Nelson's Major Employers
Here are links to the Nelson area's biggest employers.All have more than three hundred employees, some in locations throughout New Zealand.
Amaltal Fishing Company Limited
Amaltal was established in 1982, in New Zealand's fishing capital of Nelson. It has now become NZ's third largest fishing company. The company exports to a global market.
Nelson Marlborough District Health Board
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
Nelson Pine Industries Ltd
Nelson Pine Industries Limited produces GoldenEdge MDF (Medium Density Fibreboard) and NelsonPine LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber) from radiata pine grown in the plantation forests of Nelson, New Zealand.
The New Zealand King Salmon Company Ltd
With 390 employees, a vertically integrated salmon farming, processing and marketing company.
Sealord Group Limited
Sealord employs around 1,600 people in New Zealand and a further 1,600 people are involved in Sealord business overseas through joint venture operations. Sealord sells more than 1,500 fish and shellfish products to customers world wide and is a well known name on New Zealand supermarket shelves.
Talley's Frozen Foods Ltd
Incorporating Talley's Seafood Division, Talley's Vegetable Division and Talley's Dairy Division.
Weyerhaeser New Zealand Inc
Weyerhaeuser New Zealand was established in June 1997 when Weyerhaeuser Company acquired a 51 percent share in the Nelson Forests Joint Venture. Today, Weyerhaeuser New Zealand produces logs for both appearance-grade products and the construction market. The company employs over 300 people in New Zealand, including contractors.