New building for Tetra Pak at Waikato Innovation Park

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19 December 2014

New building for Tetra Pak at Waikato Innovation Park

Waikato Innovation Park has signed an agreement with existing tenant, Tetra Pak, to construct a custom-built national headquarters on its Hamilton East campus. The new building will be the fourth constructed on the Park’s campus since it opened its doors in February 2004.

The new two-storey 3500m2 building will house Tetra Pak’s New Zealand headquarters and design team, in addition to a workshop for its technical service team.

The food processing and packaging company currently operates from Waikato Innovation Park in a shared office building, and employs 100 staff. The company moved into the Park in September 2009.

“The Asian and Chinese demand for dairy products from New Zealand continues to grow, which means growth for Tetra Pak as we help New Zealand dairy companies to realise their export plans,” said the most senior Tetra Pak director in New Zealand and site manager of the Hamilton office Chris Morgan.

“We are pleased to continue our tenancy at Waikato Innovation Park, which has served us well during the past five years.”

Waikato Innovation Park chief executive Stuart Gordon said the new build creates exciting opportunities for the Park, its tenants and New Zealand businesses.

“Tetra Pak’s move into a new building is exciting for us here at Waikato Innovation Park because it means we get to help an existing client with their expansion. Seeing our tenants progress and grow is what we are all about. And we’re always pleased when we are able to provide options as our tenants grow beyond their initial space requirements,” he said.

“The move for Tetra Pak also creates room for expansion for our other growing tenants within our campus and makes room for new tenants as well.”

Gordon said the company plans to break ground by March 2015 and open the building in December.

He said the new build will be located on Melody Lane, beside the railroad tracks between the current Tetra Pak building and the FoodWaikato spray dryer.

The new build will be done with the preservation of Waikato Innovation Park’s natural environment in mind.

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About Waikato Innovation Park
Waikato Innovation Park provides a dynamic business campus where collaboration between business and research organisations drives commercial growth for resident companies.
The Park houses over 40 companies employing more than 400 people on site. More than 80 per cent of the Park’s companies are exporters, and collectively earnings are well in excess of $160million in 2013. The first building was opened in 2004 and subsequently underwent an expansion in 2006. The Park’s second building was opened in 2009.

More information about Waikato Innovation Park can be found at www.innovationwaikato.co.nz

ABOUT TETRA PAK
Tetra Pak is the world's leading food processing and packaging solutions company. Working closely with our customers and suppliers, we provide safe, innovative and environmentally sound products that each day meet the needs of hundreds of millions of people in more than 170 countries around the world.
With more than 23,000 employees based in over 80 countries, we believe in responsible industry leadership and a sustainable approach to business. Our motto, “PROTECTS WHAT’S GOOD™," reflects our vision to make food safe and available, everywhere.
More information about Tetra Pak is available at www.tetrapak.co.nz

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