Working sharper in the field Brothers Frank and Joel Bishop literally live and breathe wire.
for average, and finally celebrating
Based in Tauranga, Bayonet formerly
designed manufacturing and warehousing
known as ‘Paul Industries’ changed
ownership in 2020 when brothers Frank and Joel purchased the operation from company founders (and their parents)
Paul and Rosemarie Bishop. This is the
third generation of family owners in the company’s near 50 year history.
From humble beginnings in 1972
Bayonet has always focussed on quality
manufacturing here in New Zealand, and today through continual innovation the
company produces an extensive range of market leading fencing and construction products.
While technology has changed the way products are made radically over the
sustainable relationships built on trust. Bayonet’s large-scale 4500 sqm purpose facility in Tauranga is home to 30+ staff,
significant leadership experience in New
machine has changed the game for
fabrication and the company’s passionate and capable sales and technical support
teams understand how to help contractors
“
Over the past 18 months we’ve invested significantly in new machinery and key people to lift our capability to better meet the needs of the fast growing
joined by industry expert and new General
delivering the best by never settling
the company as General Manager, adding
team is highly experienced in wire
for decades. Bayonet’s manufacturing
NZ manufacturing, care for staff and
always finding a better way to do things,
Marketing role. Damien Sauni heads up
Zealand’s rural sector to the mix.
and farmers maximise their precious
customers, challenging the status quo by
is Dean Ormrod in the National Sales and
many who have been with the company
years, the company fiercely guards its
founding principles – a passion for quality
Bayonet’s sales and service experience
A new $2.4m fabricated farm fence
Bayonet’s customers. This machine has been built in New Zealand and is on the
cutting edge of technology. This exciting
new technology gives Bayonet the ability to produce roll lengths of up to a mile long in a
vast range of configurations, it can produce two different knot types (Kiwi Knot and the
traditional Fixed Knot), improving flexibility and efficiency in the field. The investment
clearly signals the company’s core focus on quality steel wire manufactured products.
INVESTMENT
time. This experienced team has been
“Over the past 18 months we’ve invested
Manager of Sales and Marketing Andrew
people to lift our capability to better meet
Thoms who has just returned from
Australia after running Cyclone. Adding to
significantly in new machinery and key
the needs of the fast growing rural and construction sectors.” Joel says
Bayonet directors (right) Frank and Joel Bishop put their brand new fabricated farm fence machine through its paces for company GM Damien Sauni (left)
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