Everyone knows the international success of Pure Fiji and Fiji Water. But how about pipes made for export?

Lautoka based Tubemarkers has come to the forefront with exporting .

Applying for the first time in the Westpac Prime Minister’s Exporter of the Year Awards under two categories is an exciting venture for the company.

Tubemarkers is a home-grown, locally-owned pipe manufacturer in Fiji. They have supplied PVC and Polyethylene pipe products for water, waste, gas and electrical applications for 18 years.

Chief executive Atin Patel said it was the first time the company was participating in the awards and they were very excited.

The company has applied for Bank of Baroda Small Exporter of the Year Award and Golden Manufacturers Limited Manufacturing Exporter of the Year Award.

The Westpac Prime Minister Exporter of the Year’s Awards will be held at the Sheraton Convention Centre on Denarau Island next Saturday.

About Tubemarkers

Mr Patel said: “We established this business with a vision to be the leading manufacturer and distributor of water and wastewater pipes and fittings in the Pacific region.

“Our team takes enormous pride in ensuring that we manufacture high quality products.

“We are ISO 9001 certified and all our products are manufactured to Australian/New Zealand standards.

“On the backing of this we have continued to grow our customer base in Fiji and other pacific island countries. We are glad to see that our export market base is expanding continuously.”

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