She said the company worked closely with Air New Zealand.
“We produce their economy upholstery fabric and for their old livery that they used to run, we used to do the economy and also the curtaining,” she said.
“We work with other airlines but more of the small private jets rather than the large commercial.”
Inter-Weave also worked with Ardmore-based aircraft trim specialists Flight Interiors.
The Te Huia train from Hamilton to Auckland was another customer, and Inter-Weave also did business with a customer supplying Cessna.
March showed the Herald around the Mt Wellington factory and its many machines.
Some of what was being produced was a combination of Australian and New Zealand wool, while other products were 100% New Zealand wool.
In some products, a small amount of nylon was added to strengthen upholstery.
March pointed out one big consignment.
“This is an order for the largest fabric wholesaler in the world. They’re based in New York. We just got a 900m order.”
Inter-Weave was among more than 200 Kiwi businesses partnered with Campaign for Wool NZ.
The campaign promoted the use of New Zealand wool.
Kara Biggs, Campaign for Wool NZ general manager, said the group wanted more New Zealand wool in homes, offices and aircraft.
“We’re very design-orientated so we always put a lot of effort into coming up with something original, authentic,” March said.
“And we’ve always stuck to the whole wool story. We haven’t diversified into manmade fibres or anything like that.
“The largest order we ever got was for the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. That was about 200,000m.”
March said Inter-Weave bought all its woollen spun yarn from Wellington.
She said the company tried to be nimble and sustainability and recycling were important to many customers.
She’d noticed more interest from the public lately about wool and natural fibres.
“One of the beauties about wool is that it has a great appearance retention.
“And it’s biodegradable, so if it ever does end up in landfill it’s going to biodegrade and not cause landfill issues.”
John Weekes is a business journalist covering aviation. He has previously covered consumer affairs, crime, politics and courts.
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