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Nokia and public relations….

August 30, 2007

Business, Design, Efficiency, Manufacturing, Strategy

This is a post that I hope will find its way into Nokia NZ or Nokia international’s public relations department. A month or so ago I acquired a new Nokia 6630 phone. Pretty much straight away it was obvious…

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Designing for success…

August 20, 2007

Business, Design, Economic Development, Manufacturing, New business, New Zealand, Strategy, Uncategorized

An old buddy sent me a link to this on the UK design council site about Cycle Clothing entrprise Rapha. From start up to 900,000 quid per annum turnover is an impressive statistic. It is an example of what…

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Authentically made in China and painted with lead……

August 17, 2007

Branding, Business, Design, Economic Development, Manufacturing, My businesses, New Zealand, Strategy

Will has a good post over here giving some sag advice to startups to be authentic. It’s a valid viewpoint, especially given the recent cases involving dodgy lead paint, poisonous toothpaste and killer dog food. Recently we have seen…

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Windflow going international….

August 17, 2007

Business, Business and the Environment, Manufacturing, New Zealand, Strategy

I’m not 100% sure about Windflow’s two blade turbine design – I have no reason to say that other than gut feel and aesthetics. It is pleasing however to see that Windflow has signed a deal to sell some…

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Buy NZ Made, Roasted, Ground and Sold

August 13, 2007

Business, Economic Development, Manufacturing, New Zealand, Society

An excellent post over here about the recent Chinese made NZ peanut butter fiasco. I can’t add much to what has been said already other than that consumer apathy is a strong foil to the Buy Kiwi Made campaign,…

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Whatever happened to consumer rights?

August 12, 2007

Business, Manufacturing, Society

The other day I bought a new mobile – a Nokia 6630 smartphone. I got it from Noel Leemings. Now this is where the tale starts – when I got the phone it intermittently dropped the screen out. Must…

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MEA comes clean….

August 9, 2007

Business, Economic Development, Manufacturing, New Zealand, Society, Strategy

I posted a week or so ago about the Boiled Tuatara website. Today the NZ manufacturers and exporters association owned up to posting the adds and the site is now down and linking to the MEA main site. The…

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Sir Angus Tait passes….

August 7, 2007

Business, Manufacturing, New Zealand, Strategy

I’ve been busy and haven’t been around to post of late. News however that Sir Angus Tait dies this morning. His passing is a huge loss to the Christchurch/New Zealand electronics sector in particular and manufacturing/industry in general. It…

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CMA please don’t do this to manufacturers…

August 6, 2007

Business, Economic Development, Governance, Manufacturing, My businesses, New Zealand

Jim pointed me to this article which discusses that fairly vitriolic attack that John Walley from the Canterbury Manufacturers Association made against Business New Zealand and the Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce among others. The gist of the attack…

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I smell a rat here….

August 3, 2007

Business, Governance, Manufacturing, New Zealand, Strategy

LWR has extended it’s takeover offer for POD yet again. meanwhile POD announced that it’s prospective sale of a 3.58hectare industrial site has been withdrawn. Why do I smell a rat?; The property sale was reported to be a…

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