NEW FOODHQ PARTNERSHIP TO UNLOCK R&D OPPORTUNITIES A new research and development collaboration between FoodHQ and multinational food, health and biological company Proliant is expected to kickstart the development of nearly $2 million in research proposals in the Manuwatu/Whanganui region. The new partnership will see a full-time Proliant employee working with more than 2200 scientists from nine internationally recognised research and innovation organisations with projects such as extracting and processing high-value biological by-products Proliant’s new production plant. Developed as part of Accelerate25 – the implementation programme of the Manawatu-Whanganui regional growth strategy – the partnership will enable FoodHQ to grow its international relationships company’s recent establishment of a New Zealand beach-head facility in Feilding, and expand connections with its parent company Lauridsen Group to unlock further opportunities. FoodHQ programme director Mark Ward says the partnership will help grow the reputation of the region as an interna- FT105 and the continued improvement at 12 JULY 2016 L I M I T E D NZ's only GAF tionally recognised food and beverage innovation hub through the development of high value-added products. Manawatu district mayor Margaret Kouvelis says it is encouraging to see Proliant’s willingness to engage with local initiatives such as the Accelerate25 Programme. “Proliant spent seven years searching in Australasia for a suitable place to establish its business. Feilding was selected as the location for its new $30m factory and, in February of this year, opened the new facility on Kawakawa Road,” Kouvelis says. “We in the Manawatu are privileged to have a company such as this so willing to leverage off the opportunities Filterbag Stockholding Call 0800 423 477 today! www. particlesolutionz .co.nz Leaders in Liquid Filtration Supplier to NZ industries for 20 years Specialist in Liquid Filtration FT075 in the region to move ahead with Proliant, following the Global technology NHP Electrical Engineering Products NZ LTD 0800 NHP NHP | nhp-nz.com | local people • Automation • Power Distribution • Industrial Control • Services 102 x 67 format.indd 2 6/07/2016 3:39 PM that are here like FoodHQ.” Mark Cleaver of Massey University is leading the FoodHQ team.“These sorts of connections will continue to enhance and build the Accelerate25 Programme, which is about many key opportunities being realised across the region to lift it as a whole, much like the old saying: the rising tide lifts all ships,” Cleaver says. “This collaboration between Proliant and FoodHQ is a great example of what can be achieved when a region gets behind its growth study and sets its sights on achieving greater prosperity together. These are exciting times for the entire Manawatu-Whanganui region.” …the partnership will help grow the reputation of the region as an internationally recognised food and beverage innovation hub through the development of high value-added products.
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