PGG Wrightson

PGG Wrightson Limited
Company typePublic
NZX: PGW
IndustryPastoral
FoundedNovember 2005 (2005-November)
Headquarters
Christchurch
,
New Zealand
Key people
Stephen Guerin (CEO)
ProductsStock and station agent
Number of employees
2,100
Websitepggwrightson.co.nz

PGG Wrightson Limited is an agricultural supply business based in New Zealand. It was created in 2005 through the merger of Pyne Gould Guinness Ltd and Wrightson Limited and has its roots in a number of stock and station agencies dating back to 1861. It is one of the major suppliers to the agricultural sector in New Zealand providing products such as seeds, grains, livestock, irrigation, farm equipment, insurance and financing.

History

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The result of mergers within the stock and station agency industry in New Zealand, PGG Wrightson can trace its obvious ancestry back to 1861, with the establishment of Wright Stephenson & Co.[1]

Notable stock and station agencies that have merged to form PGG Wrightson include

PGG Wrightson 2005

In 2011 PGG Wrightson sold its finance division to Heartland Building Society to create a single larger rural financing organisation.[6]

In August 2018, it was announced that PGG had agreed to sell their Seeds business, PGW Seeds, to Danish company DLF Seeds for NZD $421 million. Although the deal is still subject to approval from the New Zealand Overseas Investment Office, it is expected to go through in early 2019. PGG Wrightson Seeds Holdings has operations in New Zealand, Australia, and South America. Under the deal, PGW and PGW Seeds will enter into a long-term distribution agreement for seed and grain. PGW will grant a brand licence to PGW Seeds for the continued use of the PGG Wrightson Seeds brand.[7]

In late 2018, the majority shareholder of PGW, the Chinese-owned Agria Corporation, was found guilty of fraudulent accounting by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Agria was subsequently ordered by the Overseas Investment Office to sell down its majority shareholding in PGW to 46.5%.[8]

PGG Wrightson Country Cup

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The PGG Wrightson Country Cup is the Premier Competition over the region known as the Canterbury Country. The region includes clubs from the Ellesmere and North Canterbury Sub-Unions and the Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union.

Notable people

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  • Craig Norgate: Chairman of PGG Wrightson (and predecessor businesses) (2004–2009)
  • Tim Miles: CEO of PGG Wrightson (2008–2010)[9] and former Vodafone UK CEO
  • George Gould: CEO of PGG Wrightson (2010–2013) [10]
  • Sir John Anderson: Chairman of PGG Wrightson (2010–2013)[11]

References

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  1. ^ Martin, J.T. (25 March 1948). "WRIGHT, STEPHENSON, & CO LTD. A BRIEF HISTORY". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Fletcher Challenge Archives". Brief History of Fletcher Challenge Limited.
  3. ^ Pinney, Robert. "Le Cren, Frederic and Le Cren, Henry John". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  4. ^ "PGG Wrigthson" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Pyne's reverse takeover lifts stake in Reid Farmers - sharechat.co.nz". www.sharechat.co.nz. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Heartland NZ repays NZ$92.3 million of PGG Wrightson Finance bonds after acquisition of rural lender". interest.co.nz. 10 October 2011.
  7. ^ "PGG Wrightson to sell seeds division for $421m". stuff.co.nz. 6 August 2018.
  8. ^ Hutching, Gerard (21 December 2018). "Agria found guilty of fraudulent accounting by US Stock Exchange commission".
  9. ^ "Former PGG Wrightson boss gets $3m golden handshake". The New Zealand Herald. 27 September 2011.
  10. ^ "George Gould departure as PGW head flagged".
  11. ^ "PGG Wrightson chairman steps down".
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