After serving the Ashburton community for over a decade, FMG is thrilled to announce the opening of its new office in the heart of the town. This move comes as a result of the local team's growth and the increasing demand for FMG's services.
The new premises, located at 62 Cass Street, provides a larger, modern space that will better accommodate FMG’s growing local team, allowing them to better serve their clients and rural community.
Ashburton Mayor, Neil Brown, joined FMG, alongside other local rural business leaders, to celebrate the new office opening on November 27th.
FMG partnered with New Zealand architects Design Group Stapleton Elliot, and local building firm Bradfords, to create a fit-out that will provide the team with a space to work, connect, collaborate, look after clients, and host local community events.
“The opening of our Ashburton office is part of our ongoing efforts to support strong and prosperous rural communities and ensure that our clients have access to the best possible support and resources”, said FMG Chief Executive Adam Heath.
"At a time when many rural and local towns are experiencing the loss of essential services as branches close and relocate to larger cities, we take pride in not only maintaining but growing our presence in communities like Ashburton”.
The new office also features 100% New Zealand wool carpet tiles, an important and deliberate choice to better support the New Zealand wool sector, and a move FMG’s Sustainability Specialist, Emma Rowe, hopes won’t be the last.
“FMG has long aspired to use more wool carpet across our 32 regional offices, but admittedly, finding wool carpet tiles or commercial flooring products that can withstand high-traffic areas has been a challenge”, says Emma
“Compared to the wide availability of residential wool carpets, commercial options are limited, making it tough to compete with synthetic alternatives”.
FMG commend the support they received from partners Carpet Court and Godfrey Hirst, helping them source a 100% NZ wool product that met the demands of their new Ashburton office.
“As a Mutual our clients’ success is our success. That’s why we look to get behind our farmers wherever we can and showing our commitment to the strong wool sector is one way we can do this”, says Emma.
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