Kāinga Ora reopens carpet bid to include wool suppliers

Kāinga Ora reopens carpet bid to include wool suppliers
Farmgate prices for wool have suffered in recent years. (Image: File)
Riley Kennedy
Kāinga Ora is having another look at its procurement of carpets and will give wool manufacturers a crack. BusinessDesk revealed last year that the Government landlord had gone out to market looking to procure only nylon carpet. That led to criticism from the wool industry and its minister, Mark Patterson, about the product being left out. The housing agency's request for proposals (RFPs) went out to market in early November, with final proposals due in early December. Its request for carpet and underlay supply said the G...

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