Recognising the freedom and independence a powered wheelchair offers, we have established a powered wheelchair offering for the New Zealand market. With quality brands such as Alltrack and Bounder we have a wide range of powered wheelchairs available.
We're excited to now offer one of the largest range of paediatric equipment solutions in New Zealand. Tailoring each piece of equipment to suit the specific needs of each child, we pride ourselves on providing personalised solutions that help our youngest clients live life to the fullest.
To allow customers to experience the latest surgical equipment and digital integration technology first hand, we opened a state-of-the-art operating theatre showroom at our Tauranga headquarters.
With demand increasing, we recognised the need to establish a second branch in the South Island and opened a branch in Dunedin.
After acquiring Opritech in 2020, we can provide our customers with even more innovative solutions that help to achieve the best health outcomes, We're excited about being able to offer world-leading theatre equipment to public and private hospitals throughout New Zealand.
Our team went from big to, well, bigger! We continue to employ skilled, talented locals where needed to help drive our operations and deliver unrivaled customer service. We were excited to hire our 100th Cubro team member in 2018.
After a few years in the making, we moved into a brand new agile office environment, designed to foster collaboration and provide employees with a strong sense of wellbeing. With chef-prepared healthy food options provided each day and an in-house gym, this space has been designed with the whole team in mind.
Our unwavering desire to continually improve the high-levels of service we offer to customers, combined with the rapid expansion of our product range, meant that we had to attract and retain fresh talent to help drive our operations forward throughout the country. By the end of 2012, we tripled the number of team members we had the previous year.
We wanted to take our customer service to the next level, by providing peace of mind that deliveries and installations of complex equipment, or large projects, would be handled only by our specialist team. The Cubro Xpress team consistently deliver exceptional service to our clients by ensuring their equipment is in the right place and set up properly for safe use from the outset.
To enable our offering to be truly nationwide and, after establishing branches in Auckland and Christchurch, we decided it was time to make our mark in the capital.
We recognised the need to provide customised solutions to help meet the needs of particular individuals, such as those who are at risk of developing pressure injuries. So, we established an upholstery team that creates bespoke solutions. We also identified the need for improved after-care services in the industry and decided to lead the way by being one of the few healthcare equipment providers to offer their own dedicated aftercare support services.
Shortly after settling into our HQ on Hynds Road, we officially opened a public showroom for our customers to pop in and try out the latest healthcare equipment for themselves.
With an ever-expanding product range and specialised team, we designed a purpose-built warehouse and office on Hynds Road.
Not to be outdone, a year after opening in Auckland, we also found a home for our main South Island site in Christchurch.
With demand increasing, we recognised the need to ensure that all New Zealanders could access our range of quality healthcare equipment solutions. So we took the plunge and opened a premise in Auckland.
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Continued growth saw the need for us to expand our new Headquarters in Maleme Street in 1997, to create larger warehouse and office areas.
The company was growing rapidly and despite their love for the Hawkes Bay, the Currie families decided that moving to the sunny Bay of Plenty would be the best move for the business. With its central location and established port, the Bay of Plenty provided greater opportunities for expansion.
We established our very first Cubro Headquarters in Hastings - a building that affectionately became known as the "Pink Panther."
The Currie brothers first invented the Gib Lifter to fit plasterboard to ceilings in a Doctor's office in Hastings, New Zealand. The Doctor thought the safe lifting device was ingenious and asked the brothers about their other inventions, that could support patients. And so began, Cubro's long history of supplying healthcare equipment to help medical professionals deliver the best care.
