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RNZ News
4 days ago
- Business
- RNZ News
Bremworth rebuilds Napier factory destroyed in cyclone
Bremworth is investing $6 million in restoring its yarn-making facilities in Napier. File photo. Photo: Bremworth Carpet maker Bremworth is rebuilding its Napier yarn plant which was destroyed in Cyclone Gabrielle , opening up 40 jobs. It had already been running a dyehouse onsite, but was now investing $6 million in restoring its yarn-making facilities. It used to employ about 150 staff at the Napier factory, but most of them lost their jobs when the floodwaters hit. For the past couple of years Bremworth has been importing yarn to bolster supplies from its Whanganui spinning plant. Bremworth chief executive Craig Woolford told Checkpoint it felt good to be coming back. "It's a great feeling. The staff they are just beyond themselves... everybody can see a really good outcome for this." The plant should be up and running by the end of October. Woolford said the hunt for staff was currently on, including re-recruiting those who lost their jobs after Cyclone Gabrielle. "We've had quite a positive response from a lot of those people. So where we've been able to, we've started that recruitment process with the people that have previously worked for us that are keen to come back." He said they had also had a great response from the wider community. "We've had a huge amount of people just turning up in the last couple of days looking for work." Cyclone Gabrielle destroyed most of the plant more than two years ago - Woolford said the damage was extensive. "There was about one and a half metres of water that went through the entire plant and you know most of our electrical equipment, all the electric motors, all completely flooded. All the machines were flooded." While the plant was shut, the company had to outsource much of their yarn making. "We've been buying it from places around the world. China, India, Pakistan, you know, all these different places, which is, you know, it got us through, but it's also come with its own issues. "The quality levels that we've got from these external providers hasn't been to the same level of quality we can manage ourselves in house." Woolford said by producing the wool in-house, they were getting better quality as well as saving on costs. "We will save between $3.50 and $5 a kilo if we do it ourselves in house." While they would love to see a higher demand for the product, Woolford said things were steady enough. "The fact that we'll be able to run two yarn plants... [24 hours a day, five days a week] shows that it's reasonably steady." He said wool carpet makes up for about 15 percent of the New Zealand and Australian soft flooring market, but with shifting demand the company was in the process of creating a synthetic carpet too. "Wool is I guess, at the higher end of carpet and a lot of people look at it and think it's a it's a big expense, and sometimes it is, so they opt for a synthetic carpet." Now three months out from reopening, Woolford said it felt great to be rebuilding, and wished they had done it sooner. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
4 days ago
- Business
- RNZ News
Carpet maker Bremworth rebuilding Napier yarn plant
Carpet maker Bremworth is rebuilding its Napier yarn plant that was destroyed in Cyclone Gabrielle, which means 40 more jobs will be on offer. Before the flood it employed about 150 staff at the Napier factory, but most of them lost their jobs. For the last couple of years Bremworth has been importing yarn to bolster supplies from its Whanganui spinning plant. Bremworth CEO, Craig Woolford spoke to Lisa Owen. To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
CTV News
24-07-2025
- Business
- CTV News
‘It's devastating': Spinrite in Listowel ends production on Friday
Yarn production at Spinrite in Listowel will end on Friday, bringing to close 112 years of yarn production in Listowel. (Source: Perth County) Deb Podhorny and Ana Davidson are heading into some of their final shifts at Spinrite in Listowel. The co-workers have more than 75 years combined working at the legacy yarn maker. 'It's devastating. I have known nothing but this place since I was 17 years old. It's my life,' said an emotional Podhorny, who worked at Spinrite for 49 years and six weeks. 072425 - Spinrite - Listowel - factory - closing Yarn production at Spinrite in Listowel ends on Friday, following a plant closure notice in May. 140 workers will lose their jobs. June 24, 2025. (Scott Miller/CTV News London) The production line at Spinrite will run for the last time on Friday, after the company announced the closure of their Listowel manufacturing plant in May. Spinrite opened in 1952 in Listowel, growing to be one of the largest makers of yarn in North America. 'Before that, it started in 1913 with Maitland Spinning Mills. So, it's a legacy business here in this area for 112 years. So, it's so sad to see it go,' said Melissa Verkley, a former Spinrite employee. Verkley, who appeared in a promotional video for Spinrite just a few years ago, was laid off in January. She'll now be joined by 140 other production line workers, many of whom are generational Spinrite employees. 072425 - Spinrite - Listowel - factory - closing Ana Davidson and Deb Podhorny have more than 75 years combined experience working at Spinrite in Listowel. That comes to an end on Friday, as the yarn production line closes. (Scott Miller/CTV News London) 'Spinrite has fed a lot of families. Both my mom and my sister worked here as well,' said Ana Davidson, who has more than 25 years on the job at Spinrite. 'We're all crying a lot. It's very emotional. Like Ana said, we're a family. We spent more time with the people inside there than you actually do with the people you live with in your house,' said Podhorny. A handful of Spinrite employees will be staying on for the next couple of weeks to tie up loose ends in production, said Davidson. But essentially, major production ends on Friday. 072425 - Spinrite - Listowel - factory - closing Yarn production at Spinrite in Listowel ends on Friday, following a plant closure notice in May. 140 workers will lose their jobs. June 24, 2025. (Scott Miller/CTV News London) Spinrite's retail location will close too, but the Listowel distribution centre will remain open keeping a few people employed, but a far cry from Spinrite's peak employment in Listowel of more than 300. 'It was comforting. I knew my job, and I knew it well. And I'm going to miss that. Now, I have to start over,' said Davidson. 'A lot of us that were laid off earlier this year are still looking for work. And it's a small town, so there's a few opportunities, but not many,' said Verkley. 'I just thought Spinrite would be here forever and it's not going to be. It's not how I pictured my retirement,' said Podhorny.
Daily Mail
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
The making of the 'monster': Jack Draper left Chelsea's academy and told his parents he had to quit school before his relentless drive to the top... those who helped him get there reveal secrets behind his success
There's a fabulous, untold yarn about Jack Draper that tells us a little about his backhand and far more about his mind. It is also why the sharer of this tale uses 'savage' as a term of endearment. To get there, we must go back 13 years, to when Draper was 10 and his coach at the time felt a tweak was necessary.
Zawya
19-06-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Egypt: SCZone, ULUSOY Tekstil ink $18mln deal to establish yarn manufacturing project in Qantara West
Arab Finance: The Chairman of the General Authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) Waleid Gamal El-Dien signed a contract with Turkish company ULUSOY Tekstil San. Tic. A.? to establish a yarn and thread manufacturing project in the Qantara West Industrial Zone, as per a statement. The factory will span 35,000 square meters, with investments amounting to $18 million, approximately EGP 902 million. It is expected to provide around 855 direct job opportunities. The project will produce a variety of yarns, including carpet yarns, hand-knitting yarns, knitting yarns, and crochet yarns, as well as garments, with 80% of production allocated for export and 20% for the local market. Gamal El-Dien emphasized that spinning and weaving projects continue to consolidate Qantara West's position as a regional hub for the yarn and ready-made garment industries. He noted the area's strategic location, connected infrastructure, and integrated supply chains as key enablers for attracting specialized, export-oriented investments. With this latest addition, the number of contracted projects in Qantara West has reached 24, bringing total investments to $661.5 million and generating 34,455 direct job opportunities. The initiative is part of the authority's broader strategy to support export industries, deepen local manufacturing, and localize supply chains, enhancing the industrial sector's contribution to Egypt's gross domestic product (GDP). ULUSOY Tekstil, founded in Turkiya in 1986, operates two major industrial facilities and is considered one of Europe's largest producers of luxury yarns, with a monthly output exceeding 1,000 tons exported globally. © 2020-2023 Arab Finance For Information Technology. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
