New Zealand Forest Managers Ltd (NZFM)

New Zealand Forest Managers Ltd (NZFM), is a privately owned company established in 1989. The company is a specialised contract forest management organisation that provides commercial forest owners with a comprehensive management service covering the full range of operations from forest development, protection and investment through to harvesting and marketing.

Major clients of the company include:

• The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
• The Lake Taupo Forest Trust
• The Lake Rotoaira Forest Trust
• Global Forest Partners
• The Department of Corrections
• The Te Awahohonu Forest Trust
• Taupo District Council
• Tenon Ltd

Key statistics of the company’s operations at 30 June 2006 include:

1 Management responsibility including planning, development, protection, harvesting and marketing for 56,000 hectares of planted forest.
2 Within these forests, the harvesting and marketing of 800,000 - 900,000 m3 of logs per annum generating total sales of over $75 million.
3 Management of forest development programmes including 2,500 hectares per annum of restocking and new planting.
4 Forest investment programs comprising 6,000 hectares per annum of pruning
and thinning.
5 Forest Stewardship Council certification covering 32,500 hectares of planted forest.

NZFM employs 300 staff and contractors to carry out these functions. All staff employed in management roles hold tertiary qualifications in forestry, and are widely experienced in a range of forest management activities.

Key staff include:

C.D. Hutton General Manager
(NZ Certificate in Forestry, Bachelor of Forestry Science (Hons)).
Chas has 28 years experience in forest management, planning and marketing.
I.C. Shapland Marketing and Sales Manager
(Bachelor of Forestry Science (Hons)).
Ian has 31 years experience in management, planning, domestic and international sales and marketing.
D.B. McMurray Harvesting and Distribution Manager
(NZ Certificate in Forestry).
Don has 30 years experience in forest management with specific expertise in harvesting and distribution operations.
J.A. Hura Planning Manager
(Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Forestry Science (Hons)).
John has 17 years experience in management with specific expertise in forest planning, inventory and modelling systems.
C.J. Dunstan Forestry Operations Manager
(NZ Certificate in Forestry).
Colin has 28 years experience managing forest protection, development and investment operations.

All management functions are co-ordinated from the company office located in Turangi, 55 kms south of Taupo. NZFM is structured primarily to provide a total management service to forest owners and operates under a number of guiding principles:

1 NZFM trades in forest produce on the client’s behalf only. The company does not buy and sell logs in its own right. This is an important principle as it eliminates any potential conflicts of interest that could arise if the company was selling its own logs in competition with a client’s logs.
2 NZFM does not own or have an interest in or any affiliation to log processors. This independence allows NZFM to operate without encumbrance in meeting its objective of selling logs to maximise returns to the forest owner.
3 NZFM prefers to operate under incentive based remuneration systems so that both the company and the clients it is representing share the objective of maximising financial returns.

Community Services
NZFM is a proud sponsor of both the Life Education Trust and Phillips Search and Rescue Trust, as well as a supporter of local sporting and cultural activities.

Contact Details
NZ Forest Managers Ltd
Atirau Road
P O Box 304
Turangi 2751
New Zealand

Phone: +64 7 386 8757
Fax: +64 7 386 7020
Email: forest@nzfm.co.nz


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