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Staff at OneFortyOne’s Kaituna Sawmill have plenty to celebrate after being awarded a top industry prize.

The Marlborough-based sawmill won the Fibre Producer Award at the prestigious 2023 Primary Industries New Zealand Awards in Wellington last week.

Collecting the award, General Manager of Kaituna SawmillTracy Goss, says the recognition was an honour for the whole team.

“To the entire Kaituna Sawmill and OneFortyOne Forestry team, you are all deserving of this award, you make it happen, I appreciate all the support.

“This award represents a bigger picture of who we are, what we do, why we do it, and where we are going and let it remain a constant reminder that with good safety, environment management, quality control and employee engagement, comes unbelievable achievements.” as a result of ‘Class 4’ gambling venue pokie machines.” Consultation opens on Monday 10 July and closes on Tuesday 8 August 2023. To have your say go to: www.marlborough.govt.nz/your-council/ have-your-say-consultations

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Tracy thanked FMG for sponsoring the category and MPI and Federated Farmers for creating and hosting the event and paid tribute to the staff at OneFortyOne.

Winners were revealed from 65 nominations across nine award categories.

Judges were impressed with what they say is OneFortyOne’s “relentless drive” for improvement.

They also emphasised the company’s commitment to adding value by using their own fibre to power their kilns, dropping the sawmill’s greenhouse gas emissions by nearly half in the last decade.