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Member Benefits

The Benefits of Being a Member of Textiles NZ
Over the last year Textiles NZ has delivered substantial benefits to the textiles industry which have also benefitted your business:-

  • Successful export market promotion, including a market visit to Russia with 7 member companies and reciprocal Russian buyer visits to members companies
  • Promotion of market opportunities at Mystery Creek Field Days and during the Rugby World Cup
  • Advocacy to assist companies working with government procurement, including regional seminars on government procurement procedures
  • Partnership with the Campaign for Wool to promote New Zealand natural fibres
  • R&D assistance to members
  • Strong Industry advocacy with Government Officials on Free Trade Agreements, particularly the India FTA, to protect the industry from unfair imports and grow export opportunities
  • Government advocacy to assist wool and possum/merino manufacturers, including gaining membership of the Government’s Ministerial Wool Group
  • Textiles NewZ - an informative weekly newsletter to the industry that keeps you up to speed with what is happening in the industry and provides marketing and other opportunities for your business
  • ATITO benefits:
    • More than $140,000 in training subsidies to Textiles NZ members
    • Companies assisted to fund Productivity Assessments
    • Subsidies to firms to engage Competitive Manufacturing
    • Industry support to deliver Block Courses for Cadets
  • An Energy Efficiency Programme providing savings up to $45,000 to individual members
  • Membership profiles on the Textiles NZ website that promote B2B
  • Vodafone discounts
  • Budget Rental Car discounts
  • Shell Fuelcard 5 cents per litre discount
  • CourierPost discounts
  • OfficeMax discounts
  • Cullen The Employment Law Firm 20% discount
  • New Zealand School of Export – distance education for exporters – 50% discount for eligible companies using an NZTE Capability Development Voucher
  • American Express assistance to importers

Over the next year Textiles NZ will build on these successes, but to do so we need your support and commitment. We need your membership to continue delivering these benefits to you and our industry.

Textiles NZ Membership Fees for 2011/12

The Board has decided the membership fees for the 2011/12 financial year will remain at the same level as last year. Because Textiles NZ runs a very lean organisation they are considerably lower than fees charged by most other industry associations.

  • Businesses with no employees, $100 per year + gst
  • Businesses with 5 or fewer employees, $200 per year + gst
  • Businesses with 6 – 10 employees, $400 per year + gst 
  • Businesses with 11 – 20 employees, $600 per year + gst
  • Businesses with 21 – 50 employees, $1000 per year + gst 
  • Businesses with 51 or more employees, $2000 per year + gst 
  • Education Providers, $800 per year + gst

The Board of Textiles NZ comprises:-

  • Ian Barbour, Chairperson with over 25 years in the industry, Wellington
  • Sharee Harper, Swazi Aparrel, Levin
  • Cliff Heath, Wool Advancement Group, Rangitikei
  • Robert Reid, National Distribution Union, Auckland
  • Neil Mackie, Woolyarns, Wellington
  • Peter Allard, formerly Charles Parsons, Auckland
  • Janette Eason - Savage. Briarpatch, Waikato
  • Stewart Collie, Textile Science & Technology, AgResearch, Christchurch

We are all working together to benefit our industry and we value your membership.

Claire Cilliers
Chief Executive Officer
Textiles New Zealand,
PO Box 1785, Wellington, New Zealand

Mobile: 021 029 66610

Landline: 06 213 4232

claire@textilesnz.org.nz