Events That Defined Us

Stephen Jones joins Obex as Product Specialist in Anaesthesia/Critical Care. AMS becomes one of our supply partners and annual sales hit $1m for the first time. Obex sponsors the inaugural CRISP (Cardiology, Radiology, Interventional, Special Procedure Nurses) Nurses Meeting is held.

Greenlane purchases first tissue valve from Obex. Obex part of the investigation team lead by Sir Brian Barratt Boyes for Medtronic Intact Heart Valve clinical trial. First Medtronic heart valve sold.

Obex sponsors the inaugural Vascular Society meeting in Wairakei with Key Guest Speaker Dr Colin Strachan, Brighton, UK.

Obex moves to new premises at 303 Manukau Road,, Epsom. Salzmann Medico joins the Obex family with introduction of Venosan Medical Compression Stockings.

Obex partners with Given Imaging from Israel to introduce Pillcam to the NZ market and the first capsule endoscopy case takes place.

Obex is awarded 3rd Place in the JRA Best Places To Work in New Zealand Survey and employs 25 staff.

Obex Conference and Education Centre is opened. Obex is awarded the JRA Best Workplaces Five-Year League Award for consistently ranking as one of New Zealand’s Best Workplaces.

The Growth Fund partners with Obex’s Founders and management team to pursue the opportunities available to the business both in New Zealand and Australia.




















