Seeka Kiwifruit Industries will be back at full operational capacity this week after the major fire which destroyed part of its Oakside post-harvest site at Te Puke two months ago, says chief executive Michael Franks.
He said the blaze came just before the onset of the kiwifruit harvesting season, so the immediate focus had been on getting back to running at full capacity.
"It was a case of making sensible operational alterations to enable people to get on with their work," he said.
Mr Franks praised insurance broker Aon, lead insurer NZI and loss adjustors Crawford for collaborating with the engineers to come up with the best solution.
Oakside is Seeka's biggest post-harvest site and employs more than 600 people during the harvest.