rubber agricultural supplies founded 1910 founder george skellerup headquarters christchurch new zealand key people david mair ceo sir selwyn cushing chair 1 parent skellerup holdings website www.skellerup.co.nz this article is about manufacturer . for the par rubber and the rubber tree see hevea brasiliensis . skellerup is a new zealand based manufacturer of industrial and agricultural rubber products . the company then called para rubber company was founded by george skellerup in 1910 when he opened his first retail store in christchurch 2 and now employs over 800 people in new zealand australia the united kingdom united states and china . the brand is considered iconic by many new zealanders being a leading producer of gumboots . jandals the common name for flip flops in new zealand is a trademark of skellerup . in 1969 skellerup was founding sponsor of the young farmer of the year competition a relationship which lasted 29 years . in 2015 its product lineup includes a variety of agricultural components and products for the dairy industry such as milk liners and livestock health management products . 3 skellerup also manufacture industrial products to assist with hydraulics fluids water proofing and water pumps . 4 as of december 2015 skellerup was one of the components of the nzx 50 index with a market capitalisation of over 240m nzd . 5 major investments in a new dairy rubberware factory in christchurch were made to drive profit increases over 2016 and 2017 . 6 references edit board of directors . skellerup holdings . rice geoffrey w. skellerup george waldemar . dictionary of new zealand biography . ministry for culture and heritage . retrieved 29 april 2010 . our businesses agri . skellerup holdings . our businesses industrial . skellerup holdings . skellerup holdings limited ordinary shares skl . nzx . retrieved 19 march 2016 . skl skellerup expects strong increase in profit press release . skellerup holdings . 28 october 2015 . external links edit official website skellerup holdings v t e nzx 50 companies of new zealand as of september 19 2016 a2 milk company air new zealand anz argosy property auckland international airport chorus coats contact energy ebos fisher & paykel healthcare fletcher building fonterra shareholders fund freightways genesis energy goodman property trust heartland bank infratil kathmandu kiwi property mainfreight mercury energy meridian energy metlifecare metro performance glass nuplex nzx new zealand refining orion health group port of tauranga precinct properties property for industry restaurant brands ryman healthcare scales skycity entertainment sky network television spark stride property summerset tower trade me trustpower vector vista vital healthcare property trust the warehouse westpac xero z energy former nzx 50 companies partial list affco amp apn news & media cavalier diligent corporation fisher & paykel appliances goodman fielder lion nathan michael hill oceanagold pacific edge pgg wrightson pike river coal pumpkin patch rakon skellerup steel & tube telstra tourism holdings retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title skellerup & oldid 740680921 categories manufacturing companies of new zealandcompanies listed on the new zealand stock exchangecompanies based in christchurchcompanies established in 1910new zealand brandshidden categories official website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 22 september 2016 at 16 04 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view