Our Story

Founded in 1923 by pioneering industrialist Walter Hume, Humes is a company that has been built on the principals of innovation, manufacturing expertise, quality and building a team of capable people who are proud to serve our customers.

Our customers today have new problems to solve and much higher standards to meet. New Zealand needs more infrastructure to cope with the growing population and different infrastructure solutions because of rising environmental standards.  We strive to make sure our customers have the supplies and technology they need, when they need them.

Committed to creativity and innovation in order to deliver smarter, more sustainable solutions for our water, rural, environmental, energy and telco customers. We are behind the most significant innovations in concrete pipe manufacturing, including the introduction of Vibration Technology (VT) Pipe manufacturing to New Zealand at our Papakura plant.

It’s this commitment to change and innovation that has seen us remain a trusted name for just shy of a century. While our principles have stayed the same, we’ve proudly grown to a nationwide network of manufacturing operations making New Zealand quality products, and sales centres to service all areas throughout the country.

Humes is backed by Fletcher Building, one of the biggest manufacturers and builders in the country. We are proud to have been a pioneer for almost a century and we are committed to continuing to help build this country in the next century to come.