- CEO
- Stephen Guerin
- Full Time Employees
- 1,800
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Specialty Business Services
- Address
- 1 Robin Mann Place Christchurch New Zealand 8053
- IPO Date
- Sep 25, 2012
- Business
- PGG Wrightson Limited provides rural services to New Zealand's agricultural and horticultural sectors; operates through Agency, Retail & Water, Wool, and Other segments; headquartered in Christchurch with roots tracing to 1841 and formed in 2005 via merger of Pyne Gould Guinness and Wrightson. Agency activities encompass livestock trading via auctions, private sales, on-farm sales, and stud stock through platforms including bidr, agOnline, GO-STOCK, and Defer-A-Bull, alongside wool handling with stores near export ports, real estate, insurance, and finance commissions. Retail & Water segment delivers rural supplies via Rural Supplies and Fruitfed Supplies at over 90 North and South Island locations, Agritrade wholesale including animal health, PGG Wrightson Water irrigation design and servicing, horticultural support for fruit, vegetable, grape growers, and viticulture with crop monitoring, pest protection, nutrition, and technical trials, plus farm essentials like fencing, agri-chemicals, animal health, fertilizer, clothing, and livestock nutrition.
In July 2025, PGG Wrightson acquired Nexan Group for NZD 20 million through its Agritrade division to expand animal health products including Vetmed, Active+, Cervidae, Farma, and Centramax brands, enhancing proprietary offerings amid refreshed five-year growth plans for Retail & Water. The acquisition supports innovation in animal health solutions for farmers, following a decade-long distribution partnership with Nexan. Strong FY2025 performance includes net profit surge to NZD 10.7 million (up 248%), final dividend of 4 cents per share (total 6.5 cents), Agency EBITDA of NZD 23.5 million driven by livestock, wool, and 55% real estate revenue growth from farm sales amid favorable dairy payouts and meat prices, with 1,800 employees nationwide.