Winstone Wallboards Ltd - Gib Living Solutions

Despite holding a 95% market share in this mature market, the GIB Living Solutions® strategy has increased sales by $35 million in the 12 month period to 31 March 2003.

GIB Living Solutions Campaign

Agency: Mercato Communications Advertiser: Winstone Wallboards Ltd Awards: Consumer Durables (Bronze)

marketing Challenge

The future for Winstone Wallboards in 1997 looked very flat. Winstone Wallboards is the only manufacturer of plasterboard in NZ and has been associated with the NZ building industry for 75 years.

The name GIB originally came from Gibraltar Board, and over the years, has become associated with a wide range of different drywall systems developed...

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