Exciting Companies Articles

Lipstick effect keeps skincare market glowing in recession Kristina Koveshnikova [NBR] While many businesses struggled during the global economic downturn, the organic and natural skincare market flourished, growing at double the rate of other similar markets. Natural skincare company Trilogy, which has been named the top business in the cosmetics sector in the latest NBR monthly Exciting...

Innovative orchestra changes key to a modern tune Kristina Koveshnikova [NBR] More than half of the arts and culture sector is reported to be experiencing difficult business conditions with government funding frozen and falling consumer purchases, but for some the tougher economic environment presented a window of opportunity for growth. To overcome the issue of its aging and disappearing...

Waihi gold mine digs out environmental concerns by Robert Smith [NBR] The government’s plan to look at mining on conservation land has generated the expected complaints about the environmental impact but many in the mining industry claim opponents have ignored the environmental advances...

Paragon kept busy chasing down fraud by Robert Smith [NBR] Private investigators charged with sniffing out corporate fraud and theft have been kept busy over the past year, as companies take a more pro-active approach to fraud in the wake of the recession. KPMG’s most recent fraud...

Wood exports show India trade potential by Robert Smith [NBR] New Zealand’s population might be 0.37% the size of India’s, but an exporter of Kiwi wood to the Indian market says there are enough similarities to make the two countries natural trading partners. Jacob Mani...

High tech marine manufacture sails swiftly into global water by Robert Smith An innovative method of making high-tech boat building as smooth as possible has seen New Zealand marine manufacturer High Modulus snapped up by a global composite materials giant. The company — now known as...

Intellectual property coming up roses by Laura Caygill The good, old “Kiwi-made” slogan has a whole new meaning for one player in New Zealand’s floriculture industry. Faced with a tough export market made tougher by the recession, the floriculture industry has had to think...

Antipodes dips toes in export markets by Graeme Kennedy [NBR] Whakatane premium bottled water company Antipodes is seeding offshore markets with its natural product to gauge interest in export sales. Chief executive Simon Woolley said that although New Zealand and Australia were its...

Pitango prepares for Asian Launch by Graeme Kennedy Auckland organic food manufacturer-distributor Pitango plans to expand into Asia, with Hong Kong and Singapore likely targets and Japan a possibility. General manager Wade Gillooly says the company is working on product development to meet...

Bomac benefits from global shakedown by Graeme Kennedy The country’s biggest animal health company, Bomac, is poised for huge international growth in the fallout from a wave of mergers by the sector’s top multinational firms. Many leading human pharmaceutical businesses, such as...

Further growth tops Malaysian's agenda by Graeme Kennedy Malaysian-owned forestry company Ernslaw One has spent much of the economic downturn investing in new forests and processing plants in a...

Rakon keeps its seat in global GPS boom The company is expanding as others in the industry worry by Graeme Kennedy [NBR] High-tech GPS componentry manufacturer Rakon is expanding production...

Baby boomers race to embrace teeth implants Recession puts a temporary bite on dentistry by Graeme Kennedy [NBR] The economic slowdown could not have come at a better time for Dental Artistry...

Breakthrough: Grow your own tendon Close to FDA approval for regeneration technique by Graeme Kennedy Millions of people around the world could soon be enjoying a better quality of life with a...