Kia ora and greetings, 
 
And just like that, we’re about to close out 2024 and cheer on new beginnings for 2025. As we move towards year end we continue to connect with many of our customers and industry partners supporting great events like the Master Builder House of the Year Awards. Congratulations to all the participants, finalists and winners for showcasing building excellence in New Zealand. You can find the 2024 winners here.  

Over the Summer holidays we’ll take a break to refresh and recharge with Customer Services, Technical Services and Distribution finishing on Friday 20th December and recommencing on Monday 6th January 2025.  

I trust you enjoy the GIB^® NewsBites articles, including the new GIB^® video showcasing the process of gypsum arriving at the port to manufacturing and GIB^® plasterboard end use on wall, follow this link to view the GIB^® Port To Wall video, and you can learn more about our GIB^® Fire Rated Systems and our new technical resources here. 

Thank you for your support during 2024, we genuinely appreciate it, and we remain optimistic positive economic signs are emerging for our industry and green shoots will evolve throughout 2025.  

We hope you take a break and enjoy time with your family and friends over Christmas and New Year, and look forward to working with you and your teams in 2025. 

Nga Mihi | Kind Regards 
Mike Arthur 
General Manager