Our people are our inspiration.

The secret to making butter as good as Westland does is time. It’s time that has been spent perfecting the traditional Fritz churn method. In Westland’s butter team staff have spent an average of 20,000 hours (or 10 years) producing butter, with one person making butter for Westland for more than 50 years.

Viet’s initiative and can-do attitude made him an obvious choice to receive Westland’s top annual employee recognition, the 2018 Scott Eglinton Supreme Award.

Originally from Gisborne in the North Island, Westland’s new Head of Purchasing and Procurement, Erica Reeves, thinks many people overlook the opportunities that working for a company in a small town provides. Shifting from Christchurch to Hokitika was a career move for Erica.

Just as there are generations of farmers working to supply Westland, there are also generations of employees helping make beautiful products. Familial ties shine through particularly in work ethic, as family members don’t want to let others down. No more so than in the Pullen family.