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Strategic Partner
DHL Express (NZ)
Global Freight and Logistics
 DHL
is delighted to announce its strategic partnership with FINZ. As a global market
leader in express and logistics, we are proud to deliver support to the New
Zealand fashion sector and wider apparel industry. DHL is committed to working
alongside the industry to help ensure that New Zealand designers and brands
continue to succeed on the world stage.
Being competitive in the fashion sector and wider apparel industry hinges on speed - the ability to get trends and orders to market quickly. DHL enables companies to reduce their purchase order lead-time and respond faster to market demands by way of production and sourcing logistics. It offers dedicated, targeted solutions for the wholesale, retail, sportswear, corporate clothing and department store segments, with retail fashion network services and full visibility in the supply chain.
For DHL, the focus is getting New Zealand fashion across the Tasman and around the world quickly and in great shape. DHL Express provides a range of services and packaging solutions for the fashion sector and wider apparel industry.
Tel. 0800 800 020
FINZ Partners
Charles Parsons (NZ)
Total Textile Solutions
 Charles Parsons is New Zealand's largest group of fabric wholesalers. We supply fabric and components for garments, furnishings, commercial and industrial uses. Whether you want to buy textiles (from our extensive ex-stock range or on an indent or agency basis) or finished products, we truly provide 'total textile solutions'.
Our fashion division creates wholesale textile collections for New Zealand, Australia and the US. Our design team sources and develops original product from Asia to Europe and utilises the latest and most comprehensive trend and colour services to ensure the most fashion forward collections.
Auckland
525 Rosebank Road, Avondale
Tel. +64 9 969 7372
Wellington
65 Kaiwharawhara Road
Ngaio Gorge
Tel. +64 4 499 9380
Christchurch
1 Lancaster Street
Tel. +64 3 366 1669
Auckland City Council: Economic Development
Creative
Industries
 Auckland city is home to many of New Zealand's fashion designers, education
providers, manufacturers, retail outlets, and of course, New Zealand Fashion
Week. Recognising the important contribution the fashion industry makes to the
city's economy, Auckland City Council
is proud to sponsor Fashion Industry New Zealand (FINZ) as the industry's
leading voice.
The council aims to create a more productive economy, delivering high value
solutions to global markets by being innovative and creative. The creative
industries are a key area of focus in achieving these goals, and council is
leading the way with in-depth research, and its action plan,
Blueprint: Growing Auckland's Creative Industries.
Of New Zealand's creative sector workforce, 39 per cent is located in
Auckland city, compared with the city's 17 per cent share of the country's
overall workforce. The creative sector's stand-alone contribution to Auckland
city's GDP is estimated at over $1.7 billion for 2006 - evidently creative
industries make a significant contribution to the city's economy.
Within the creative industries, the design sector is the largest employer,
and the fashion industry is an important sub-sector incorporating areas such as
design, advertising and photography, as well as involving other key sectors for
the city such as manufacturing.
We recognise the vital economic, cultural and creative contribution the
fashion industry gives our city and we are proud to support Fashion Industry New
Zealand.
Find out more about how Auckland City Council is fostering business growth:
 WHK - Leading people in business and financial advice
Creativity, talent, skills, a can do attitude and a global outlook are the touchstones of the New Zealand fashion industry. WHK understands the fashion business, how they tick and what makes them profitable.
Our clients include established leading labels, new emerging designers and suppliers to the industry.
Just some of the ways we can help and support your business ...
- We’ll show you how business decisions translate into dollars and cents, and work with you to make the right ones.
- Spot profit drains, interpret cash flow forecasts, plan budgets, control your creditors and uncover new growth opportunities.
- Set prices to ensure profitability, whilst looking for ways to save you money.
- Cashflow management – this is particularly important in an industry where production and costs occur many months before designs hit retailer’s racks.
- Business and export planning.
- Choose the best structure to complement and protect your idea, whilst ensuring you aren’t paying too much tax.
- Branding, sales and marketing advice from our specialist Business Growth division.
- And of course reliable accounting and tax services.
 Suzanne Pratt (FINZ Board Member)
Suzanne is an Associate Principal at WHK with over 12 years experience providing financial and business advice to clients from the fashion and retail sectors. Working alongside her clients, Suzanne has successfully helped them develop and implement strategies that drive both profit and growth, by capitalising on new opportunities, overcoming challenges and mitigating risk.
With a special interest in international trade, Suzanne is passionate about working with businesses looking to break into offshore markets. Suzanne has a strong relationship with her clients, and her finger is always firmly on the pulse of their business. This enables her to provide them better advice and be a sounding board for any opportunities or challenges as and when they arise.
T: +64 9 968 5626
E: suzanne.pratt@whk.co.nz
For more information on WHK please visit www.whk.co.nz
James & Wells Intellectual Property
 James
& Wells Intellectual Property is delighted to continue its long association
with the fashion industry by becoming a sponsor of Fashion Industry New Zealand
(FINZ). "Intellectual property is often the most valuable, but least understood,
aspect of any successful business," says partner, Carrick Robinson, who heads
the firm's Auckland trade marks practice.
"We intend to be a direct contributor to New Zealand's prosperity, by
enabling our clients to realise the true value of their business. Our
partnership with FINZ will help us achieve that mission."
James & Wells Intellectual Property - giving your ideas a head start.
Auckland
56 Cawley Street, Ellerslie
Tel. +64 9 914 6740
Hamilton
85 Alexandra Street
Tel. +64 7 957 5660
Tauranga
1 Elizabeth Street
Tel. +64 7 928 4470
Christchurch
119 Armagh Street
Tel. +64 3 961 2460
www.jaws.co.nz
Ecostore
 Not only is ecostore laundry
powder kinder to your clothes and the environment, it's also safer for your
family's health. The harsh chemicals found in conventional laundry detergents
can be absorbed by the skin, causing irritations, asthma and allergies,
particularly on the sensitive skin of children.
ecostore's laundry powder is a high performance plant and mineral
based concentrated powder with good honest ingredients (fillers and bulkers),
which are gentle on clothes and skin. ecostore laundry powder also has
the ability to lift stubborn stains making it great for everyday use or heavily
soiled fabrics. It has a fresh, clean, natural lemon fragrance and works well in
a range of water temperatures. Offering great value, 1kg of ecostore laundry
powder averages 25 washes, costing less per wash than many commercial
supermarket brands.
Hart Dept
Communication Design
Matthew Hart founded Hart Design in 1990 and, since then, the company evolved into the Hart Department Limited. Our team has always had the philosophy that 'excellence in design should be continuously strived for, and then improved'. We take great pleasure in providing winning solutions for even the most demanding of briefs.
With expertise in graphic design, brand creation, boutique advertising and website development, we offer a comprehensive and creative package. We are also a long-standing member of the 20/20 design group, which has been operating since the early-1980s. This close association with the group gives us access to an even wider range of talent and resources if a job demands.
Auckland
65-67 Ponsonby Road
Tel. +64 9 378 8497
www.hartdept.com
Support Partners
Apparel
Subscribe
to Apparel
Apparel is a comprehensive trade magazine and the only one of its kind
for the TCF (Textile, Clothing and Footwear) sector in New Zealand and
Australia, providing a monthly overview of the industry from manufacture through
to wholesale and retail. Subscribe
online now for NZ$88.00 (inc.GST).
Advertise in Apparel
Apparel is an ideal advertising vehicle for Kiwi ragtraders. It's also
for Australian companies wanting to gain greater exposure in the New Zealand
market. Contact Apparel to find out more about credible and effective
marketing opportunities for your products or services.
2008 Apparel Trade Directory
The Apparel Trade Directory is New Zealand's most comprehensive
directory of TCF brands, products and services. Order online now for NZ$80.00
(inc.GST).
Auckland
Level 7, 67 Symonds Street
Tel. +64 9 909 8400
FashioNZ
Taking New Zealand Fashion To The World
FashioNZ is the cluster site for the New Zealand fashion industry. It brings together all types of fashion businesses - from designers and retailers, to modelling agencies and industry services. Editorially, it promotes fashion products, news and events - in fact, everything that is hot in New Zealand fashion.
FashioNZ promotes more than 150 fashion labels and 200 retailers, and is the largest and most visited fashion website in Australasia. FashioNZ attracts 20,000 visitors each week and more than 77,000 people receive our Weekly Fashion Report. FashioNZ is the New Zealand fashion industry online.
Christchurch
189 Montreal Street
Tel. +64 3 963 3620
www.fashionz.co.nz
Purform Mannequins
 Purform products take a modern, systematic and hassle-free approach to fashion visual merchandising. Our mission is to improve apparel retail sales by improving your product displays and giving your stores more visual appeal - thereby enhancing the perceived value of your products at point-of-sale. Purform mannequins are great value for money and provide and solid return on your investment.
With more than 40 years experience in the design and manufacture of mannequins, we are always happy to discuss your ideas and help solve your display solutions.
Auckland
Tel. +64 9 579 5566
Australia
Tel. 1800 244 893
www.purform.net
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