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The Sun
Wednesday October 23, 2019
e l p o e P r e v e l C y r e A Company of V o g A s r a e Y 0 4 - Founded 26 Stuart Street, Blenheim â 578 3034
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Proud to be associated with Indac as they celebrate 40 years in business. 25 Main Street BLENHEIM Ph: 03 578 3652 salesbl@edwardgibbon.co.nz
INDAC founder and owner Michael Hitchins (centre with yellow box), and his team pictured at their Stuart Street premises in Blenheim. The company is celebrating 40 years of innovation through its design and manufacture of industrial grade plastic products.
A story of clever innovation
New innovations in industrial plastics are being introduced to the world market every day, but did you know that many notable products were, and still are, being designed and manufactured right here in Blenheim?
Proud of our long term association with this innovative and dynamic company. Congratulations Mike and the Indac team on 40 years of design and manufacturing excellence.
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Proudly supporting Indac Ltd as they celebrate 40 years in business
For 40 years Blenheim company INDAC Ltd has grown from humble beginnings, based at its Stuart Street premises, and is exporting its rotational and injection moulded products all over the world. The companyâs name is an acronym from the words âinnovation, design and constructionâ, which gives a clear indication of how the company operates. Thanks to the forward thinking of its founder and employees, INDAC Ltd has firmly established itself on the world stage bringing solutions to pretty much any challenge presented. The companyâs story begins with founder Michael Hitchens. Originally from the UK Michael was lured to New Zealand by his uncle who, at the time, had a paint company based in Renwick. Michael worked for him before going into making rubber gloves which is what got him started. He later went on to become the first person to mould a smooth mussel float because; âIf submarines
donât have ribs on them, then these wonât eitherâ, he notably declared. Michaelâs passion for problem solving and ability to think up the previously unthinkable, enabled him to bring innovation to the forefront of his operations and has seen INDAC Ltd contribute a vast array of products to industries such as agriculture, aquaculture, marine, viticulture, government, science, waste management, construction and plumbing. Today, INDAC Ltd employs more than 20 staff who together contribute more than 200 years of experience in plastics engineering. Michael remains at the forefront of the company, but managing the operations is his right-hand man, general manager Graeme Rickard. Plastics engineering is an industry that Graeme has worked in since the age of 16. Heâs been involved with the company for 12 years and is part of the âdepth of experienceâ that INDAC
Ltd is well regarded for. âRight across our team we have people who specialise in plastics, design, engineering, manufacturing and prototyping. âWe have a great mix of highly experienced employees who have been here long term, through to youth who bring with them fresh enthusiasm. We have guys who have worked in nuclear power plants, the aeronautic industry and very skilled draughtsmen,â he says. The companyâs ethos is a simple one â âWe design and create! If itâs something we havenât done before, we learn very quickly and donât know what the word ânoâ is,â Graeme says. âWe spend around 25 percent of our income on research and development which is huge for a business. But itâs how our business is driven. âIf a customer walks in with an idea in their head, everyone here works together to find the solution. Innovation is our passion and itâs what drives us,â he says.
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