24 October 2024

Cyclone Gabrielle hit Hawke’s Bay in February 2023. Ravensdown’s Napier fertiliser plant and Pan Pac Forest Products’ Whirinaki site were inundated with floodwaters, silt and debris. While damage was extensive, the real impact on both businesses and their stakeholders was the total loss of production until repairs could be affected.

For Pan Pac, early indications showed the rebuild would cost more than a hundred million dollars and take 12 months, affecting 450 staff and contractors. For Ravensdown, this was the second major blow to its Napier plant after a fire took it out of operation for three months.

Artifex is recognised for its leadership in bringing together disparate organisations of client personnel, consultants and contractors into coherent and unified teams, engaging with third parties using unique procurement processes, and leading health and safety for the recovery effort.