Future Post
Future Post is a New Zealand manufacturer of 100% recycled plastic fence posts, rails, and bollards, serving agriculture, viticulture, equine, marine, and government customers through two factories in Waiuku and Blenheim.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2018
- HeadquartersWaiuku, New Zealand
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Future Post does
Future Post is a New Zealand private manufacturer of 100% recycled plastic fence posts, rails, bollards, and landscaping products, founded in 2017–2018 by fencer and farmer Jerome Wenzlick. The company operates two extrusion factories in Waiuku (North Island) and Blenheim (South Island, opened 2023), processing mixed-grade waste plastics (types 2, 4, 5, 7 — HDPE, LDPE, PP) sourced from commercial partners and the Soft Plastics Recycling Scheme's 220+ consumer drop-off points. Its proprietary UV-stabilisation process using carbon black additive yields posts with a documented 50+ year life expectancy, 25-year vineyard warranty, and BioGro organic certification enabling use in certified-organic and DOC-managed land.
The company sells through a direct factory channel at wholesale pricing, select rural supplies stockists including a partnership with the Farmlands cooperative, and regional sales managers with vertical specialisation in viticulture, equine, marine, and government accounts. Pricing is published per-unit (e.g., $18–$98 ex-GST per post, $430–$564 per garden kitset), reflecting a hardware-sales model supplemented by fee-based commercial recycling services through the RAd Partnership Programme with 30+ corporate partners including Fonterra, Nestle Purina, Nespresso, LIC, and Auckland Council. End customers span agriculture, viticulture, horticulture, equine, marine, lifestyle/residential, and community/government sectors, with the 2025 Marlborough Environment Awards Supreme Winner title reinforcing its position in the New Zealand wine industry.
Future Post firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Future Post
- Legal name
- Future Post Limited
- Website
- https://futurepost.co.nz
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2018
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Future Post is a New Zealand manufacturer of 100% recycled plastic fence posts, rails, and bollards, serving agriculture, viticulture, equine, marine, and government customers through two factories in Waiuku and Blenheim.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Future Post industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Recycled Plastic Fencing Products
- SIC
- Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Post-Industrial Plastics Scrap Recovery & Regrind (IMANAMAB)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Post-Consumer Plastic Collection & Sorting (MRF/PRF, Bale Supply) (EUAIAKAA)
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Where Future Post is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Waiuku
- HQ country
- New Zealand
- HQ region
- Oceania
Offices2 records
Markets served
Future Post business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Fence Posts and Rails Sales: One-time purchase of physical posts, rails, bollards, garden beds and other products. Sold direct from factory or through rural supply stockists at wholesale pricing.
- Recycling Services (RAd Partnership): Companies pay to have their plastic waste recycled through Future Post's programme, providing waste diversion services and circular economy solutions for commercial partners.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Full Round Posts - Pointed (34 per crate) |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Full Round Posts - Flat Ended (11 per crate) |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Square Posts/Sleepers (24 per crate) |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Rails (20 per crate) |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Steel Stays for End Assemblies |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Bollards |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Garden Box Kitsets |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Wheel Stops/Parking Stops |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels6 records
Future Post product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Future Post manufactures and sells 100% recycled plastic fence posts, rails, bollards, garden bed kitsets, and wheel stops made from mixed-grade waste plastics (types 2, 4, 5, 7) sourced from New Zealand's landfill streams. The products are UV-stabilised with carbon black for a 50+ year lifespan, BioGro-certified organic, and designed for agriculture, viticulture, horticulture, equine, marine, lifestyle, and community/council applications. The company also operates an RAd Partnership Programme where commercial partners pay to have their waste plastic recycled into Future Post products.
Product overview
Future Post is a New Zealand manufacturer offering a range of 100% recycled, UV-stabilised plastic products for fencing and landscaping applications. The core product line consists of fence posts available in multiple formats (round pointed, round flat-ended, and square/sleeper profiles) in various diameters and lengths. Supporting products include garden box kitsets, rails for post-and-rail fencing, and steel stays for reinforcement in end assemblies. Additional product categories include bollards for commercial and community use, and wheel stops for parking applications. All products are manufactured from recycled waste plastics (types 2, 4, 5, and 7) and are UV-stabilised with carbon black additive. The company operates two factories (Waiuku and Blenheim) and serves sectors including agriculture, viticulture, horticulture, equine, marine, lifestyle/residential, and community/council.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Full Round Posts (Pointed ends) 100% recycled UV-stabilised plastic fence posts with pointed ends, available in 116mm, 125mm, and 200mm diameters and lengths from 1.8m to 2.7m. Used for agricultural, viticultural, and general fencing applications including electric fencing without insulators, boundary fencing, waterways, and organic farms.
- Full Round Posts (Flat ended) 100% recycled UV-stabilised plastic fence posts with flat ends in 200mm diameter with lengths from 2.4m to 3.0m. Designed for strainer and end-assembly fencing applications where flat-ended posts are required.
- Square Posts (Sleepers) 100% recycled UV-stabilised plastic square posts/sleepers in 135mm x 135mm dimensions, available in 1.8m, 2.4m, and 3.0m lengths. Used for landscaping, retaining, and feature fencing where square profile is preferred.
- Rails 145mm x 50mm x 3m 100% recycled plastic rails for post-and-rail fencing systems. UV-stabilised and compatible with Future Post fence posts for complete fencing solutions.
- Steel Stays
- Bollards 100% recycled plastic bollards for commercial and community use, available in round (125mm and 200mm diameters) and square (135x135mm) formats at 1.2m height, with chamfered and chamfered & drilled options. Suitable for car parks, pathways, marine environments, and council infrastructure projects.
- Garden Box Kitsets Pre-cut kitset raised garden beds in Small (1960mm x 1040mm x 405mm) and Large (2535mm x 1040mm x 405mm) sizes with screws included. BioGro certified and CCA-free, suitable for organic vegetable gardens and residential landscaping.
- Wheel Stops (Parking Stops) 100x100mm x 1.7m recycled plastic wheel stops for parking areas, featuring 3-hole counterbored design for asphalt installation. UV-stabilised and resistant to rot and weather damage for commercial car park use.
- RAd Partnership Recycling Programme A commercial waste plastic recycling service where companies pay to have their mixed-grade waste plastics (types 2, 4, 5, 7) recycled through Future Post's programme. Partners include Fonterra, Nestle Purina, Nespresso, LIC, Auckland Council, Vertex Lubricants, Marine Farming Association, and others. The service provides waste diversion, circular economy solutions, and sustainability reporting.
Quantifiable outcome
- 10,768 tonnes of plastic recycled (equivalent to 137 million milk bottles or 615 million bread bags)
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Future Post
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments7 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Future Post technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Future Post partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.
- FonterracoreIn 2018, Fonterra joined forces with Future Post to create 100% recycled plastic fence posts for farms. Fonterra supplies Future Post with used Anchor milk bottles as well as other soft plastics, which are upcycled into sturdy, long-lasting fencing posts for farmers. The posts are described as an innovative way for farmers to improve on-farm sustainability, made from the packaging of farmers' milk.
- Soft Plastic RecyclingcorePartnership began in 2018 when Jerome Wenzlick shared his vision to turn plastic into fence posts. At the time, soft plastics were being shipped offshore which was unsustainable. Partnership has grown to include over 220 store drop-off points nationwide where consumers can deposit soft plastics that go towards making new Future Posts.
- The Packaging ForumcoreThe Packaging Forum's Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme is 100% member-funded. In 2021, despite COVID disruptions, 331 tonnes of post-consumer soft plastics were collected (equivalent to 50 million bags or wrappers) and remanufactured into around 34,000 posts - enough to fence a stretch of road from Auckland to Whangarei.
- Water Supply ProductsmajorWater Supply Products distributes polyethylene tube and dripline into horticultural areas. Their Blenheim factory location minimizes transport costs. They are proud to partner with Future Post producing long-lasting structural products from the industry's waste product, closing the loop on viticultural plastic waste including drip line and drip tape.
- Conroy RemovalsminorConroy Removals team is committed to diverting plastic waste from landfills and supporting Future Post to repurpose it into something valuable. General Manager Fiona Conroy is ensuring Conroy Removals leads in minimising waste while meeting commercial partner expectations.
- Northland WasteminorNorthland Waste partnered with Future Post to accept number 5 plastic in recycling crates, commercial recycling bins and at all transfer stations for the recycling programme.
- Salters CartageminorSalters Cartage partnered with Future Post to develop a sustainable process to shred and clean used plastic oil containers from automotive and industrial applications so they can be recycled.
- ZoetisminorZoetis is committed to building the Teatseal and livestock vaccine recycling scheme's success to help farmers reduce the waste impact of their animal health care treatments and avoid waste ending up in landfill.
- Nestle PurinamajorNestle Purina has partnered with Future Post at their TUX factory in Marton since 2020 to repurpose packaging designed for recycling. The brand that feeds generations of Kiwi farm dogs is making its way back onto the farm as a fence post.
- Nespresso New ZealandminorNespresso NZ partnered with Future Post to give their Post bags used in the recycling programme a second life as part of their circular model initiative.
- LIC (Livestock Improvement Corporation)minorLIC services thousands of farms for artificial breeding and generates single-use soft plastics. They collaborate with Future Post to repurpose these plastics into recyclable, durable fence posts used back on farms.
- Marine Farming AssociationminorMarine Farming Association partnered with Future Post to ensure a local, sustainable pathway exists for mussel floats. After 20-40 years at sea, floats are recycled into long-term products.
- Vertex LubricantsminorVertex Lubricants has invested in portable recycle plants in Auckland and Christchurch branches to collect, shred and deliver used plastic oil containers to Future Post as raw material for fence posts.
- Green Valley DairiesminorGreen Valley Dairies partners with Future Post to create 100% recycled plastic fence posts, complementing their sustainability focus. Their Udder Way Milk Keg system removes 9 x 2-litre plastic milk bottles from use per keg.
- Auckland CouncilminorAuckland Council Southern Regional Parks plants over 60,000 trees annually. Plastic planter trays provided to Future Post make fence posts used back in Regional Park farming operations, making planting projects zero waste initiatives.
- FarmlandsminorExciting new partnership with Farmlands including great specials for cardholders nationwide. Farmlands is a major agricultural supplies cooperative.
- Soft Plastic Recycling SchemecoreFuture Post recycles almost all post-consumer soft plastics collected throughout New Zealand by the Soft Plastics Recycling Scheme, with drop-off points at over 220 stores nationwide.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Future Post competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- REPLAS: Australian manufacturer of recycled plastic outdoor products including fence posts, bollards, decking and outdoor furniture made from post-consumer and post-industrial plastic waste. Closest direct comparable to Future Post by feedstock (mixed waste plastics), product category (fence posts, bollards) and circular-economy positioning across Australia and New Zealand.
- ModWood Technologies: Australian manufacturer of wood-plastic composite decking, screening and fencing products with strong Australia/New Zealand distribution. Comparable as a regional composite-fence-post specialist serving the same viticulture, landscaping, and outdoor infrastructure markets as Future Post, with overlap in vineyard trellis and lifestyle-block segments.
- Eva-Last: Global manufacturer of bamboo-plastic composite and polymer composite decking, fencing and railing systems sold worldwide. Comparable through composite fence-post/railing product lines, recycled-content offerings, and broad outdoor-construction positioning that overlaps with Future Post's viticulture and lifestyle sectors.
- HAHN Plastics: German recycler-turned-manufacturer producing fence posts, palisades, and outdoor products from 100% recycled post-consumer plastics. Closely matches Future Post's input/output model—mixed waste plastics into durable outdoor structural products with agricultural and municipal applications.
- Plastic Lumber Company: U.S. producer of recycled plastic lumber boards, posts, and structural shapes for outdoor and marine applications. Comparable as a manufacturer converting mixed waste HDPE/LDPE/PP streams into UV-stabilised extruded structural products including fence posts, marina boards, and park furniture.
Broad incumbents
- Trex Company: Largest North American manufacturer of composite decking, railing and fencing with a broad product portfolio and prominent recycled-content positioning. Indirect competitor at the fence-post end, but with much deeper capital, distribution, and brand reach than Future Post's niche NZ-focused fence-post business.
- Fiberon: U.S. composite decking and railing manufacturer using recycled materials in residential outdoor products. Comparable through composite fence-post and railing offerings plus recycled-content sustainability positioning, though at much larger scale and a broader, more retail-skewed product range than Future Post.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Trust signalCompliance1 record
Future Post financial estimates
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Future Post leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
Future Post funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors1 record
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Future Post M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Future Post
What does Future Post do?
Future Post manufactures and sells 100% recycled plastic fence posts, rails, bollards, garden bed kitsets, and wheel stops made from mixed-grade waste plastics (types 2, 4, 5, 7) sourced from New Zealand's landfill streams. The products are UV-stabilised with carbon black for a 50+ year lifespan, BioGro-certified organic, and designed for agriculture, viticulture, horticulture, equine, marine, lifestyle, and community/council applications. The company also operates an RAd Partnership Programme where commercial partners pay to have their waste plastic recycled into Future Post products.
Is Future Post a public or private company?
Future Post is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Future Post founded?
Future Post was founded in 2018. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Future Post based?
Future Post is headquartered in Waiuku, New Zealand, in the Oceania region.
How does Future Post make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Fence Posts and Rails Sales are the primary driver. The others are recycling Services (RAd Partnership).
Who are Future Post's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are REPLAS, ModWood Technologies, Eva-Last, HAHN Plastics and Plastic Lumber Company. Broad incumbents are Trex Company and Fiberon.
Does Future Post have an API?
No public API is recorded for Future Post.
What industry is Future Post in?
Future Post's product category is Recycled Plastic Fencing Products. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMANAMAB, Post-Industrial Plastics Scrap Recovery & Regrind, with a secondary code of EUAIAKAA, Post-Consumer Plastic Collection & Sorting (MRF/PRF, Bale Supply). Its SIC code is 3080.