Polson Higgs
Polson Higgs Client Stories
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Passion For The Land Recognised An accomplished chef, environmentalist and proven Charolais stud breeder would not be the standard introduction for your average farmer but it does describe the essence of Allan Roulston - a farmer based in Hillend, South Otago - just north of Balclutha. Having attended two years chef training through Otago Polytechnic, Allan has gained the skills to tantalise the taste-buds of many over the years. He is well-known for his delectable hors d'oeuvres and his melt in your mouth pig on a spit - grown on his own farm. Allan is also very generous in giving his time for cooking demonstrations as fundraisers for local charities. |
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Providing quality products backed up by top service is helping Milk Contemporary Baby Store to find its niche in the competitive retail market in Christchurch. The baby boutique has won back-to-back awards in the Champion Canterbury awards - it was named as the champion retailer in the small enterprise category recently. Owners Malcolm Cleugh and his wife, Nicola Thomas, spotted a gap in the market when starting their own family. Disappointed by some mediocre service and products, they set about sourcing fine clothing such as merino jerseys, well-made prams and high chairs, and designer gifts. |
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PH Advice Shapes Franchise Vision A Dunedin man's ambition to successfully franchise an aluminium restoration system is gathering pace - thanks to years of hard work, and advice from business professionals. John Fielding acquired the Asia/Pacific rights to use the Nyalic product from United States owners HBI Inc of Atlanta, Georgia. He set up Nyalic (NZ) Ltd, which has become a market leader in corrosion protection and restoration aluminium on boats. John is helping to market Nyalic to the marine industry in the United States, Canada, UK and Europe. In the last year he has established Nyalic Window Systems Ltd, which he has begun franchising. |
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A collection of 99% land-owning trusts, that own around 6% of Stewart Island, have sought business advice from Polson Higgs. The Rakiura Maori Land Trust aims to manage and seek commercialisation opportunities in and around the land and sea for its owners, whose lands all border pristine coastline. The flora, fauna and marine environment are priorities along with managing the competing demands and opportunities around land ownership. |
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Engineering Business Targets Niche Markets Supplying specialist machines for niche markets in New Zealand, Australia and the United States is paying dividends for a Christchurch-based engineering business that is also a Polson Higgs client. Bellmor Engineering Ltd and G-Tech Separation Ltd manufacture and service equipment that is used across a range of industries, including meat processing, dairying, wool scouring and waste water. |
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Flying the Flag - Emerging Fashion Business Mentored by Polson Higgs Every second year the Otago/Southland Cancer Society holds the Relay for Life in Dunedin; a fundraising event to help battle cancer, celebrate those who have survived, support those who have this disease, and remember those that it has claimed. Once again, in February this year, the Polson Higgs staff entered a team to support this great cause. |
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Helping Hand for Samoa Business - Polson Higgs Training in Samoa Words for the horse: “Horse” was part of the ensemble of characters that was created by ceramist Jim Cooper for his famous show of over 800 ceramic characters depicting famous musicians of the 1970s. The ensemble started out at the Dunedin Art Gallery and toured several centre’s of the North Island and was eventually sold to a wealthy collector. Luckily Horse stayed in the South. |
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Ngati Mutunga O Wharekauri Iwi Trust staff withPhillip Roth from Polson Higgs, second from right. In its branches in both Christchurch and Dunedin, Polson Higgs has a group of staff who have built considerable expertise in delivering services to Maori, including Maori business but also across a range of other sectors. |
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Polson Higgs has recently opened an office in India in conjunction with AKT BPO. This has provided us with an opportunity to support some of the needs of the community in India. There are some poor but academically good students attending Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science. With our assistance, 11 students are sitting and passing graduate programs sponsored by us. With our support a student at St Xavier’s College of Science is completing her second year and hopes to qualify as a nurse. |
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Polson Higgs client William Cottrell, who won two awards at the Montana Book awards recently, is already planning his next book. William is New Zealand's foremost expert on furniture from the colonial era. His book "Furniture of the New Zealand Colonial Era An Illustrated History 1830-1900" won both the reference and anthology section and best first book in the non-fiction category. During his research he found so much new information that he has enough material for another book that will examine the sophisticated nature of society in mid-19th century New Zealand. |
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Last updated: 15th December 2009 | 4:51 pm
