About Us

Textiles NZ holds an AGM each year. The last one was held on 29 September 2009. Over 60 people attended and the theme was “Giving NZ Businesses a Fair Go”. A panel of speakers talked about selling to the NZ Government:

• Hon. Heather Roy MP, Associate Minister of Defence
• Mr Michael Bird, Director Industry Policy & Procurement, Minister of Economic Development: Overview of the Governments Procurement Reform Programme
• Mr Phillip Blundell, Commercial Support Manager, JLSO, NZ Defence Force: Selling to the NZ Defence Force

Our Speakers presentations can be viewed here

Membership Fees

The Membership Fees for 2009/10 were ratified:

• Businesses with 15 or fewer employees: $50 + GST
• Businesses with 16-74 employees: $150 + GST
• Businesses with 75 or more employees: $500 + GST
• Education Providers: $200 + GST

Board Positions

Elections were held for three positions on the Textiles NZ Board and the following were elected:

• Cameron King, CEO Fashion Uniforms, Auckland
• Peter Allard, Managing Director, Charles Parsons Ltd
• Gerry Voskamp, Chair ATITO

Mr Ben Stockbridge, Long + Cowan Chartered Accountants, was reappointed as Auditor.

Mike Gorinski, CEO of ATITO gave an update on the work of the ATITO

The Elected Board and Chair for 2009/2010 are:

Chairperson

Ian Barbour

Board

Dr Peter Ingham, AgResearch Ltd

Robert Reid, National Distribution Union

Clifford Heath, Wool Advancement Group

Cameron King, Fashion Uniforms Ltd

Peter Allard, Charles Parsons Ltd

Gerry Voskamp, Chair ATITO

Neil Mackie, Woolyarns

AGM Reports

To access the Chairperson's Report, click here.

To access the CEO's Report, click here.