A legacy of innovation.
Ninety years of engineering wire fence machinery, from a Petone workshop to factories on six continents.
A legacy of innovation since 1932.
We are a fourth generation, privately owned family company. We have been in the wire fence manufacturing industry since 1932, and over that time we have built a worldwide reputation for the quality of our machines, including our latest FLM Fence Machine.
Through the machines we have built and the fence manufacturing companies we have owned and run, our customers have a genuine appreciation for our products.
Our machines have changed a great deal over the years. What started as mechanical equipment is now highly automated. The constant through every generation has been the engineering behind the machines and a reputation for building the highest quality equipment in the category.
From 1932 to today.
NZ Fence and Gate Works established by William Ullrich in Jackson Street, Petone.
F.G. Ullrich purchased NZ Fence and Gate from his uncle William. Hurricane Wire Products established.
Developed the first ever high tensile field fence in a confidential field trial near Wanganui. Shortly after, John Ullrich joined the family business.
Started selling wire manufacturing machinery worldwide — Russia, USA, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, Colombia, Iceland, Fiji, PNG, New Zealand and Australia.
First Stay Lokk fence machines developed. Ullrich family sold Hurricane Wire Products and South Fence was established.
UMC established. Second generation Fixed Lokk Machine developed.
UMC developed the Mesh Lokk Double Knuckle fence machine.
Mark and Pip Ullrich purchased the business from John Ullrich, establishing what is now UMC Innovation as a 4th generation family business.
UMC was proud to design and build the fence manufacturing machinery for Cape Kidnappers Sanctuary. The wire fence products made from our equipment have helped support significantly important ecological projects across New Zealand.
UMC engineered a patented mesh product used in submersible fish farm systems across different regions of the world. The strength of the edge finish and the size of the mesh product combine to ensure the highest level of system integrity.
UMC developed the only fence machine in the world capable of producing two different types of fence knots.
UMC Innovation released Fast Fixed Lokk, providing a 62% increase in production speed.
UMC Innovation released the world's first 12ft wide fabricated fence machine.
UMC Innovation released the world's first barbed wire machine capable of producing both Iowa and Reverse Twist barbed wire.
