Plasback Competitors

At Plant & Food Research, we believe science can create a better future. By finding smarter, greener options today. We’re helping secure the world we want to live in tomorrow. With our partners, we use world-leading science to improve the way they grow, fish, harvest and share food. Every day, we have 1000 people working across Aotearoa New Zealand and the world to help deliver healthy foods from the world’s most sustainable systems. New fruits, better grains, less chemicals, stronger biosecurity, higher yields, great nutrition, reduce waste. We answer complex biological questions; we design innovative products and technologies; and we look over the horizon for new ways to make a smart green future.

Waste Management is New Zealand's leading resource recovery, recycling and waste and environmental services provider, driven by our focus on safety, sustainability and service and underpinned by innovation. We provide recycling and resource recovery services, solid waste management, liquid and hazardous waste collection, treatment and disposal. We design and operate state-of-the-art waste management and recycling facilities nationwide, including leading edge sustainable modern landfill and energy parks, material recovery facilities, transfer stations and liquid, hazardous and medical waste processing facilities. We understand that our biggest asset is our people and we’re committed to their safety and wellbeing. We’re a company where every day our people get to make a difference – whether this be through exploring recycling opportunities, looking at new ways to create energy from waste, or delivering a great customer service to building facilities that will last a lifetime. We work with a diverse range of customers, from residential homes and small businesses, councils, through to large multinational commercial and industrial clients that span almost every industry in New Zealand, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive range of services that can be tailored to meet the needs of our customers. Our focus is on the future, the possibilities it holds, and ultimately the protection of it.

Primary ITO offers nationally recognised, NZQA qualifications to over thirty primary industries. We work with employers and others in our sectors to identify, manage and promote training opportunities, and with schools to help students learn the basics before they enter the primary industries. Primary ITO monitors the quality of training and assessment, both on and off the job. We contract accredited training providers who deliver courses on our behalf. We maintain positive relationships with industry partners like DairyNZ, Beef + Lamb New Zealand, the New Zealand Pork Industry Board and the Poultry Industry Association of New Zealand to develop and maintain relevant, up to date qualifications that deliver the CAN DO skills the industry needs.