WEL doubles full-year profit on strong power, fibre connection growth
Infrastructure

WEL doubles full-year profit on strong power, fibre connection growth

By Gavin Evans May 31 (BusinessDesk) - WEL Networks more than doubled its full-year profit as expansion of its fibre business boosted revenue and growth in the Waikato region increased residential connections and commercial volumes. Net income rose to $31.5 million in the y...

Gavin Evans 30 May 2019
Acquisition costs push Moa to $3 mln loss
Retail

Acquisition costs push Moa to $3 mln loss

By Gavin Evans May 30 (BusinessDesk) - Brewer Moa Group reported a full-year loss of almost $3 million, with business acquisition expenses driving an 11 percent increase in costs. The firm, forecasting profit in the current year following its purchase of Savor Group, saw it...

Gavin Evans 30 May 2019
IkeGPS narrows full-year loss, looks to 'strong' FY2020 performance
Services

IkeGPS narrows full-year loss, looks to 'strong' FY2020 performance

By Gavin Evans May 30 (BusinessDesk) - Utilities measurement specialist IkeGPS narrowed its full-year loss on the back of lower corporate costs and reduced cost of sales. The company posted a $5.1 million loss for the year ended March 31, down from the $6.7 million loss rep...

Gavin Evans 30 May 2019
Plan needed for competing wood demands - Fonterra
Primary Sector

Plan needed for competing wood demands - Fonterra

By Gavin Evans May 30 (BusinessDesk) - Wood is a viable industrial fuel but greater effort may be needed to ensure that new demand from processors doesn’t strip supplies from existing users, Fonterra says. Co-firing the firm’s Brightwater milk powder plant near Nelson on a...

Gavin Evans 29 May 2019