Kāinga Ora to Use Wool Carpet in New State Homes

Kāinga Ora to use wool carpet in new state homes

It follows a directive that government agencies use wool in the construction and refurbishment of their buildings.

Wool Carpets For State Houses A Win

State housing agency Kāinga Ora announced today that from next month, a new supplier agreement will deliver woollen carpets for the fit-out of new state homes.

Bremworth wins public housing carpet contract

Reading Time: 2 minutes Bremworth has won a multimillion-dollar Kāinga Ora contract to supply wool carpet for new build and retrofitted public housing. The government contract, confirmed yesterday by Finance Minister Nicola Willis, signals a breakthrough for wool in the New Zealand construction sector with wool carpet installed in 1000 planned state housing projects annually, using the annual fleece of more than 31,000 NZ sheep.     “We are one …