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Drum and Spool Returns
02 Nov 2012
Find out how to return your Nexans Olex branded drums, plastic spools, WIMA stillages and pallets. Read More

Cable Chat Newsletter
01 Nov 2012
Check out out third quarter newsletter Read More

Nexans Olex Fun Run/Walk Series
21 Sep 2012
Come and join the 30th anniversary of the Nexans Olex Fun Run/Walk series Read More

Cable Chat Newsletter
02 Jul 2012
Check out the second quarter newsletter Read More

Market Annoucement
16 May 2012
Olex Cutting Service Fee Changes Read More

Awatea Business of Marine Energy Conference 2012
03 Apr 2012
Olex NZ will be exhibiting at the Awatea Business of Marine Energy Conference on 19 - 20 April 2012 in Wellington Read More

Cable Chat Newsletter
30 Mar 2012
Check out the first edition of the Olex Cable Chat Newsletter Read More

Wind Energy Conference 2012
20 Feb 2012
Olex will be exhibiting at the NZ Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition on 2-4th April 2012 in the Claudelands Conference & Exhibition Centre in Hamilton Read More

ECANZ Challenge 2012
15 Feb 2012
Olex is proudly sponsoring the 2012 ECANZ Challenge. Read More

2011 Nexans Third Quarter Results
04 Nov 2011
Paris, October 27, 2011 – Nexans today announced 2011 third quarter sales of 1,711 million euros (at current non-ferrous metal prices), or 1,127 million euros at constant non-ferrous metal prices*, which corresponds to organic growth of 3.9%**. Read More

Olex wins bid to supply cable in Niue.
05 Sep 2011
Olex New Zealand has won the bid to supply HV cable to complete Niue's Renewable Energy Programme Read More

Olex Fun Run/Walk Series
02 Sep 2011
It is time to dust off those sneakers and get active.... Read More

Nexans 2011 First Half Year Results
28 Jul 2011
Paris, July 27, 2011 – Confirmed strong business upturn, improvement of the operating margin Read More

Voice of the Customer 2011
26 Jul 2011
Olex is committed to being a 'Customer Focused' organisation, and will be sending out a survey to gather important and valuable feedback from customers. Read More

Christchurch Olex Branch Closed
25 Jul 2011
Due to heavy snow the Christchurch branch of Olex will be closed today (Monday 25 July 2011) Read More

Pack size changes
25 Jul 2011
Olex wishes to advise there are changes to the pack sizes on some cable. Read More

Power Cable Catalogue 2011 Edition
05 Jul 2011
The 2011 edition of the Olex NZ Ltd Power Cable Catalogue is now available for download Read More

Important cutting service fee information
29 Jun 2011
Olex NZ Ltd cutting service fee $40. Read More

ECANZ Trade show 2011
29 Jun 2011
Come and visit Olex NZ at the ECANZ trade show in Christchurch on 21st July. Read More

EEA Conference 2011
10 Jun 2011
Come and visit Olex at the EEA onference at SkyCity Conference Centre on 23rd - 24th June. Read More

Price List changes - Pack Size changes
31 May 2011
Olex wishes to advise that there will be changes to Olex commercial trading arrangements effective 1st July 2011. Read More

ENEX New Zealand Oil and Gas Event
06 May 2011
Come and see Olex at the ENEX Oil & Gas event at the TSB Stadium in New Plymouth on the 9th and 10th June. Read More

Awatea Business of Marine Energy Conference 2011
02 May 2011
Olex NZ will be exhibiting at the Awatea Business of Marine Energy Conference on 26 - 27 May 2011 in Wellington Read More

Olex Academy Players named in New Zealand under 20 squad
29 Apr 2011
MEDIA RELEASE- The New Zealand Under 20 squad for the June IRB Junior World Championship in Italy has been named and 3 Olex Academy players have been selected. Read More

Nexans 2011 First Quarter Results
28 Apr 2011
Paris, April 22, 2010 – Nexans today announced 2010 first-quarter sales of 1.350 billion euros Read More

Olex New Zealand Handbook 2011
28 Apr 2011
The 2011 version of Olex New Zealand Handbook is now available Read More

Price Rise (01/04/2011)
28 Feb 2011
Olex wishes to advise that there will be a price increase effective 1st April 2011. Read More

Christchurch Earthquake - UPDATE 15 March
28 Feb 2011
All our Christchurch based staff and their families are fine..... Read More

Nexans Full-Year Results 2010
16 Feb 2011
Paris, February 14, 2011 – The Nexans Board of Directors chaired by Frédéric Vincent, which met on February 11, 2011, has approved the accounts for 2010. Read More

ECANZ Challenge 2011
08 Feb 2011
Olex are proud to be a sponsor of the ECANZ Challenge for 2011. Read More

Price Rise (01/03/2011)
28 Jan 2011
Olex wishes to advise that there will be a price increase effective 1st March 2011. Read More

Olex Run/Walk Series
06 Sep 2010
It's time to get out those sneakers ... Read More

Price list Changes - Coinciding with SAP 'Go Live'
16 Jul 2010
Download the latest Olex New Zealand Price List effective 2nd August 2010 Read More

Appointment of Graeme Moncrieff to the position of Managing Director of Olex
29 Jun 2010
Olex is pleased to announce the appointment of Graeme Moncrieff to the position of Managing Director of Olex. Read More

Price Rise (01/06/2010)
26 Apr 2010
Olex wishes to advise that there will be a price increase effective 1st June 2010. Read More

Industrial Gland Changes
31 Mar 2010
Olex wishes to advise that there will be some changes to our range of Industrial Glands. Read More

Wind Energy Conference
15 Mar 2010
Olex will be exhibiting at the NZ Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition on 29-31 March 2010 in Palmerston North. Read More

ECANZ Challenge 2010
01 Mar 2010
Olex are proud to be a sponsor of the ECANZ Challenge for 2010. Read More

Nexans Full Year Results 2009
17 Feb 2010
2009 Full-Year Results: Nexans demonstrates its ability to adapt to a situation of economic crisis. Read More

Price Rise (01/03/2010)
25 Jan 2010
Olex wishes to advise that there will be a price increase effective 1st March 2010. Read More

Olex wins a $AUS43 million HV underground cable contract
11 Jan 2010
Our parent company, Olex Australia, has won a $AUS43 million contract to supply the high voltage underground cable link that will power Australia’s largest seawater desalination plant, currently under construction in Victoria. The project will set the record for the world’s longest high voltage AC underground cable link rated at over 140 MW. Read More

Price Rise (01/02/2010)
10 Dec 2009
Olex wishes to advise that there will be a price increase effective 1st February 2010. Read More

Olex NZ Sales Organisation Restructure
01 Dec 2009
Effective 15 November, Michael Pienaar will become the Wholesale Manager which will result in some changes to the sales structure. Read More

Nexans Third Quarter Results 2009
27 Oct 2009
Nexans announced 2009 third-quarter sales of $NZD2,521 million dollars. Read More

Price Rise (01/11/2009)
29 Sep 2009
Olex wishes to advise that there will be a price increase effective 1st November 2009. Read More

New Vision, Goals and Values for Olex
07 Sep 2009
Olex have recently updated our Vision, Goals and Values in order to ensure they are truly reflective of our continuing evolution as a company. Read More

NZ Oil & Gas Exhibition 2009
03 Sep 2009
Olex will be exhibiting at the NZ Oil & Gas Exhibition on Wednesday 09 & Thursday 10 September 2009 in New Plymouth. Read More

Price Rise (01/10/2009)
31 Aug 2009
Olex wishes to advise that there will be a price increase effective 1st October 2009. Read More

Nexans First-Half Year Results 2009
30 Jul 2009
Nexans half year results for 2009 showed an organic decrease in cable business but activity stabilised in the second quarter. Read More

Price Rise (01/09/2009)
30 Jul 2009
Olex wishes to advise that there will be a price increase effective 1st September 2009. Read More

2009 ECANZ Challenge Finals
21 Jul 2009
The ECANZ Challenge Finals were held in Christchurch last week with twelve finalists from across the country competing. Read More

Nexans Sourced Cables
14 Jul 2009
Olex is able to supply specialised industrial cables, sourced from our parent company Nexans' worldwide manufacturing plants, for a range of specific industrial markets. Read More

EEA Conference
02 Jun 2009
Olex will be exhibiting at the New Zealand EEA Conference on 19-20 June 2009 in Christchurch. Read More

Price Rise (01/06/2009)
01 Jun 2009
Olex wishes to advise that there will be a price increase effective 1st June 2008. Read More

Olex Pallets
19 May 2009
After a recent review, Olex has decided to use Olex owned pallets to freight cable. Read More

Ross Island Wind Farm
15 May 2009
The world's southernmost wind farm is currently being constructed on Crater Hill, in Ross Island, near the continent of Antarctica. Read More

New Gland for Variable Speed Cables
04 May 2009
Introducing a new gland for our range of Varolex cables. Read More

Nexans First Quarter Results 2009
01 May 2009
Nexans first quarter results show sales of $NZ2,901 million dollars. Read More

Wind Energy Conference 2009
08 Apr 2009
Olex will be exhibiting at the NZ Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition on 21-22 April 2009 in Wellington. Read More

Pyrolex Ceramifiable
07 Apr 2009
Olex has further extended and improved its range of fire performance cables, with the launch of the Pyrolex Ceramifiable multi-core cable. Read More

Nexans Full Year Results 2008
19 Feb 2009
Nexans 2008 full year results show improving profitability and a strong positive cash flow position. Read More

ECANZ Challenge
18 Feb 2009
Olex are proud to be a sponsor of this event. Download your Entry Form here ... Read More

Nexans Third Quarter Results 2008
29 Oct 2008
Nexans third quarter financial information shows a renewed strong increase in organic growth. Read More

2008 ESITO Line Mechanic Competition
30 Sep 2008
Olex is proud to supply cable for this year's 2008 ESITO Line Mechanic Competition which will be held in October 2008. Read More

Price Rise (01/10/2008)
31 Aug 2008
Olex wishes to advise that there will be a price increase effective 1st October 2008. Read More

2008 Olex Fun Run/Walk Series
30 Aug 2008
Its time to get out those sneakers ... Read More

Hamilton Airport
30 Aug 2008
Our cable flys out the door as the major cable provider for the Hamilton Airport upgrade. Read More

Nexans First-Half Year Results 2008
31 Jul 2008
Continued increase in organic sales growth of cable businesses: +7.2%. Strong improvement in profitability with operating margin of 9.1% at constant non-ferrous metal prices. Read More

Price Rise (01/09/2008)
31 Jul 2008
Olex wishes to advise that there will be a price increase effective 1st September 2008. Read More

Price Rise RETRACTION (01/08/2008)
01 Jul 2008
Price Rise RETRACTION - 1st August 2008. Read More

Price List Revision (07/07/2008)
30 Jun 2008
This is to advise that Olex intends to revise the pricing discount structure currently used on Price Lists. Read More

Price Rise (01/06/2008)
02 Jun 2008
Olex wishes to advise that there will be a price increase effective 1st June 2008. Read More

Price Rise (01/05/2008)
28 Mar 2008
Olex wishes to advise that there will be a price increase effective 1st May 2008. Read More

Plugging into Power
11 Mar 2008
Olex supplies cable and terminations to Pike River Coal Mine. Read More

Price Rise (01/04/2008 & 15/04/2008)
03 Mar 2008
Olex wishes to advise that there will be two price increases effective 1st April 2008 and 15th April 2008. Read More

Nexans Full Year Results 2007
26 Feb 2008
Increased 2007 profits and solid fundamentals lead Nexans to view the future with confidence. Read More

Price Rise (17/12/2007)
20 Nov 2007
Olex advises that there will be a minor price rise effective 17th December 2007. Read More

New Telephone & Fax Numbers
19 Nov 2007
Providing exceptional customer service is important to us, and accordingly we have updgraded our telephone system ... Read More

Price Rise (01/12/2007)
29 Oct 2007
Olex advises that there will be a price rise effective 1st December 2007 Read More

Price Rise (09/11/2007)
15 Oct 2007
Olex advises that there will be a price rise effective 9th November 2007. Read More

New Standard for TPS Cable
01 Oct 2007
New Australian / New Zealand Standard for TPS Building Wiring Cable. Read More

Olex Fun Run/Walk Series
24 Sep 2007
Its time to get out those sneakers ... Read More

New Design CMP Glands
10 Aug 2007
This is to advise that CMP Products will be making changes to their range of cable glands, which Olex stock. Read More

Nexans Half Year Results
06 Aug 2007
Nexans first half year results show strong growth with a 12.9% increase in organic sales of the cable businesses and an increase of 73% in operating margin. Read More

Name change for Olex Dekoron cables
10 Jul 2007
After manufacturing instrumentation cables for over 40 years under the name Dekoron, Olex is changing the name to Instrolex. Read More

40 Years Medium Voltage
01 Jul 2007
Celebrating 40 years of manufacturing medium voltage ... Read More

Price Rise (01/07/2007)
22 May 2007
Olex advises that there will be a price rise effective 1st July 2007. Read More

It's the end of the reel
27 Apr 2007
John Flowers has resigned after almost 30 years as Olex General Manager and will now dedicate his time to family, travel and improving his golfing skills. Read More

Remarkables Park
23 Apr 2007
Our largest cable heads to Queenstown. Read More

Norfolk Island
03 Apr 2007
Transporting cable the Norfolk way. Read More

Cutting Charge
01 Apr 2007
Changes to Olex Commerical Trading Arrangements. Read More

New Freight Providers
20 Nov 2006
Ensuring improvement in service to our customers. Read More

Sale of Olex Holdings
09 Nov 2006
AMP Capital Investors and Catalyst Investment Managers (“Catalyst”) today announced that they had executed an agreement to sell Australasia’s leading power cable manufacturer and distributor, Olex, to Nexans. Read More

Johnsons Hill Tunnel
25 Oct 2006
As part of the SH 1 Northern Motorway extension between Grand Drive a... Read More

White Hill
16 Oct 2006
Olex to supply South Island Windfarm – White Hill. Read More

Olex Fun Run/Walk
15 Oct 2006
Its time to get out those trainers ... Read More

Al Neutral Screen
12 Oct 2006
Offering our valued customers a cheaper alternative to Cu Neutral Screened cables. Read More

Post Codes
10 Oct 2006
New Zealand Post have recently introduced new postcodes within New Zealand ... Read More

Olex Open Results
10 Oct 2006
Brown makes mark with win at Olex Taranaki Golf Open. Read More

Olex Taranaki Golf Open
28 Sep 2006
Olex is pleased to once again be the major sponsor of the Taranaki Golf Open.The th... Read More

Price Rise (01/09/2006)
01 Sep 2006
The volatile LME copper movement endured during the year has res... Read More

Olex on Show
30 Aug 2006
Olex recently took the opportunity to showcase our products and services and meet directly with customers and industry professionals at the 15th PPA Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition in Fiji. Read More

Transport & Handling Guide
23 Aug 2006
An updated guide detailing the correct handling methods of Olex drums Read More

Price Rise (01/08/2006)
01 Aug 2006
The volatile LME copper movement during the year combined with the dr... Read More

New Data/Comms Products
26 Jul 2006
Olex have recently introduced the following new data/comms products to our already extensive... Read More

Price List
01 Jul 2006
This is to advise that there will be a price rise effective 1st July 2006. Once again the increase is due to the exponential increase in the price of copper and other raw materials. Read More

Versolex shines at Commonwealth Games
26 Mar 2006
Melbourne manufactured Versolex cable played a critical role in the spectacular opening ceremony of XVIII Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. Read More