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Fisher and Paykel factory

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Fisher and Paykel factory

Fisher and Paykel ran an appliance factory at Mosgiel, near Dunedin, for many years. In June 2007 the factory produced its millionth dishdrawer dishwasher. However, a year later the company announced that the plant would close, with production shifted to facilities in Italy, Mexico and Thailand.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Otago region – Industry and development since 1920, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/22713/fisher-and-paykel-factory (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 18 August 2009, updated 1 May 2015.