Global packaging firm Orora has invested $25m to support its New Zealand operations and boost its manufacturing capabilities through its division Orora Kiwi Packaging.
Orora chief executive and managing director Nigel Garrard
In New Zealand, Orora supplies fibre packaging through corrugated packaging arm Orora Kiwi, and the new investment will include a Rotary die-cutter, a flexo folder gluer, automation solutions and 40 new jobs in the Hawkes Bay area. Orora’s investment will see improvements in its three key New Zealand sites in Christchurch, Hastings and Auckland. Nigel Garrard, chief executive and managing director at Orora, says investing in the company’s New Zealand market forms a core part of Orora’s wider Australasian business growth strategy. He says, “Our investment is directed towards customer focused improvements in manufacturing, print quality and service. “Our investment in a new flexo folder gluer – a complete box making solution that increases capacity, print capability and print quality – in our Christchurch facility, reinforces our strong business confidence in the New Zealand South Island as it rebuilds following the earthquakes that severely impacted the region.†The company says that the investment has already helped to increase production capacity and reduce repetitive handling processes to meet future demand for the company’s kiwi fruit, meat, and apple customers.
