ABOUT US

MICO Metals is New Zealand's leading importer and distributor of aluminium, brass, copper, stainless steel, zinc, fasteners and other specialty products for New Zealand manufacturers.Major market sectors include building and construction, white goods, marine, transport, electrical and the wine and dairy industries. Utilising an established international network we also sources and provides logistics services for imported components and finished goods for manufacturers and operate a full indent service. 

History

In 1945 Sigmund Hirschfeld set up the Metal Import Company (MICO) in a garage in Upper Willis Street, Wellington.  He had trained as a coppersmith in Europe and before moving to New Zealand he spent several years selling copper and brass in the Middle East.

His experience and the contacts he made enabled him to source quality products from around the world and he was quick to establish several branches of the Metal Import Co. around the North Island.

In 1946 he associated with Roy Messenger to set up the Wakefield Metal Co. in Christchurch and the association between MICO and Wakefield was born.

The two companies prospered and grew over the next 35 years.  They were among the first in New Zealand to expand into Stainless steel and Aluminium and then later to recognise the potential of plastics in New Zealand industry.

Then in 1980 the two companies were brought together under the umbrella of the MICO Wakefield Group.  In 1994 MICO Wakefield became a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Crane Holdings Limited, Australia the new ownership providing direct links to similar manufacturing and trading operations in Australia.

More recently the Crane group has been acquired by Fletcher Building Ltd, New Zealand’s largest listed public company.

Sales & Support

With over 65 years experience in New Zealand, MICO Metals can provide technical support and assistance through their field sales representatives and in-house customer services teams at all locations.

MICO Metals provides inventory & logistical management through JIT support to a number of New Zealand’s leading manufacturing companies.

As well as that we hold extensive ranges of merchandising stocks held in our branch network and where stock is not held locally, each branch can call upon the nationwide network for backup.

MICO Metals will also source and indent specialist metals and fasteners to customer’s requirements.

 

 
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