Cottonsoft operations manager Chris Batchelor (left) and operator Mark Bradshaw at the Cottonsoft factory yesterday. Once tagged for probable closure, Dunedin's Cottonsoft factory is about to hire five more workers due to an ''aggressive'' increase in demand. The factory produces toilet paper and kitchen towels under brand names Cottonsoft, Tuffy, Paseo, and Kiwisoft. Cottonsoft national operations manager Chris Batchelor, who is based in Dunedin, said the factory received about 40 applications for the five new roles. In 2013 and 2015, Cottonsoft expanded the Dunedin factory after years of uncertainty about its long-term prospects.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 07, 2017 17:46 UTC