Papua New Guinea has the perfect climate for solar, and is the key to achieving an ambitious government plan to bring electricity to the 70 per cent of Papua New Guineans who currently don’t have access by 2030, according to Rick Hooper, Chief Executive Officer of Sydney-based solar company, Barefoot Power.
In 2008, with encouragement and a small loan from a colleague, George Griffin set up the recruitment business CC Pacific in partnership with Cadden Crowe. Seven years and a lot of hard work later, he has a multi-million kina business on his hands.
We’re the biggest company in Papua New Guinea you’ve never heard of, according to John Uthmann, CEO of PICSA Group PNG, and we are aiming to grow bigger.
For the last 18 months, leading Lae manufacturer K K Kingston has been consolidating and restructuring. CEO Michael Kingston talks to Business Advantage PNG about the company’s strategy, his optimism for the future, and the issues facing businesses in Papua New Guinea.
In the challenging environment facing Papua New Guinea’s mining industry, Highlands Pacific is standing out as a bright spot, after starting its Star Mountain exploration campaign with mining giant Anglo American. Business Advantage PNG talks with Managing Director John Gooding.
The next 12 months or so is a time to digest and consolidate, says Peter Langslow, the incoming head of one of Papua New Guinea’s largest and oldest companies, Steamships Trading Company. He told Business Advantage PNG, however, it is also a time to prepare for fresh opportunities.
Papua New Guinea’s largest retailer, the CPL Group, does not plan on allowing a slowdown in the marketplace get in the way of its strategy for growth, Chairman Mahesh Patel tells Business Advantage PNG.
Education, determination and passion are the main driving forces behind the success of businesswoman Linda Sincha Paru, an Human Resources specialist, who is now expanding the company she established almost five years ago.
Civil engineering firm Curtain Bros has big plans for Motukea Island, as it prepares to build new dockside facilities alongside the soon-to-be relocated Port Moresby Port. General Manager Justin McGann outlines the Motukea plans, and other new company projects, to Business Advantage PNG.
Growth, both domestically and internationally, is on the cards for Bismark Maritime as the Papua New Guinea shipping sector delivers opportunities for additional players. CEO Jamie Sharp tells Business Advantage PNG of the company’s plans.