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INDUSTRY » NZ Cold Storage Association
August 2016
Business North
Growing demand for cold storage in New Zealand • from page 90 “The high level of competitiveness ensures that all cold stores are offering fair prices and that the high standards required for hygiene, health and safety and MPI procedures are being strictly observed to enable smooth compliance with all regulations at the time of export.” Jack says that New Zealand was voted the second best country in the world to do business by the World Bank in its 2016 Doing Business Report, a huge plus factor for Kiwi exporters, which is helping to fuel the upward trend: “New Zealand has a reputation for excellence, high quality products and high standards for food safety. “The New Zealand approach is to be at the forefront of new developments including food safety and biosecurity and our ‘clean green’ image is highly prized. We also have an ability to foster international agreements at many levels.” With an increasing need for cold storage services in New Zealand this year’s New Zealand Cold Store Association Conference will focus on the latest trends as well as give members an opportunity to network and share ideas, says Jack Bills. New Zealand Cold Storage Association was formed in 1932 by a group of cold store operators
“The New Zealand approach is to be at the forefront of new developments including food safety and biosecurity and our ‘clean green’ image is highly prized.” who identified a need to formulate a group to discuss matters of concern, particularly relating to the storage handling and shipment of dairy produce. Today the association continues to represent the views of the cold storage industry and works closely with the appropriate government agencies such as the Ministry for Primary Industries. The association also has a close relationship with all the larger suppliers such as Fonterra. Jack says that a key issue currently influencing the industry is the effect of fluctuations in both energy supply and costs. “The New Zealand Cold Storage Association is constantly seeking information on ways and
The New Zealand Cold Storage Association works closely with the appropriate government agencies such as the Ministry for Primary Industries.
means of better managing the use of energy and has already been involved in making submissions to central government on these matters,” he says. Jack says that over the last 84 years the association has been continually evolving to meet the changing requirements of members: “There has been a substantial increase in the
scope of our membership which now involves those who handle, store, transport or ship any products which require temperature controlled storage or conditioning including meat, fish, fruit and vegetables and a wide range of products originating from these and other sources,” he says.
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