Southern View: October 23, 2018

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Seventhwave moves back home
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• By Matt Salmons
WELL-KNOWN wetsuit
manufacturer Seventhwave
has returned home, bringing
its entire operation back to its
original Ferrymead site.
The company moved to a site
on Dyers Rd, Bromley, the day
before the September 4, 2010,
earthquake.
Managing director Sarah
Armstrong-Park said the refitted
shop opened on Monday morning.
She said the staff were excited
to move the manufacturing
plant, showroom and headquarters
back to the company’s
original home.
Sumner surfer Paul Zarifeh
founded the company in 1987 as
the Canterbury Wetsuit Company.
Mr Zarifeh died of
pancreatic cancer on
November 23 aged 60. Three
weeks later, his son Sam Zarifeh
died after falling from a raft on
the West Coast’s Landsborough
River.
The two were commemorated
by a sculpture on the Esplanade
which was installed in July.
Said Mrs Armstrong-Park:
“Paul was a lovely guy and even
though we weren’t there [when
Seventhwave was in Ferrymead]
HOME AGAIN: Sarah Armstrong-Park outside the Seventhwave shop in Ferrymead.
ourselves, it’s still like going
home. For our staff, who’ve been
here for a long time, they’re so
excited.”
Mrs Armstrong-Park and
Leif Park took ownership of the
company three years ago, and
briefly considered whether it was
feasible to continue manufacturing
locally.
“We decided that, really, that’s
what the brand is, keeping it
FOUNDER: Seventhwave
was founded by the late Paul
Zarifeh (right), whose son
Sam died three weeks after
his father last year.
Kiwi. Taking it home really
aligns with that.”
She said the feedback from
the surfing community has been
positive. “Everyone’s really excited
about us coming back.”
“It’s a nice easy location to get
to and easy to find. We’re making
it easier for our customers to
find us.”
She said the Bromley site had
served them well in the postearthquake
years.
“Now it’s time to bring
Seventhwave back home to
Ferrymead to a more central
location for our loyal water-sport
enthusiasts.”
Mrs Armstrong-Park said the
location is “perfectly positioned”
for surfers, paddleboarders,
lifesavers, swimmers and boaties
to drop-in.
She said the signs on the refurbished
site have been modelled
off Mr Zarifeh’s original signs.
“Just with a few tweaks.”
The shop has been completely
remodelled and the factory area
is different.
“We’ve got an awesome new
women’s summer range which
we’re excited about.”
On Saturday, the company will
host an open day and barbecue
at the shop at 1063 Ferry Rd
from noon. Tours of the factory
will run from 4pm.
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