HWR Group

HWR Group
IndustryFuel distribution and retailing
Concrete
Transport
Contracting
Quarrying
Waste disposal
Headquarters
Invercargill
,
New Zealand
Area served
New Zealand
Victoria, Australia
Websitehwr.co.nz
alliedpetroleum.co.nz

H. W. Richardson Group (HWR Group) is a New Zealand company that provides fuel distribution and retailing through its Allied Petroleum brand in New Zealand and its Petrogas brand in Victoria, Australia. It also owns companies in the concrete, transport, contracting, aggregate quarrying, and waste disposal sectors, operating predominantly in the South Island.[1]

HWR Group is co-owned by Shona Richardson, Jocelyn O'Donnell and Scott O'Donnell, members of the Richardson family who founded it.[1] It is one of the largest family-owned businesses in New Zealand.[2] The family regularly features in the New Zealand Rich List, being valued at $250 million in 2011,[3] $295 million in 2017,[4] and $320 million in 2018.[5]

The company's flagship brand, Allied, is used for fuel distribution, fuel retailing, transport, aggregate, concrete and waste disposal operations.[1] It distributes 20% of New Zealand's fuel.[6] It turns over $3 billion annually and employs 2700 staff.[7]

  1. ^ a b c "HW Richardson Group". hwr.co.nz. HRW Group.
  2. ^ O'Sullivan, Patrick (23 May 2016). "'In business it's people, people, people'". Hawke's Bay Today. New Zealand Media and Entertainment.
  3. ^ Fensome, Alex (29 July 2011). "Five with southern links on NBR rich list". Southland Times. Stuff.
  4. ^ "Newcomers add diversity to Rich List for 2017". Otago Daily Times. Allied Press. 25 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Fulton family tops Rich List in the South". Otago Daily Times. Allied Press. 16 August 2018.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Allied Petroluem was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Brettkelly, Sharon (9 November 2021). "The new type of giving". Radio New Zealand.