About Forest Enterprises
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Our Business Mission
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'To remain the market leader in the development and coordination of Radiata pine forestry investment products, and to manage and administer our investors' forests in accordance with prudent practices, in order to maximise the return on their investment.'
Background
Forest Enterprises was established in 1972 in Masterton, New Zealand by Charles Wallis, an acknowledged pioneer of public investment in the New Zealand Radiata pine plantation forestry industry.
The portfolio of forests under management built up steadily during the early years allowing organised development of the infrastructure necessary to manage the field activity and administer the accounting and investor reporting responsibilities.
During the last 17 years, the company has grown significantly and today manages 75 forests, comprising 21,534 hectares, on behalf of more than 6,400 investors from throughout New Zealand and overseas.
Today
Today, Forest Enterprises continues its tradition as leader in its field in New Zealand, in terms of the hectares of forests we manage, the number of investors and the number of forests under management. During the last 36 years we have continued to innovate in all aspects of the business. In 1992 we introduced major enhancements which opened the way for forestry to become an integral part of the investment portfolios of most New Zealanders, recommended by financial advisers.
Forest Enterprises is unique in operating marketing, administration and forestry business divisions, covering all activities relating to the investment. Investors have one convenient contact point, and Forest Enterprises remains fully accountable to them from investment to harvest.
We are now harvesting forests planted for our first investors in the early 1970s, thereby completing the cycle from planting to harvest.
In addition to the Managing Director, the company employs 3 administration and marketing staff, a Masterton Forestry Manager, Gisborne and Hawkes Bay based Forest Supervisors, plus up to 40 contract field staff.
Additional support professionals are engaged as required to provide legal, accounting, surveying, valuation, marketing and other professional services.
