Brands

Cyclone has played a unique role in the development in the success of rural New Zealand.

Established in Christchurch in 1903, by James Ower, Cyclone is the God father of the New Zealand farm fencing industry.

In 1925 Cyclone imported a Tightlock machine from Canada to manufacture sheep netting. The Tightlock machine became very important to Cyclone as it was on a Tightlock machine the first deer fence in the world was developed in 1967. (Full Story)

Kiwi to the core

For a brand born out of necessity - NZ Wire has certainly made its mark.

Along the way - as well as rescuing New Zealand's building and agriculture sectors from the prevailing post World War Two wire shortages of the time, it has also been at the forefront of every major advance to impact on our wire industry during the last 50 years. (Full Story)

A legend that puts other wires in the shade

Although It's hard to imagination a worse time for a company to commence operation - the continuing existence of the Eclipse Wire brand is a unique testimony to the versatility, tenacity and down right "kiwi can do' attitude of its founders. (Full Story)