Perry Richardson
[FYI request #4102 email]
15 August 2016
Dear Perry
RE: OIA 2016-17-3 – Better By Design Study Tour Mission - October 2015
Thank you for your email of 8 July 2016, partially transferred to New Zealand Trade and
Enterprise (NZTE) on 18 July 2016, concerning an Official Information Act 1982 request. You
requested the following information:
1. What businesses went on the Better By Design study tour mission in October 2015
and what were the selection criteria used
The following businesses attended the October 2015 Better By Design study tour:
ADInstruments
Balle Bros
Bluelab
Framecad
Gallagher Group
Kiwa Digital
LIC Automation
Livestock Improvement Corporation
EBOS Animal Care
Milmeq
New Zealand Agriseeds
Online Republic
Page Macrae Engineering
Private Flight
Smartrak
Spanbild
Surtees Boats
Villa Maria
Yealands
In addition, the following businesses attended the trip as coaches:
Virtuo Design
Smith and Wild
Empathy
Bowmast Consulting
To be eligible for this learning experience a company must have sufficient resources (capital
and staff) along with a CEO who understands that there is value in design to grow their
company. The study tour is an invite only event and invitees are chosen in consultation with
their NZTE customer manager.
Yours sincerely
Marcus Scoliege
DIRECTOR – BOARD AND MINISTERIAL
