Christchurch Engineering Firm Relaunches in New Premises

Christchurch firm <a href="http://www.enieng.co.nz">ENI Engineering</a> officially opened their new premises in Produce Place, Islington on Friday, following a major relocation and rebuild process that began just 15 months ago. Founder John Down says the relocation from their formerly leased building in Halswell Road to the 4000sqm, custom built fabrication workshop and finishing factory was a strategic move that the 18 year old company has been working towards for some time. “We are definitely geared up for the new opportunities being presented by the rebuild of Christchurch and Canterbury,” Down says. “As yet we don’t know what all of those opportunities will be, but we are well equipped and positioned to provide a high level of service and rapid turnaround to meet whatever demand comes our way.” Growth over the last five years has been an impressive 60% in terms of turnover, achieved by using lean manufacturing methods and increasing capability, while staff numbers remained steady. ENI’s traditional business of <a href="http://www.enieng.co.nz/capabilities-a-services.html">sheet metal fabrication</a> and finishing for low emission log burners and a range of other metal products, was recently boosted by a new contract with Eaton and Telecom’s Chorus will see ENI manufacturing roadside boxes for the Ultra Fast Broadband rollout throughout New Zealand. The company currently has 52 staff, making it one of the largest sheet metal fabrication companies in Christchurch, with further growth on the horizon expected to support the ongoing city rebuild process. The company also has a longstanding contract to supply all roadside steelwork for the Orion network, as well as transformer housings, boundary boxes and internal switch gear for substations on new subdivisions.