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Canterbury Manufacturers Association - Latest News [Page 7]
Back from the holidays
Thursday, 30 January 2003, 7:05 pm | Canterbury Manufacturers Association
Confidence improved in JANUARY despite the global storm clouds, the ever-stronger NZ dollar, falling sales and employment. Aggregate sales fell in DECEMBER 2002 when compared to DECEMBER 2001 some 4.4%. Across the board back came the optimists, the ... More >>
Full of Good Cheer
Friday, 20 December 2002, 9:56 am | Canterbury Manufacturers Association
Has confidence bounced back in anticipation of the festive season? Again we saw overall performance slip and confidence grow in our survey of Canterbury manufacturers completed in DECEMBER. The middle ground strengthened and the pessimists evaporated. “The marginally ... More >>
Is the edge getting closer?
Thursday, 28 November 2002, 10:10 pm | Canterbury Manufacturers Association
Confidence softened although overall performance improved in our survey of Canterbury manufacturers completed in NOVEMBER. On balance the middle ground went south but the number of those strongly optimistic increased a little. “The marginally optimistic ... More >>
CMA Survey of Business Conditions - September 02
Tuesday, 29 October 2002, 10:35 am | Canterbury Manufacturers Association
Confidence jumped and performance softened in our survey of Canterbury manufacturers completed in OCTOBER defying the trend of falling confidence that has dogged us during the first half of 2002. More >>
ChCh Careers Advisors eye manufacturing sector
Wednesday, 9 October 2002, 4:16 pm | Canterbury Manufacturers Association
Christchurch Careers Advisors and Transition Teachers are about to get first-hand experience of some of the many career and personal development options that the manufacturing sector offers. More >>
Heads up to Angel Investors
Monday, 7 October 2002, 10:33 am | Canterbury Manufacturers Association
On Thursday 10 October 5 or 6 hopefuls will have the opportunity to start transforming their dream ideas into reality. The Mentor Investment Network (MINE) will be running its first investor event in Christchurch. MINE helps people seeking investment improve ... More >>
Conservation Policy Dams Growth
Friday, 4 October 2002, 3:50 pm | Canterbury Manufacturers Association
The decision by the Minister of Conservation to block the construction of a new hydro dam will retard our capacity to meet projected demands for growth. More >>
Canterbury Manufacturers in August PMI results
Tuesday, 1 October 2002, 8:37 am | Canterbury Manufacturers Association
The PMI survey completed by Business New Zealand and supported by the Canterbury Manufacturers’ Association rolls in a bigger sample than the CMA business survey and is index based. “Whilst our own survey is smaller we do ask more questions and ... More >>
Canterbury Loses to Port Chaos
Thursday, 26 September 2002, 4:07 pm | Canterbury Manufacturers Association
Canterbury manufacturers are increasingly concerned by the continuing inability of the Lyttelton Port Company and its unions to adopt modern work practices. “Canterbury is second only to Auckland as New Zealand’s largest manufacturing region. More >>
Aggregate performance is great but confidence sink
Thursday, 26 September 2002, 4:06 pm | Canterbury Manufacturers Association
Confidence fell in our survey of Canterbury manufacturers completed in SEPTEMBER reinforcing the trend that has developed during the first half of 2002. “A reduction in the number of optimists and an increase in the number of pessimists saw the net ... More >>
More Staff for Sought for Increasing Production
Monday, 9 September 2002, 4:23 pm | Canterbury Manufacturers Association
Manufacturers are desperate to hire skilled staff to cope with increasing production. The Canterbury Manufacturers’ Association latest staff recruitment and expectations survey identified some skills that are needed now. More >>
Confusion Abounds
Tuesday, 27 August 2002, 7:27 am | Canterbury Manufacturers Association
Confidence improved a little; a few more optimists and fewer pessimists showed up in our survey of Canterbury manufacturers completed in AUGUST. On a net basis -19 is better than the -36 last month. "Confidence has oozed back a little," ... More >>
Confidence Falls towards Depression
Saturday, 27 July 2002, 6:33 pm | Canterbury Manufacturers Association
Confidence seems to have evaporated; the results from our survey of Canterbury manufacturers completed in JULY threw up net negative confidence with a fall to -36 from zero last month and + 29 in our MAY survey. “Confidence has fallen through the floor, it’s ... More >>
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
Thursday, 11 July 2002, 3:45 pm | Canterbury Manufacturers Association
“Watching the Greens’ beat up on the ‘was it or was it not genetically engineered?’ corn has focused attention on the tactics of the entire global Green movement,” said John Walley, Chief Executive of the Canterbury Manufacturers’ Association. “They ... More >>
Reserve Bank Too Quick to Hike OCR
Wednesday, 3 July 2002, 3:32 pm | Canterbury Manufacturers Association
Once again the Reserve Bank has stepped out of line with international practice. “The hike to an OCR of 5.75 per cent is a little bit premature bearing in mind that the Australians have chosen to leave theirs at 4.75 per cent,” said John Walley, ... More >>
Confidence Dives In May
Tuesday, 2 July 2002, 3:33 pm | Canterbury Manufacturers Association
Confidence fell to the lowest in over a year in our survey of manufacturers completed in JUNE. Net confidence dropped to ZERO. This was driven by falling sales and wider concerns on interest and exchange rates. The cross rate on the Australian dollar ... More >>
National ACC Policy Gets the Big Tick
Thursday, 27 June 2002, 2:26 pm | Canterbury Manufacturers Association
“Returning to manufacturers the right to choose their accident insurer is a step in the right direction,” said John Walley, CEO of the Canterbury Manufacturers’ Association. “It makes sense to be able to ask a broker to consider accident insurance as part ... More >>
Howard's Position a Real Concern for Manufacturers
Thursday, 6 June 2002, 1:08 pm | Canterbury Manufacturers Association
"Australia's rejection of the Kyoto Protocol on economic grounds even though allowed perhaps the most generous increase in carbon emission under the protocol has to be a major concern for New Zealand's manufacturers," said John Walley, ... More >>
Confidence Improves but Fragile
Tuesday, 4 June 2002, 10:19 am | Canterbury Manufacturers Association
Confidence rebounded in our MAY survey of manufacturers. Our APRIL survey was very pessimistic with net confidence dropping to net +7%, MAY results have bounced back to a net +29% driven from sales being achieved by exporters. The financial results ... More >>
4%+ Growth Possible only with Direction
Friday, 24 May 2002, 3:02 pm | Canterbury Manufacturers Association
The Canterbury Manufacturers’ Association CEO, John Walley, is encouraged by the government’s recognition of the need for sustainable growth. “Some support for growth drivers are there in the details but they need elevation to the headlines – prudence ... More >>
