After heading up the Eastland Group board since 2009, chairman Nelson Cull has decided not to seek reappointment for another term. He will officially step down at the AGM in August. “It has been a privilege to be chairman during a period of strong, sustained development and growth for the region’s infrastructure company,” said… Read more »
An increase in size and frequency of flights drives the need for a first response fire service on site. Visitors to Gisborne Airport may have noticed a big fluorescent green addition to the usual line up of planes and helicopters: a new fire truck. This fire appliance is stationed permanently on site and represents an… Read more »
From The Gisborne Herald: ‘Heroic effort’ got ill crewman to hospital despite decent swell. THE crew of Eastland Port’s pilot boat Turanganui braved big seas and strong winds on Saturday night to get help to a crewman on a log ship at anchor in Poverty Bay who developed a medical condition. The alarm was raised… Read more »
Eastland Port recorded a hearty start to its financial year moving more tonne of product last month than any other April on record. General Manager Andrew Gaddum said forestry’s strong prices have driven the record volume of wood across the wharf. “Timber is a prime source of construction material worldwide and demand is unyielding at… Read more »
Forestry is a regional success story and as a result Eastland Port needs moderate expansion to keep up, says General Manager Andrew Gaddum. “We can handle 2.9 million tonnes of wood per year but with a predicted 5 million tonnes of wood coming by 2024, we need to make some changes.” Eastland Port is sharing… Read more »
Bayley Taylor-Law and Ashley Haddad. Photo: The Gisborne Herald. Eastland Group is proud to help make it happen for the careers of local students. Two young Gisborne accounting students – Ashley Haddad and Bayley Taylor-Law – have been awarded Gisborne/East Coast Financial Assistance Fund scholarships for 2017. They are entitled to financial assistance worth up… Read more »
