Business South March 2021

| 37 TRUSTED PARTNER OF WESTLAND MILK PRODUCTS LTD Providing Westland Milk Products with quality multi-wall, hygienic, paper bags made in New Zealand from renewable, sustainably harvested forestry and recycled wood fibre. DAIRY INDUSTRY Westland Milk Products New gold: Westland Milk Products butter, branded as Westgold and distinctive in its gold foil wrapping, is distributed throughout New Zealand and the globe. T T New outfall project - page 38 Proud suppliers to Westland Milk Products Ltd We’ve got the South Island covered with branches in Blenheim, Nelson, Westport, Greymouth, Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, Wanaka, Queenstown & Invercargill. 48 REXEL GROUP T T from page 32 Exciting new phase for iconic Westland firm “Our intention is to extract more value from the milk by moving more into specialty prod - ucts. Richard emphases that while a greater em - phasis will be placed on business-to-customer, the company will never move away from the manufacture of commodity products and business to business supply. Previously General Manager of Oceania from its development in 2013, Richard was offered the role of COO at Westland, an opportunity he was quick to accept, relocating in 2020. “We have very good support from Yili HQ in China and there are very good people working here. “My focus has been on enhancing our reputation for quality and the reliability of our assets.” Embracing innovation and a champion of continuous improvement, Richard says he loves his role and the challenges it brings as the company transitions from a cooperative to a large multi-national structure. “Innovation is extremely important and that’s where our future lies. “We’re working closely with the market to determine what the end consumer is looking for.” “We have very good support from Yili HQ in China and there are very good people working here. My focus has been on enhancing our reputation for quality and the reliability of our assets.”