MICRONZ
APPOINTED AS
DISTRIBUTOR
Carlson Filtration has appointed
Micronz Ltd to be its exclusive
New Zealand distributor,
and describes it as a perfect
collaboration of a global product
with local market application
knowledge coming together
providing the most complete
filtration solutions to New
Zealand food and beverage
manufacturers.
Carlson Filtration develops,
manufactures, markets and
distributes a broad range
of products to suit many
applications. Having been owned
by various corporations over its
long history, since 1988 Carlson
Filtration has been part of the
Swiss based Group Filtrox AG.
The company has developed
a strong position in the market
place for depth filtration media,
modules and supporting
equipment. Its products are used
in multiple industries, including
spirits, wine, brewing, fruit
juices and other food related
applications, many of which
Micronz is already involved with
throughout New Zealand.
PLASTIC STILL
FANTASTIC?
After polyethylene, polypropylene is
the world's most widely produced
standard plastic.
“PP can be processed using
various techniques and is used
for the most diverse applications
ranging from packaging to
household appliances, clothing,
and vehicles,” Oliver Kutsch, CEO
of Ceresana, explains. The market
research company analysed the
global market for polypropylene
already for the fifth time. The
latest report expects revenues for
this type of plastic to grow by, on
average, 4.9% per year until 2026.
FOCUSED SPENDING FOR BUSINESS
AND THE ECONOMY
component of any workplace health
and safety plan, particularly in
industrial settings”, he says. “Red
Band Safety has been designed
to combine legendary Red Band
quality and durability with a high
level of foot protection and stability.
The aim was to make it possible
for workers to get on with their day
knowing they’ve minimised the risk
of injury on the job.”
The new Red Band is knee high,
with an external leg trim line so
it can be easily converted to calf
length. The steel toe cap protects
the foot from crushing, and the
nitrile rubber outsole is resistant to
oil, acid, heat and electrical hazard.
For further protection, there’s a
steel shank in the base of the boot
to guard against penetration, and
an antislip outsole which has been
tested extensively on wet ceramic
tile flooring. Like all Red Bands,
the safety gumboot is hand-built
from UV resistant natural rubber,
with a hard-wearing internal cotton
canvas bonded lining and a 5mm
rubber sponge insole.
“Health and safety is all about
hazard management and mitigation
to prevent workplace injury, and
one of the simplest steps to take
– quite literally – is to wear the
right footwear”, says Davis. “It’s a
routine, everyday choice that can
make a huge difference, not just
in terms of direct foot injuries from
crushing or penetration, but also
slips and falls.”
There are good legal and financial
reasons in support of protective
footwear too, with businesses
facing heavy fines for failing to keep
staff safe at work.
Anyone who has ever been unable
to walk properly, even for a short
time, knows how critical their feet
are when it comes to being fit for
both work, and life in general.
Chief executive Kirk Hope said the
focus on innovation, research and
skills would help more businesses
develop at higher levels and grow the
economy.
"The Budget recognises that
commercialization of new ideas is
often constrained among mid-sized
firms and makes a $300 million
provision to support this.
"Another $157 million to assist
firms in developing high-value lowemissions
products recognises the
deep need for research to come up
with business solutions to climate
change.
"New Zealand was the world-leader
in initiating the Global Research
Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse
Gases and it is pleasing to see
this supported with an $8.5 million
provision in the Budget, along
with $25 million for the Agricultural
Climate Change Research Platform."
Mr Hope said business wants to
ensure that the current reform of
vocational education will increase
the the number of people in on-job
and other vocational training. He
said the allocation of $197 million
was a positive sign in support of that
goal, and the allocation of unused
Fees Free funding towards this was
appropriate.
Investment in equipping young
people with civics knowledge,
financial literacy, and key workplace
competencies was also important for
business, Mr Hope said.
"One area where business
would have liked to see more
investment is in infrastructure that
supports growth. We would also
appreciate a fuller explanation of
the Government’s infrastructure
strategy, and how it fits into its wider
economic strategy.
"The relatively robust figures seen
in today’s Budget are dependent
on the economy continuing to
deliver growth so that tax rates can
finance the Government’s ambitious
expenditure programme. The trick
will be to ensure the economy
keeps growing sufficiently to ensure
promised funding can be delivered to
critical areas in a timely way.
"If tax revenue falters over the
period, there could be some risks
in delivering the proposed Budget
surpluses while hoping to reduce
debt."
The Wellbeing Budget
contains spending that would
be positive for business
and the economy, says
BusinessNZ.
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