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WINSTONE WALLBOARDS LTD
The name Gibraltar Board, or Gib Board as it is now commonly known, is unique to New Zealand.. The origins go back to the 1930s when the fledgling wallboard company decided that a strong brand name was needed to identify the new plaster board product. A competition was held for staff to suggest a suitable name, with 10 pounds in cash offered as the prize. The winning suggestion was Gibraltar Board, selected because it stood for strength and permanence - as in the Rock of Gibraltar.
Title: NZ Wallboard factory - aerial view opf factory1949
Id: 33036,  Series: 6021P/44,  Item: NULL,  Type: N request a copy
 
Title: NZ Wallboard factory - Winstone trucks loaded with Gib Board in front of Balmoral Plant1954
Id: 33018,  Series: 6021P/24,  Item: NULL,  Type: N request a copy
 
Title: NZ Wallboard factory - Packing and Despatch sectionCirca 1931
Id: 33004,  Series: 6021P/10,  Item: NULL,  Type: N request a copy
 
Title: NZ Wallboard factory - Feeding SectionCirca 1931
Id: 33003,  Series: 6021P/9,  Item: NULL,  Type: N request a copy
 
Title: NZ Wallboard factory - Pallet section - Alec Dick attending to the machines1931
Id: 33002,  Series: 6021P/8,  Item: NULL,  Type: N request a copy
 
Title: Workers in NZ Wallboard factory mixing plaster by hand1927
Id: 32995,  Series: 6021P/1,  Item: NULL,  Type: P request a copy
 

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