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Who is Resene
The company, established in 1946, is today an international company with manufacturing operations in Australia and Fiji and local production plants in Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, Tauranga and Auckland. Find out more about Where it all Began with Resene NostalgiaResene Paints Head Office:
Resene Paints Limited Head Office and warehouse are situated in Naenae, Lower Hutt. Waterbased products are also manufactured at this site. Resene Paints Upper Hutt:
Resene Paints solventbased products factory is located in Upper Hutt. Resene have over 50 company-owned ColorShops and 20 franchisee outlets around the country with around 500 staff in New Zealand. Originally the company was named Stipplecote Products Ltd and manufactured cement-based paint under the brand name Stipplecote. In 1951, Resene launched the first water-based paint in New Zealand under the brand name Resene (derived from the word resin). Steady demand for waterbased products over the intervening years led to the need for increased factory space. In 1962, the company moved premises from Kaiwharawhara, in Wellington, to Seaview where the company remained for 30 years before moving to its expansive plant in Lower Hutt. In the mid 70s the company changed its name to Resene Paints Ltd. As a determined competitor of the international paint giants in the New Zealand market, voracious investment appetite has given impetus to the company's growth. Resene products extend through a full range of paint and specialist coatings for residential and commercial buildings, marine, heavy industrial, road marking, automotive and agricultural use. Wholly-owned subsidiaries of Resene Paints Limited are Resene Paints (Australia) Limited with operations in Sydney and the Gold Coast; Resene Paints (Fiji) Limited in Suva, Altex Coatings Limited in Tauranga and Resene Automotive and Performance Coatings Limited in Auckland. Resene Automotive and Performance Coatings Limited:
Resene Automotive and Performance Coatings, located in Henderson, Auckland, manufactures its own brand of automotive, furniture and industrial paints and a range of car care products for the New Zealand market. Resene Automotive and Performance Coatings is also the distributor in New Zealand for the world's leading brand in automotive refinish paint - DuPont car paints. Resene Paints Australia Limited:
Resene Paints Australia focuses on manufacturing marine coatings as well as a full range of industrial and architectural coatings from its factory on the Gold Coast.
Altex Coatings Limited with manufacturing facilities both in Tauranga and Australia, is New Zealand's largest privately-owned manufacturer of protective coatings for industrial and marine surfaces. Resene Paints Fiji Limited:
Resene Paints Fiji Limited in Suva manufactures a full range of architectural, industrial, marine and automotive coatings as well as furniture lacquers for the trade and retail customer. Resene diversified into the wine business in the mid 1990s and purchased Cellier Le Brun Limited in Blenheim, and this has added bubbles to the product range. Cellier Le Brun:
Cellier Le Brun, located in Marlborough, has earned its place as one of the country's leading wineries on the strength of its Cellier Le Brun range of Methode Traditionnelle wines. A Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Classic Brut are also marketed under the Terrace Road label. Rockcote Architectural Coatings (NZ) Ltd:
Rockcote Architectural Coatings (NZ) Ltd joined the Resene Paints Limited Group in July 2002. Established in New Zealand in 1989, Rockcote Architectural Coatings (NZ) Ltd specialise in the manufacture and distribution of an extensive range of acrylic premium quality plaster cladding systems and coatings to the construction industry. Although many paint manufacturers have come and gone over the past twenty years, innovation has kept Resene a step ahead of the game. Resene is well known for leading the development of environmentally sustainable surface coatings, from the basic innovation of Resene waterbased paints to the removal of lead from decorative pains in the late 1960s. In 1996, the company continued its pioneering role into manufacturing 'green' paint with the launch of New Zealand's first comprehensive range of Environmental Choice approved paints - products which comply with rigorous standards set down by an independent government auditing body - Telarc. Resene is noted for its early work on tinting systems and its introduction, to the architectural profession, of bold and bright colours at a time when beiges were considered daring. In the international arena too, Resene have established a reputation as a technological leader. The most recent Resene development has been in exporting a tinting technology system. Resene have supplied this technology to South Africa, Zimbabwe, the Dominican Republic, Malaysia, Indonesia and China. One of Resene's most successful commercial decisions has been to concentrate on the commercial sector, and to develop the products required to meet its need. Resene maintains a close relationship with architects as a principal sponsor of the New Zealand Institute of Architects-Resene awards for Architecture. Resene also sponsors the Architectural Designers New Zealand and the New Zealand Master Painters. Resene is often reported as one of New Zealand's success stories. It is surprising to find a building in any given street that hasn't been touched by Resene. Resene paints have appeared on some of New Zealand's most important recent architectural projects nationwide: Auckland's Sky Tower, Sky City and Casino; Museum of New Zealand Te Papa and the WestpacTrust Stadium in Wellington, Christchurch's Convention Centre and the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Tony Nightingale, Resene's Managing Director, who has been with the company for over 40 years, can look back now and easily recognise opportunities which became important turning points, but he identifies management stability as a major factor. As an innovator, who maintains a tough competitive edge, Tony Nightingale has turned manufacturing and selling paint into an art form.
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