Business Description:
Hudson Investment Group Limited (HGL, formerly be known as Hudson Timber and Hardware) is mainly involved in property investment, management and development in Australia and New Zealand. In addition, the company is involved in the exploration and development of mining leases.

Strategy Analysis:
HGL intends to add value to the company and increase shareholder final returns by undertaking strategic investments that create asset growth and profitability. Future focus will be on reviewing the consolidated entity's assets and operations to improve the existing property portfolio and generate higher rental income to increase HGL's net worth. Three properties in particular which will be evaluated over 2008 include; the Development Application to expand a leasing area at Rouse Hill, redevelopment of the Essendon site and a change in its tenancy mix, and progressing the master plan for development of the Warnervale site. HGL holds a 6.64 percent interest in New Zealand listed company, Savoy Equities Ltd which extracts compounds principally sourced from waste streams, converts them into specified products and then markets them. The company has announced it is negotiating with parties on a number of waste streams and other opportunities involving its extraction technologies.