Owned by BEC – Australia’s largest independent animal pre-mix manufacturer – BEC Feed Solutions NZ specialises in high quality, innovative animal nutrition products, including premixes, feed additives, supplements and feed commodities. From its new Pukekohe-based office, the company will continue to service the country’s dairy industry, plus New Zealand’s calf rearing, horse breeding, pig, poultry, dry-stock and companion animal sectors.
BEC Feed Solutions NZ is managed by a dedicated New Zealand-based technical team, with a collective 20 plus years’ experience in animal nutrition and health, ingredient procurement and related regulatory controls. BEC NZ country manager, Trina Parker, – a Pukekohe local – says the town was selected as home for the company’s NZ headquarters due to its strong agricultural roots and prime position as a rural supply town.
“We’ve experienced a tremendous welcome from farmers, vets and retailers since we began operating in NZ two years ago,” explains Ms Parker.
“With demand for premium nutrition products on the up, we decided it was time to establish a visible headquarters. Many of our large customers are based in the Auckland region, so Pukekohe was the obvious choice, allowing us easy access to key agricultural areas like Waikato, plus the ability to better service the immediate area while continuing to supply national customers,” Parker said.
Jen McCarty, BEC NZ technical officer, said the team is looking forward to making visitors welcome at the new office and to regularly hosting international guests including animal nutrition experts from Sweden, Singapore and France.
Prior to establishing its NZ operation in 2013, BEC Feed Solutions supplied nutritional products to key manufacturers in the New Zealand market for 25 years from its Australian base.
