The Primary Wool Co-operative Annual General meeting will be held at the Dannevirke Citizens Club at 1:30 on Wednesday, March 25.

We are excited to announce that Andy Cooper of AgResearch Ltd will be joining us. Andy will deliver the engaging “Why Wool” presentation he brought to carpet retailers at the CCA Convention in January.

Andy has 26 years’ experience working in the global carpet and associated industry. Andy began his career with the International Wool Secretariat then on to Wools of New Zealand where he worked with manufacturers of wool carpet and yarns across Europe, USA and Australasia on a wide range of R&D projects. Andy is currently a Science Impact Leader with AgResearch Ltd, where he is programme manager for the Integrated Wool Science suite of projects.

While having an excellent knowledge of wool from farm to floor, Andy is a recognised expert in production technologies and product development for the carpet industry, he has worked with manufacturers of wool carpet and yarns across Europe, USA and Australasia on a wide range of R&D projects. He also has a BSc.(Hons) Textile Technology.