PF Olsen celebrates 50 years
A gathering of around 300 staff, former staff and associates of the PF Olsen Group of companies met in Rotorua in November for events over 2 days. PF Olsen was started in Rotorua by the late Peter Olsen in 1971 but the celebration and launch of a book “PF Olsen Ltd – The First 50 Years” was held over from 2021 due to Covid.
Peter Clark, CEO for 20 years after Peter Olsen passed away in 1998, described the celebration as a recognition of the business ethics and values that founder Peter Olsen established when he started the company, and what a dedicated team of professional foresters, technical and IT experts and support staff had been able to achieve over the past 50 years.
“It is great to get together like this, catch up with past colleagues and celebrate the diverse and sometimes challenging history of this iconic forestry firm”, he said.
Current CEO, Ross Larcombe said he has been with the company since 1995 and been part of its growth. He feels privileged to be leading the company at a time when NZ and the globe has recognised the vital role forests, both commercial and indigenous, can and must play in climate change, water quality and bio-diversity enhancements.
PF Olsen Group is now the largest independent forestry service provider in New Zealand and one of the largest in Australia with services covering forest and broad-acre crop management, forestry consultancy, genetically improved seed and container seedlings, ETS services, mapping and GIS. Many of our 180 staff from across NZ and Australia attended the event.
