Longveld

Congratulations to Pete, who has become our second team member to celebrate an incredible 20-year milestone with Longveld.

During our team meeting, James and Pam spoke about the mana Pete brings to Longveld every day, and acknowledged the wonderful, empathetic teacher he has been to so many over the years.

To mark the occasion, Pete was presented with a Chiefs Tu hono jersey and took part in our newly established tradition of claiming Pam’s parking spot for the day. Shoutout to Tony who did a fantastic job creating the custom parking sign.

Here’s to you, Pete!

We are proud to have sponsored the Epro8 Hamilton heats last week. These school students stepped up to the challenge - designing, building, testing, and problem solving under pressure. It was great to see their teamwork and thinking across every round.

Backing events like Epro8 allows more rangatahi to explore STEM (science, technology, engineering & mathematics) in a practical way and see where it can take them.

The standard was high, and the energy in the room captured what happens when students engage with engineering in a hands-on way. Congratulations to the winners, and to all teams that took part.

A great reminder that every team has its edge, and it’s built by the people behind the work.

This piece from AMANZ takes a closer look at how we think, build, and keep pushing forward.

Find your superpower!

It didn’t start with capital. It started with a toolbox and a bike.

More than 30 years later, Longveld is building world-class stainless steel systems used across global food and infrastructure projects.

But what matters most isn’t the machines.

It’s the people.

“Manufacturing engineering is the perfect place to discover your superpower.”

You don’t need to follow a traditional path.
You just need to start building.

Read the full story → https://bit.ly/418V68Z

Make Your Mark.

Matt and Rena have joined us recently through the Earn As You Learn programme, getting started in the workshop and learning alongside our team.

Through EAYL they are building practical skills by being involved in real projects while working toward a qualification in manufacturing.

We believe supporting young people into the trades is important. It helps secure the future of our industry by making a meaningful contribution into building the next generation of skilled tradespeople.

Art has always held a special place at Longveld.

Over the years, we’ve worked alongside artists, curators and funders to fabricate public sculptures that now sit in parks, on highways, campuses and civic spaces across Aotearoa. Seeing people pause, interact, reflect — that’s what makes this work meaningful.

That’s why partnering on the inaugural Collin Post Sculpture Award and Longveld Plinth Award with Elam School of Creative Arts Faculty of Arts and Education, University of Auckland, UAP Urban Art Projects , and the Post family feels so natural.

This award creates a real pathway into public sculpture. The winning student will develop their concept with UAP in Brisbane before we bring it to life through fabrication here in our workshops.

Public art takes collaboration, technical care, and people who believe in the outcome. Working alongside Elam, UAP and the Post family — organisations who care deeply about creativity and community — makes this project even more fulfilling.

Together, we’re backing emerging artists and helping shape the spaces we all share.

Applications are now open for eligible Elam students.

This week we welcomed the Consul General of India, Dr. Madan Mohan Sethi, and Mr. Anil Kumar Singh, Commercial Officer, to Longveld.

Together, we toured our workshops and shared how we engineer and deliver complex stainless steel solutions from right here in New Zealand to projects around the world. It was an open, practical discussion - from fabrication on the floor to the broader forces shaping international trade.

We also explored what the free trade agreement between New Zealand and India could mean for businesses and communities in both countries. Stronger trade pathways create opportunity: for innovation, for skilled jobs, and for deeper collaboration between two growing economies.

Partnerships like these help build lasting connections, and open the door to new possibilities. Thank you to Dr. Sethi and Mr. Singh for the conversation and for taking the time to see our work up close.