They are a dedicated, experienced and friendly team who create strong long-term partnerships to help ensure reliable supply of our products to you.
They travel extensively every year and enjoy excellent working relationships in many markets throughout the world. Each of them understand the industry or region they specialise in and are valued for their knowledge of exporting and commercial realities.
If there's one reason to choose Fern Ridge as your supplier it's this team:
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| Sam Newbigin Products: Meat, Produce, Dairy
Markets: Produce & Dairy (All Markets), Meat (French West Indies, Indian Ocean)
Position: Executive Director
Background: Sam has been involved in the Meat and Produce industries since 1982. He co-founded Fern Ridge in 1995.
What he can do for you: Supply (Meat, Produce, Dairy), Logistics, Payment or Customer Service
Email: newbigin@fernridge.co.nz
Phone: +64 6 834 3888 or +64 21 426 496 |
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| Pete Single Products: Meat Markets: Meat (Europe, China) Position: Executive Director Background: Pete has been involved in the Meat industry since 1981. He co-founded Fern Ridge in 1995. What he can do for you: Supply (Meat), Logistics, Payment or Customer Service Email: single@fernridge.co.nz Phone: +64 6 834 3888 or +64 21 743 050 |
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 | Russell Black Products: Meat, Seafood, Produce
Markets: Seafood (All Markets), Meat (Europe, Mediterranean, North Africa), Produce (Middle East) Position: Executive Director Background: Russell has been involved in the Meat, Seafood and Produce industries since 1985. He co-founded Fern Ridge in 1995. What he can do for you: Supply (Meat, Seafood, Produce), Logistics, Payment or Customer Service
Email: black@fernridge.co.nz
Phone: +64 6 834 3888 or +64 21 426 498 |
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 | Hamish Davis Products: Produce Markets: All Markets Position: Managing Director Background: Hamish has been involved in the Produce industry since 1982. He bought his extensive knowledge to Fern Ridge in 2002. What he can do for you: Supply (Produce), Logistics, Payment or Customer Service Email: hamish@fernridge.co.nz Phone: +64 6 834 3888 or +64 21 453 569 |
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 | Nick Dorward Products: Meat, Produce, Dairy Markets: Meat (Caribbean, Europe), Produce & Dairy (Caribbean)
Position: Export Manager Background: Nick started with Fern Ridge as a graduate in 2002 and has been a valued Export Manager ever since. What he can do for you: Supply (Meat, Produce, Dairy) Email: nick@fernridge.co.nz Phone: +64 6 834 3888 or +64 21 272 3740 |
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 | Mark Ansford Products: Meat Markets: Meat (North America) Position: Export Manager Background: Mark has been involved in the Meat industry since the 1980’s. He bought his extensive knowledge to Fern Ridge in 2006. What he can do for you: Supply (Meat) Email: mark@fernridge.co.nz Phone: +64 6 834 3888 or +64 21 426 425 |
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 | Aaron O’Keeffe Products: Wine, Produce, Meat Markets: Meat (Europe, North & South Africa, South America - supply) Position: Export Manager Background: Aaron has been involved in the Meat industry since 1994 including 11 years in the United Kingdom trading Meat from South America and New Zealand. Aaron joined Fern Ridge in 2005. What he can do for you: Supply (Wine, Produce, Meat) Email: aaron@fernridge.co.nz Phone: +64 6 834 3888 or +64 21 426 456 |
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 | Terry Harker Products: Meat, Dairy, Seafood, Produce, Wine Markets: Seafood (All Markets), Meat (Indian Ocean, Russia, Scandinavia) Position: Export Manager Background: Terry is New Zealand-born and has spent time in Denmark working for a major food importer and supplier to the shipping industry. Terry joined Fern Ridge in 2006. What he can do for you: Supply (Meat, Wine, Produce, Seafood, Dairy) Email: terry@fernridge.co.nz Phone: +64 6 834 3888 or +64 21 345 735 |
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 | Dave Kitchener Products: Meat, Seafood, Produce, Dairy Markets: Seafood, Produce & Dairy (All Markets), Meat (South Africa, Asia, Pacific Islands, New Zealand) Position: Export Manager Background: Dave has been involved in the Meat industry since 1987 including 2 years trading in Hong Kong to Asia Pacific markets. Dave bought his extensive knowledge to Fern Ridge in 2006. What he can do for you: Supply (Meat, Seafood, Produce, Dairy) Email: dave@fernridge.co.nz Phone: +64 6 834 3888 or +64 21 426 625 |
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 | Dan Eagle Products: Meat Markets: Meat (China, Asia, Pacific Islands, New Zealand) Position: Export Manager Background: Dan started with Fern Ridge as a specialist for the local market in 2003 and is now an Export Manager to Asia, the Pacific Islands and domestically. What he can do for you: Supply (Meat) Email: eagle@fernridge.co.nz Phone: +64 6 834 3888 or +64 21 220 2696 |
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 | Mike van Workum Products: Produce Position: Supply Manager Background: Mike has been involved in the Produce industry since the 1980’s. He bought his extensive knowledge to Fern Ridge in 2006. What he can do for you: Arrange supply of Produce to Fern Ridge Email: mike@fernridge.co.nz Phone: +64 6 834 3888 or +64 21 242 6400 |
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 | Jenny Vercoe Position: Receptionist & Administration Background: Jenny has been with Fern Ridge since 1996. What she can do for you: Accounts Payable and Receivable Email: vercoe@fernridge.co.nz Phone: +64 6 834 3888 |
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 | John Falconer Position: Shipping Manager Background: John has been involved in Shipping since the 1970’s. He bought his extensive knowledge to Fern Ridge in 2004. What he can do for you: Shipping, Documentation Email: john@fernridge.co.nz Phone: +64 6 834 3888 or +64 21 426 427 |
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 | Daniel Charpentier Position: Documentation Manager Background: Daniel was born in Chile and is fluent in Spanish and English. He has had much experience in the preparation of Import and Export documentation. He joined Fern Ridge in 2003. What he can do for you: Shipping, Documentation Email: daniel@fernridge.co.nz Phone: +64 6 834 3888 or +64 21 220 2702 |
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 | Jan Neil Position: Shipping Documentation Clerk Background: Jan has had much experience in managing shipping documentation for the Export industry. She joined Fern Ridge in 2006. What she can do for you: Shipping, Documentation Email: jan@fernridge.co.nz Phone: +64 6 834 3888 |
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 | Sonya White Products: Produce Position: Logistics Manager Background: Sonya is from an Orchard background and has been involved in the Produce industry and Logistics intermittently since the 1990’s. She bought her diverse knowledge to Fern Ridge in 2007. What she can do for you: Logistics, Shipping , Customer Service Email: sonya@fernridge.co.nz Phone: +64 6 834 3888 or +64 21 241 7144 |
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 | Andrea Williams Position: Reception, Accounts Payable Background: Andrea has an extensive background in accounts and administration. Andrea joined Fern Ridge in 2007. What she can do for you: Reception, Stock Control, Customer Service Email: andrea@fernridge.co.nz Phone: +64 6 834 3888 |
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