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Electronics Manufacturing Business

The client is a medium sized Electronics Manufacturing business. The company was founded in the 1980's, recognising the growing need for electronics installation and service in the Marine industry.

Specialist Height Maintenance and Safety

Our client is a specialist height maintenance and safety business. The business has been operating for over 25 years. They are one of the most experienced companies in its industry, with a strong safety and reliability record.

Manufacturing Export Business

Our client is a design and engineering company that manufactures components and applications in Power Electronics. The company has a Head Office in Auckland and a factory in China. The business was started over 35 years ago and has recently moved to state of the art new premises.

Commercial Cabling Business

Our client is a commercial cabling business servicing both residential and business customers. They have a fleet of vans on the road and a staff of around 20 and operate in a regional city with a surrounding rural area. There were two owners who had purchased the business 20 years before. They had grown the business to a stage where it was still growing and giving them both a good income.

Commercial Cleaning Business

We received a call from an accounting firm we had a relationship with who had a client that needed some help in running and growing the business. Platform 1 became involved and determined that the owner had run out of ideas and energy and was looking to pass the business over to a new owner. He didn’t want to sell the business outright as he had growth plans that hadn’t been realised yet.

National Distribution Business

This client is a leading parts supplier providing nationwide delivery services across New Zealand. Most of the business' revenue is generated from B2B sales in New Zealand and a smaller proportion from retail and export. The business has established relationships with a variety of major international suppliers.

Digital Marketing Space

The Situation: This Client has operated their business in the digital marketing space very successfully for over 15 years. The Challenge: The owner was approaching retirement age and had decided that he had had enough of full-time involvement and was considering an outright exit. This created a “fire sale” situation and one that the owner, because of his frustration, was initially willing to take.

Printing Solutions

This client was a dominant provider of print solutions and a leading provider of integrated pre-media and print services. It had operated successfully for almost 20 years, offering solutions to its business clients.

Enhancing a valuable property

This company operated as a Body Corporate Secretariat. The owner had worked in the industry for many years, growing the business over 25% a year from incorporation until it was one of the leading industry players.

Building to the next level

This client was the leading regional operator in New Zealand of an international franchise operation specialising in new home builds.

Designing a new approach

This company was a household name in New Zealand corporate design. The owner's name and personality were synonymous with the business.

New opportunities in kitchens and bathrooms

This client is a New Zealand manufacturing success story in the kitchen and bathroom industry.

Nurturing growth to the next level

The client was a Tauranga based company in the highly competitive rural and commercial market place, providing solutions for enhanced soil health and plant performance.