Luisetti Seeds’ Mark Frampton takes on the Air Rescue Challenge
Caption The New Zealand Grain and Seed Trade Association team “ The Gladiators” will be competing in this year’s Air Rescue Challenge on September 22.
Luisetti Seeds’ Operation Manager Mark Frampton, will be putting his mental acuity and physical fitness to the test on September 22 when he takes part in this year’s Air Rescue Challenge.
Mark is competing as a member of the four-person team...
Operations Manager, Mark Frampton, to compete in the Canterbury Westcoast Air Rescue Team Challenge
NZGSTA Gladiators – George Gerard, Callum Davidson, Steve Pugh and Mark Frampton
The Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust relies on donations to keep this service operating – it is not government funded.
Everybody knows someone who has had to use this service. It could be the difference between life and death in a car crash, sports injury, hunting, tramping or boating incident to...
Celebrating a milestone in style
Valued staff member Gaynor Hurford recently celebrated a significant birthday milestone, and her office was suitably decorated to recognise such an auspicious occasion.
Luisetti Seeds staff presented Gaynor with a beautiful throw, necklace and scarf in her favourite colours.
Gaynor, who provides accounting support, began working for Luisetti Seeds 11 years ago, after CropWatch was sold to...
Familiar face in new agronomist role
Jack Harnett brings years of farming and seed industry experience to his new role.
After four years managing the Luisetti Seeds Ashburton store, Jack Harnett has hit the road and is servicing clients in the Mid Canterbury region.
Jack will be a familiar face to many of our farmers as he has lived and worked in the region all his life. He brings to his new role 18 years of hands-on farming...
New Agricultural Chemical Manager brings a wealth of experience to the role
Brendan Morahan has joined Luisetti Seed’s Agricultural Chemical team bringing many years’ experience with him
Brendan Morahan joined Luisetti Seeds last month, bringing with him 25 years of experience working in the rural sector, with particular expertise in agri-chemicals. He started his career working for Greenfields in Waimate and over the years has gradually moved north, holding roles...
We’re bringing a piece of history into the boardroom
In the years before we handled all our inward deliveries in bulk, the total harvest arrived at the Luisetti Seeds door in sacks. You can imagine what a big job it was unloading all those lorries each carrying 100 to 150 sacks. As the sacks were unloaded, they were individually branded, wheeled into a shed and stacked up. These sacks reached up to the roof and the men doing this hot and heavy...
Chris Tyson – Seed Manager
Seed Manager Chris Tyson
We’d like to welcome Chris Tyson to his new position as our new Seed Manager at Luisetti Seeds.
Chris will be stationed at the front desk and has taken over from the very long-serving Ken Townley who is now enjoying his third month of retirement.
Chris worked in the agricultural sector for 14 years before moving into the seed industry. His last on-farm position was...
Introducing Simon Fleetwood – Agronomist
Luisetti Seeds welcomes Simon Fleetwood
We’d like to welcome Simon Fleetwood as our new agronomist for Luisetti Seeds in Mid Canterbury.
Simon has been in the agronomy industry for fifteen years. He studied initially as an Ag ITO student. The focus was on practical on-farm work, supported by classroom study with a tutor every two weeks. Simon submitted his projects via correspondence to earn...
Luisetti Seeds bids a fond farewell to Ken Townley
Ken Townley of Luisetti Seeds struggles to lift swedes grown by Jonathan Austin, Aroha Downs, Oxford. August 2018
Ken clearly remembers the exact date he began working for Luisetti Seeds: the 11th January, 1999. Ken is our Retail Manager at Luisetti Seeds. Five years ago, Ken was also asked to take up the role of Health and Safety Officer.
Now, 20 years later, we bid Ken a fond farewell and...
Orangutan dream-come-true for Luisetti Seeds Branch Manager Mark McNicholl
Many of us are likely to have seen Orangutans in zoos across the world, but very unlikely to have seen them in their natural habitat. Luisetti Seeds Branch Manager Mark McNicholl and his wife Rita went on the trip of a lifetime mid-August to Indonesia, to see critically endangered Orangutans in the wild.
In 2004, Rita was given a lonely planet day planner that had a picture of a rescued...