When Jerry Kapka began his working life as a teacher, he never anticipated one day he would own one of Papua New Guinea’s leading coffee companies.
Company profiles
An entrepreneur who has gone from a career in teaching to being appointed to the board of the National Petroleum Company, potentially one of the the most important companies ever established Papua New Guinea. We trace the remarkable journey of Larry Andagali, Managing Director of landowner company Trans Wonderland Limited.
When it comes to enforcing contracts, Papua New Guinea ranks 166 out of 185 in the World Bank’s ‘Ease of Doing Business’ survey. Small wonder the country’s only credit bureau is growing fast.
2012 marks 25 years of successful manufacturing in Papua New Guinea for global food giant, Nestlé.
Bob Hansen, appointed Mainland’s Chief Executive Officer in May 2012, provides an insight into the challenges the company is facing, and outlines a strategy to place it on a sustainable and profitable footing.
Niu Homes has a 30-year history of providing buildings for Papua New Guinea’s residential and industrial sectors, from 24-room complexes for mining camps to family homes.
The Cloudy Bay Sustainable Forestry Company operates to a simple formula: ‘high quality at a fair price.’
K K Kingston, one of Papua New Guinea’s largest manufacturers, turns 40 in 2012. Paying a visit to its HQ in Lae, Robert Hamilton-Jones found the company evolving at a furious pace.
Papua New Guinea’s only cement manufacturer is riding the wave of soaring demand from the real estate, mining and public sectors.
Laga Industries is a big name in Papua New Guinea manufacturing, producing, blending and importing a wide range of foodstuffs, condiments and beverages. Originally formed in 1975, a merger with Trade Winds Liquor in 2008 dramatically broadened its suite of products.