Business & People
Appointments, results, deals and the people leading the industry.
Refining NZ posts $186.3m half year loss
Refining NZ revenue has taken hit with the company posting a half year net loss of $186.3 million. The Marsden Point refinery says it’s felt the…
Fletcher Building expecting $196m loss due to COVID
Fletcher Building says it expects to post a $196 million net earnings loss for the year due largely to the impacts of COVID-19. This is on…
ANZ Truckometer ‘back in business’
The ANZ Truckometer heavy traffic index was up 2.7% month-on-month in July while light traffic was up 5.6% month-on-month. Compared to the same period last year…
New VIA board confirmed
The four members of the trade that will act as the new board of VIA have been confirmed following the organisations AGM earlier in the month…
Ford appoints new president and CEO
The Ford Motor Company has appointed its current chief operating officer Jim Farley to lead the company as president and chief executive officer from October 1…
KAT appointed Detroit parts and service dealership
Keith Andrews Trucks (KAT) is now an approved parts and service dealer for Detroit in Hamilton, Auckland and Whangarei. The appointment joins a list of recent…
Ford appoints new Australia and NZ boss
Ford Australia and New Zealand has appointed Andrew Birkic as new president and chief executive officer. Birkic, an Australian, was previously chief product marketer for the Ranger…
Daimler Buses makes new appointments
Daimler Buses has appointed Michael Klein as its new head of production and managing director production for EvoBus based in Germany. Klein was previously head of…
OIO gives green light to Go Bus sale
The sale of iwi-owned Go Bus to Melbourne-based industry operator Kinetic has been approved by the Overseas Investment Office. Consent was required because Go Bus holds…
NRC nominated for Westpac Auckland Business Awards
The National Road Carriers Association has been nominated in two categories of the Westpac Auckland Business Awards. The organisation has been nominated for Excellence in Customer…