OUR STORY.

Brewtown is situated within the South Pacific Industrial park owned by developer Malcolm Gillies who bought the 36,000 square metre site in 2008, two years after the closure of South Pacific Tyres.

This hasn’t been owner Malcolm Gillies’ first interaction with the old South Pacific Industrial park. In the late 1970s Malcolm was an apprentice fitter at Upper Hutt's Dunlop tyre factory, making it fitting he has been instrumental in breathing life into the site given his start there.

Prior to the 2006 closure of the Upper Hutt plant, Dunlop was New Zealand's leading tyre manufacturer with a history in New Zealand dating back over 100 years. It played a key role in the development of New Zealand, providing not just tyres but a range of other rubber products needed for an expanding economy. The Dunlop factory had around 400 people working in it the day it closed in 2006. A similar number of jobs has been created across the businesses at the site today.

What started as a Dunlop Tyre factory in 1949 has now grown to the home of more than 35 businesses, including the Brewtown Upper Hutt precinct, all thanks to a few crafty enthusiasts who saw potential in our city of Upper Hutt.