7 Dec 2022

Blackwood Project burns down but is back up and running

From Afternoons, 1:45 pm on 7 December 2022

Just over a year ago I spoke to an old university friend who'd started a new business after needing to change careers due to an accident while working as a commercial oil and gas diver.

His business was all about creating a unique timber aesthetic using an ancient Japanese charring technique - and business was booming for John Webster.

Sadly this year his Rotorua business burnt to the ground, but that's not stopped him. John talks to Jesse about rebuilding his business from the ground up.

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