The past year has been a busy one for the enigmatic Henry who, with business interests spread across the globe, has been on an acquisition spree.
His property arm, Rapaki Property Group, purchased industrial property in NZ comprising 9 hectares of land and buildings. He is not forthcoming on his plans for these properties, but they are likely to encompass a mix of development of new buildings, commercial leasing and land sales. Henry’s existing Christchurch industrial project, Belfast Business Park, is nearing completion of its final stage, with less than 20% of the land area remaining available for sale.
He has continued to invest in his industrial services businesses, and he has recently completed the takeover of Australia’s largest chemical logistics operation. This, when combined with his NZ Chempro operation, will see a logistics business providing chemical and dangerous goods handling services reaching from Perth to Christchurch. A strategic alliance with a major South East Asian corporation is also understood to be on the cards. His industrial division currently includes Hydromet Corporation Pty Ltd and Hardman Chemicals Pty Ltd in Australia, and Chempro NZ Ltd in New Zealand.
Henry, whose worth is now estimated at $200m, lives between New Zealand and Japan. He retains a number of commercial office buildings and industrial plants in Wellington and Auckland, and is currently building a new home in Parnell, Auckland.