About Us
Our shareholders
New Zealand Steel
ew Zealand Steel Ltd is the country’s sole producer of flat rolled steel products for the building, construction, manufacturing and agricultural industries. It operates a fully integrated steel mill at Glenbrook, south of Auckland, which produces a range of flat steel products for both domestic and export markets. 50% of the steel output is exported and well-known brands include COLORSTEEL®, ZINCALUME® steel, and GALVSTEEL™. www.newzealandsteel.co.nz
Waitakere City Council
Waitakere City is a natural partner in Beacon because of its Eco-City vision, which commits to demonstrating ongoing progress towards a sustainable society. The Council is a major contributor to a range of regional and national urban sustainability initiatives, and leads the way in local government sustainability. The Council has also been involved in sustainable building projects such as the 1990s Eco-friendly home; the development of Sustainable Home Guidelines; the Sustainable Living Centre; and the Earthsong Eco Neighbourhood. www.waitakere.govt.nz
Fletcher Building
Fletcher Building is a New Zealand-based building materials manufacturer and distributor with operations in concrete, steel, plasterboard, panel products and aluminium extrusion. It operates in, and supplies, building industries in New Zealand, Australia, North and South America, Hong Kong and the South Pacific. Fletcher Building is a substantial construction contractor in New Zealand and the South Pacific, and a major builder of residential homes in New Zealand. Fletcher Building has had a major hand in creating the environment in which New Zealanders, in particular, live. www.fletcherbuilding.co.nz
BRANZ Inc
Originally Building Research, BRANZ Inc is now part of the BRANZ Group along with the research provider arm. BRANZ Inc is a significant investor in industry-good research and knowledge dissemination to the wider building and construction industry. It receives almost all its income from the Building Research Levy, and invests this to achieve benefits for the New Zealand community by improving the knowledge base of the New Zealand building and construction sector. www.branz.co.nz
Scion
Formerly known as Forest Research, Scion is a New Zealand Crown Research Institute with research spanning the entire value chain, from genetics and nursery technologies, through forest management and harvesting, and the development of new products and processes, to the trade and marketing of wood-based products. Through its Built Environment team Scion has extended its focus beyond wood to meet the growing consumer demand for renewable materials and products from plants in selected consumer markets. www.scionresearch.co.nz
Foundation for Research, Science and Technology
The Foundation for Research, Science & Technology invests over $460 million a year on behalf of the New Zealand Government in innovation and fostering the creation of new knowledge. The Foundation has a range of funds and schemes and focuses its investment on achieving the Government’s social, environmental and economic goals. It forms partnerships with private companies and other organisations to provide the basis for world-class research teams to develop and sustain research programmes that will generate significant benefits to New Zealand and enhance the wealth and well-being of New Zealanders.
