Manufacturing activity continued to show healthy levels of expansion, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). The seasonally adjusted PMI for March was 54.5. More...

The service sector continued to show healthy signs of expansion in 2012, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI).

The PSI for March was 53.9. While this was down 1.9 points from February, it was still up on the January result More...

The New Zealand Productivity Commission has released its final findings into international freight services and says although the sector is performing well, there is scope for improvement, which would help lift New Zealand’s living standards. More...

Experts in entrepreneurship and small- to medium-sized businesses will gather in the capital in June for the 2012 International Council for Small Business World Conference. More...

Seize your opportunity – invest 2 days in May and learn the secrets of making global sales.

There are hundreds of superb Kiwi businesses selling innovative goods and services, but many won’t realise their full potential if they are restricted to the New Zealand market. More...

Are you and your team up-to-date with the latest changes in payroll related legislation, best practice and current trends? More...

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