News — Exporter Magazine

The designers of New Zealand fashion brand Commoners have been awarded the $10,000 DHL Express Fashion Export Scholarship for 2013.

Manuka Health has taken a major step forward to expand sales in China with the signing of a strategic agreement in Shanghai with Chinese company Sunjoy Marketing and Trading.

A Kiwi start-up is expecting keen interest in its wool-based filtration products when it exhibits at the China High-Tech Fair this week.

BCS Group subsidiary, BCS North America Inc., has completed a multi-million dollar contract for the upgrade and refurbishment of Hawaii’s Honolulu International Airport.

New Zealand food and beverage producers need to ensure their operations are “bulletproof” if they want to compete in an increasingly aggressive global marketplace, an industry expert says.

A2 Corporation, along with their China distributor partner China State Farm Holding Shanghai Company, has hosted the official launch ceremony for a2® Platinum™ infant formula in China.

New Zealand’s technology export sector is being buoyed by double digit growth from a swarm of TIN100 ICT companies growing on both sides of the Tasman.

Local and international removal company, World Moving & Storage, has won the Babich Excellence in Exporting Award in the 2013 Westpac Auckland West Business Awards.

ARANZ Geo Limited has won the Best Business Operating Internationally – Under $10m category at the 2013 New Zealand International Business Awards. 

Agri-tech company Tru-Test Group has taken out this year’s Supreme Award at the New Zealand International Business Awards. 

DHL is calling for emerging fashion exporters to enter the sixth annual DHL Express Fashion Export Scholarship.

Giesen Wines has appointed a new distributor in the United States to consolidate its momentum in the expanding market.

The Icehouse Business Growth Centre in Auckland has signed a partnership with Tinghua University Science Park (Tus-Park) Beijing for the establishment of a China Market Development Hub.

After operating from the Kiwi Landing Pad in San Francisco for the past 18 months, Mako Networks continues to accelerate its international growth with the opening of a new office in the city.

New Zealand’s first homegrown muesli bar manufacturer, Tasti Products Limited is confident its newly refurbished $8 million premises will inspire additional products sure to make Kiwi and international taste buds zing.

A delegation to China of New Zealand Infant Formula exporters led by Michael Barnett, chair of the Infant Formula Exporters Association, is planned for 23-24th September.

Confidence in the Wellington region’s economy has taken a sharp upturn in the latest Wellington Employers’ Chamber of Commerce Business Confidence survey.

While Kiwi expats continue to command big dollars overseas, the pull of ‘brand New Zealand’ and a desire to connect with home is stronger than ever, according to Kea’s 2013 Every Kiwi Counts survey.

MOVAC, the venture capital investment firm, has taken a 13% stake in 1Above, a functional drink that helps people fight jet lag and combat many of the health risks and discomfort related to flying.

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise has appointed Dion McGrath as its new Consulting Chef based at New Zealand Central in Shanghai, China.Dion’s role is a key part of NZTE’s wider strategy to promote New Zealand food and beverage in China, in response to Chinese consumer trends.