Well done fellas

To be able to admit that things had to change is so excellent to see. To be able to say that the staff are the experts and should be treated with the respect they deserve, and to empower them to make changes. That is really different to the old days of about 25-30 years ago. Congratulations to all at KFL who made it happen.

Gg kfl

It's a shame the A-holes that controlled Foresty back when most of us 20 years plus workers were tossed to the side with no future but to start all over again were man enough to follow these guys foot steeps. Had that happened many of us may not have run that gauntlet and been ripped off because many of us were from the ex NZFS to begin with in our special fields of expertise treated like shit not paid etc etc to later leave with a bitter taste in their mouths in my case that bitterness has never left 30 years later. Thank you, Jacob, for shearing showing another light to an industry that I loved working for once.

BLAH BLAH ME ME ME . ROTTEN INDUSTRY ALL BURNING PEOPLE OUT ,BUGGERED THE TOWN . NOW METH CENTRAL AND OVER RUN BY THE SHIT HEAD MONKEY MOB. WELL DONE THE FOREST INDUSTRY .

Great work guys :-)

Jacob has a people focus. This is how you run a business well, focus on your people and that is life. Great job.

Tu Meke Jacob. Logging is full of great people and awesome to see a family stick together and grow a great business.

Good on youse. "Look after the people and they will look after the land." I said that in a pub "debate" once. Thankyou for showing it's true. Cheers.

What stopped the boss being a prick and turned him around? You mentioned a change in attitude. Very close to home and a sweet story to watch.

What kind of trees are we harvesting here ?

So this company squashed the competition ?and once no one was left to run against them they became a industry leader in looking after the worker? Hmmmmmm

Cheah Mr Smallman and Mr Renata 😀🤙

Man, that's impressive, and far-sighted. Good company. They realise that their people are their biggest asset, but not just on paper - they seem to actually care for them. Hard to find.

Thats awesome! No reason why other companies can,t do this, Keep it up! positive for Kawerau 👍

Inspiring story! Kia Kaha KFL 😎

This is awesome....i'd love to rub this video into the faces of two of my previous employers that preferred toxic corporate environments where you back stabbed your way to the top ....we lost so many good talented people who got disheartened when they saw vicious , negative ill manned people getting ahead and getting all the rewards of better pay and conditions in management positions....all the while the workers had to work harder to keep the greedy people looking good. Good on you KFL!

Interesting and good story it all works like a huge family :)

Interesting seeing the timbertech. Havnt seen one for 20 years. Question: How do you keep the skiddys going when a processor is more profitable?

I cart logs in here nice to know the bigger picture and great company philosophy and Richie is the man

Top man bro .mean Maori mean

finally taken a leaf out of his mothers and fathers book was nothing like this years ago was a little hitler if this is all true good on you jacob and to you daniel k you were always the down to earth approachable one just like 1 of the workers bring back sargent major tank driver snipper man rueben araroa.kia ora pete te riini you still with kfl were rex rua

Could this be a resuscitation of a once thriving K town? I hope so. The big question though is how long will it be sustained?

Wow .. what a story! I love what you have achieved.

More companies should adopt this concept and attitude, thank you for sharing KFL from a KTown boi at heart 😎

Kia ora KFL