Fullers Group
| Private | |
| Industry | Ferry & tourism company |
| Founder | George Hudson |
| Headquarters | Auckland, New Zealand |
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Key people
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Douglas Hudson, CEO |
| Owner | InMotion Group |
| Website | http://www.fullers.co.nz/ |
Fullers Group Limited is a ferry and tourism company in Auckland, New Zealand. It operates in the Hauraki Gulf and Waitematā Harbour. Fullers Group is the latest in a long line of almost continuous harbour and gulf ferry operations based in Auckland since the 1870s.
According to the company's official website, George Hudson, and his son, Douglas, conceived an idea for an improved ferry service to replace the older and slower ferries during a sailing trip on Waitematā Harbour in the summer of 1981. The Hudson family acquired North Shore Ferries, a ferry company in Auckland, changing the name to include "Fullers", changing it yet again to "Fullers Group Limited". George stepped down from his role as CEO in 2007, and was replaced by his son, Douglas. in 2009, Brian Souter acquired the company, which became a part of the Souter Holdings group, as well as another ferry company, 360 Discovery Limited.
Fullers runs ferries from the Auckland Ferry Terminal in Quay Street, Downtown Auckland. Fullers operates to the North Shore suburbs of Devonport, Bayswater, Birkenhead, Northcote and Stanley Bay, as well as Half Moon Bay near the eastern suburb of Howick, and Waiheke Island.
Fullers also operates tourism/excursion ferry services to the Hauraki Gulf islands of Rangitoto Island and Great Barrier Island (seasonal). Services to Rangitoto are via Devonport, and Fullers also operates a Half Moon Bay – Waiheke service. For the tourism services, two new catamaran ferries, Adventurer and Wanderer, were purchased in 2006 and 2007 for NZ$3 million and NZ$2 million respectively. These vessels will also assist on the company's main ferry routes during peak hours.
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