| 45 Rangitikei: Ovation NZ T T to page 46 Processor a major employer in Feilding T T Richard Loader The majority of Ovation NZ’s produce is exported with China, US, Canada, UK, EU and the Middle East the main markets. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Employing 200 full time staff, and a further 150 seasonally, specialist sheep processor, Ovation NZ, is one of Feilding’s largest employers and provides it’s customers with the benefit of year round operation. Bobby calf and goat meat processing complements the plant’s production of sheep meat as a service to local farmers and fills a gap in livestock supply. The addition of a nightshift and a seven-day operation with the support of seasonal staff enables Ovation to accommodate demand from farmers during peak season. With shareholders primarily from Hawke’s Bay and Manawatu Ovation’s Feilding plant is 100% Kiwi owned and part of a larger business group that includes similar processing facilities in Gisborne and Te Kuiti. Since 2007 Ovation has made significant investment into the Feilding operation with a modern added value processing facility built in 2011 and a larger coldstorage and loadout facility built in 2018. “The plant produces 18,500 tonnes of sheepmeat per year plus associated by-products,” says General Manager Alastair Bayliss. “The vast majority of our added-value production is exported with main markets being China, US, Canada, UK, EU, Middle East.” By-products including offals, pelts, rendering, petfood are processed through the business’s Hawkes Bay based subsidiary companies including Progressive Leathers, Classic Sheepskins and Pasture Petfoods NZ Ltd. Intestinal casings are highly sought after globally as sausage meat casings because of their length, diameter and strength. · industrial electrical · commercial electrical · security & fire alarms · mechanical engineering · industrial electronics maxtarr ELECTRICAL • INDUSTRIAL • COMMERCIAL Manager Jonathan Hogg 06 350 1000 | Engineering Manager Reece Lloyd 06 350 1008 | enquiries@maxtarr.co.nz | www.maxtarr.co.nz
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