February 2014
Wool media is a game changer – and Texus Fibre is playing for keeps
American Steve Weinstein, a global woolcentric sourcer at S2W in the US, had long been coming to New Zealand from the US to buy up wool. When his fishing buddy and local businessman Nick Davenport went to visit him in New England, he couldn’t help but notice the place smelled of wool – and he got a few lessons in the quintessentially Kiwi fibre of his homeland. Read more
One company that Locus Research has been busy working with over the past few months is a new start-up, Balex Marine, which will launch its core product at this May’s Hutchwilco Boat Show.
The Automatic Boat Loader automates the launch and retrieval of trailer boats and Locus has been so impressed with the product that it has also become an investor. Read more
Locus Research is moving this week from its long-time Mount Maunganui base to join the Newnham Park technology precinct in Te Puna.
The company was started in 2002 by Timothy Allan and focuses on product design and development.
Newnham Park is co-owned by Rob Jeffrey, head of Jeffco International, and Steve Saunders, head of the Plus Group of agro-tech companies. Read more
We're super excited to be moving into a new studio which will open on the 24th February at Newnham Park Innovation Centre - more space, more fresh air and more innovation. The centre on Newnham Road is home to the Plus Group of Companies, marketer Southern Produce, pure vanilla producer Read more
