The South Waikato District has been growing. Photo / Danielle Zollickhofer
The South Waikato District has been growing. Photo / Danielle Zollickhofer
The Waikato Chamber of Commerce will expand into the South Waikato.
Waikato Chamber of Commerce chief executive Don Good said they made the move due to an increase in businesses settling in the district.
“With many more innovative businesses - especially in the forestry, engineering, home construction, socialservices and education sectors - establishing themselves in Tokoroa and Putāruru, this has created a demand for better connections with regional, national and global companies.
“We have received a great deal of interest from South Waikato businesses [which] are looking to grow and want better connections with regional, national, and global companies.
“In collaboration with [the South Waikato Investment Fund Trust], our intention is to initiate ... advocacy and lobbying, networking events, social media activity ... and connections with businesses in the wider Waikato region.
Three Waikato business leaders would be at the event to talk about their journeys.
They are David Hallet, co-founder of Hamilton software business Company-X, Tjay Asiata, chief executive of Hamilton-based human resources company LM4 Group, and Gareth van der Heyden, chief executive of poultry business Better Eggs.
