What's in a name? Du Val now Orange Pineapple

What's in a name? Du Val now Orange Pineapple
One of Du Val's names is now evoking the big pineapple on Australia's Sunshine Coast. (Image: NZME)
Maria Slade
Auckland property development group Du Val has changed the names of 15 of its companies, removing the ‘Du Val’ tag or initials from all of them.The wholesale renaming occurred on April 18, and the new monikers do not refer to the controversial property developer.Du Val Sales has become Orange Pineapple, Du Val Developments is now Amble Valley, and Du Val Acquisitions is called Woodle.It emerged earlier that Du Val Construction had been renamed Blue River Holdings. A Du Val spokesperson said this was because the entity was not part o...

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