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Hawker Pacific's Vice President, Avionics and Government Business, Doug Park, said that Mr Siddall has a background as a professional engineer with many years experience in aviation logistics management as well as in the area of maintenance and engineering support of a wide range of aircraft.
"Steve brings with him a strong understanding of
both the industry and the region and has been responsible for significantly
expanding the business of the companies he has represented. We are already
seeing very positive signs since his commencement with Hawker Pacific.
"New Zealand is an extremely important market for Hawker Pacific
and our core business activities. We see Steve's appointment as an important
first step in repositioning our local operations to support fixed and
rotary wing aircraft, with a specialist focus on avionics as we see this
segment as critically under supported in the local market," he said.
In 2004, Hawker Pacific successfully acquired Wing and Rotor Ltd. Hawker Pacific NZ was subsequently appointed as the sole sales representative for Bell Helicopters for New Zealand.
"It is now time to add a much broader capability
to our operations here. We have challenging growth objectives and we believe
we will go a long way towards achieving these through Steve's knowledge
and leadership," Mr Park added.
Hawker Pacific's plans include developing its Avionics business in New
Zealand by leveraging off its highly successful and market leading Cairns
based, Australian Avionics subsidiary.
Hawker Pacific New Zealand now offers fixed and rotary wing avionics support,
including mobile tarmac services, as well as an installation and retrofit
capability at the Ardmore facility, as well as in the field, by arrangement.
The company is also expanding its current MRO capabilities for fixed wing
aircraft. New taxiways have been installed and the ramp facility doubled
at Ardmore. The facility can handle a broader range of aircraft including
the KingAir 200, 350 and 1900 turboprops, as well as some small and medium
size executive jets.
In addition, the company has been tailoring its local inventory of spare parts to meet the specific needs of the New Zealand aviation market place.
"Spare parts warehousing is one of Hawker Pacific's core strengths," Steve Siddall said. "By establishing a much broader inventory of the parts our customers need, we will be able to meet most demands and significantly reduce waiting times for our customers."
"We are totally committed to implementing this program," Steve said. "The new taxiway is in, the avionics mobile van is fully operational and our warehouse of spares is substantially broader and growing by the day," he added.
"In short, we are open for business."
Notes
to Editors:
About Hawker Pacific Pty Ltd
Hawker Pacific Pty Ltd is the market-leader in integrated civil and military
aerospace sales and product support in Australia, Asia and the Pacific.
The company maintains facilities in Sydney, Melbourne, Sale, Brisbane,
Oakey, Perth, Townsville, Cairns and Auckland as well as in South-East
Asia and the Middle East.
For
further information please contact:
Steve Siddall, General Manager
Hawker Pacific New Zealand Limited
Tel: +64 9295 0665 - Mobile: 021 405 061
Email: steve.siddall@hawkerpacific.co.nz
Doug
Park, Vice President, Avionics and Government Business
Hawker Pacific Pty Ltd
Tel: +61 2 6198 3350 - Mobile: 0413 018 148
