Niagara Sawmilling Company Ltd has bought Southland business Craigpine Timber Ltd at Winton, with the sale effective from December 18. “I just hope the sawmill keeps operating in Winton for the betterment of the community, it’s one of the bigger employers there. The holding company for Craigpine Timber Ltd, is Amalgamated Holdings Ltd, which was formed by the Black family. The sawmill in Winton was purchased in 1970, and the company also owns six forest estates in the South Island of New Zealand. The company’s website says Craigpine Timber exports sawn Radiata Pine to more than 20 global markets.

Source: Stuff November 18, 2020 21:31 UTC