A female legend in fencing products

Mitchpine has been supplying quality outdoor wood products since 1975, and while a male-dominated workplace, Mitchpine has had more and more females joining the team.

The first female out on the yard was Karen Greig. Karen produces Mitchpine’s own Domeloc fencing and bollard range.

Domeloc is a range of fencing and bollards which complements a wide range of areas from car parks, road edging, school grounds, parks, council grounds, rural and urban properties.

Karen recently took some time away from the workshop to tell WIRED a bit more about her role.

“I have been doing the Domeloc fences and bollards since Mitchpine started producing the products over 20 years ago. This sees me getting each custom order ready as they come in. Domeloc is made to order, so each order is completely different. I round or square each post and customise as needed, as there are a number of different finishes – no order is the same.

Since we started doing our own saw sharpening in-house, I have also been involved in sharpening straight-edge knives that are used for the production of post wood and sawmilling. I find this very interesting, and it definitely changes up the work day.”

Favourite part of your role?

There are lots! Driving the loader, the relationships and banter with fellow staff. In my area, I am my own boss, so I decide how my day looks.

What training have you completed?

In the last five years I have completed a Timber Machinist apprenticeship.

Most interesting fact about the industry:

That it takes more than one person to produce a length of timber, or a round post, teamwork is a big factor.

How long have you been with Mitchpine?

I have been with Mitchpine for over 28 years. In that time I have had a lot of roles, but I love that each day is different, and as the years have passed my roles have changed.

Check out Karen’s beautiful work here: www.mitchpine.co.nz/ domeloc

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