Back in 1998, engineer Scott Field had just returned to Hawke’s Bay from the UK. Having worked in engineering firms in England and Brazil, he was keen to carve a niche in a ...

Greg Deck grew up in the world of horticultural spray technology – his father Miles founded Croplands in Wellington in 1972. Some 40 years later and Greg manages the national ...

Hear from Reihana Manaena of Laser Electrical Napier, alumni of the Owner Operator Programme:

When Janene Draper decided to go on theOwner Manager Programme in 2011 she was already directing a team of 120 staff, was running two successful grocery stores and was about to ...

We interview Micky Heibner, a Workshop Manager for Field's Way Engineering in Hawke's Bay and an Icehouse Effective Leadership Programme alumni.

Reihana Manaena, manager of Laser Electrical Napier, recently followed in his father's footsteps and completed the Owner Operator Programme. Reihana Manaena, second from left. We ...

We interviewed Blair Davis, Director of RAD Logging and graduate of The Icehouse's Owner Operator Programme: Did you have a ‘nail in the coffin’ moment? What was happening in your ...

Simon Averill from CP Wool has recently completed our Leadership Development Programme. We asked him a few questions about his experience on the programme and what the key ...

Andrew Berry is the owner of Superior Personnel and alumni of The Icehouse’s Owner Manager Programme. Having completed the programme in 2014, Andrew’s recruitment firm has now ...

Joanne Edwards, owner of Kiwigarden, a Hastings-based business that uses freeze drying technology to create fruit and vege snacks for kids, completed the Owner Manager Programme ...