Proquip Product Overview Flip Book - Catalog - Page 7
Our Journey
From humble beginnings as Waiwhetu Distributors in 1978 to today, Proquip
continues to deliver the same exceptional service that has set the business a part
over 4 decades.
1978
1978: Proquip began as Waiwhetū
Distributors - a brushware supplier and operated from the Boon family
home in Waiwhetū, Lower Hutt.
1982
1982-8: Waiwhetū Distributors began
to grow from 4 sta昀昀 in 1982 to 7 sta昀昀
in 1988 and operated out of a small
commercial warehouse in the heart of
Petone, Wellington.
1988
1998: Waiwhetū Distributors moved
to a new building on Gear Street,
Petone employing 28 sta昀昀.
2002
2002: Waiwhetū Distributors was sold
and Proquip Wholesale was born.
2017
2017: Proquip acquired cleaning
consumables brand Frontline Cleaning
Supplies and with it, an Auckland
branch in Onehunga.
2020
2020: Proquip opened the
Christchurch showroom.
Today
TODAY: Today Proquip employs 14
sta昀昀, has three branches in Auckland,
Wellington and Christchurch and an
online store www.proquipshop.co.nz
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