Joiners Magazine December 2018 Issue

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Joinery, Cabinetmaking & Kitchen Manufacturing Industries

December 2018

timber in design NZ Wood - Resene Timber Design Awards

door hardware folding, swinging, lifting, sliding

modern machines traditional functions

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Easy adjustment either manually or with the AXILO adjustment tool system.

Ergonomic and backfriendly installation.

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Time saving of up to 50% during kitchen or furniture assembly.

AXILO™ by Häfele is a new, revolutionary plinth adjusting fitting system.

The combination of the adjusting tool and the plinth adjusting foot makes levelling a kitchen or a furniture item a simple, comfortable operation.

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for plinth heights from 50 to 220 mm.

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No more bending over, crawling or stretching: with AXILO™ you can also conveniently access the rear plinth feet.

The AXILO™ adjusting tool can be positioned and operated from any angle. Practical, particularly in difficult areas.

The unique AXILO™ adjusting tool acts as an extended arm you can even reach plinth feet of corner base units.

AXILO™ can be used for all types of cabinets, from the kitchen base unit to the office cabinet, or even wardrobe.

SILENTIA State of the art soft-close hinges.

AVAILABLE NOW! MORE TECHNOLOGY IN THE SAME COMPACT FORM SILENTIA+ offers new Double Piston Technology and a deceleration switch - all within the same compact dimensions of the previous model.

EVER OPTIMAL SOFT-CLOSE ACTION SILENTIA+ is equipped with an innovative switch to delay the decelerating action. The activation of this switch allows the ideal decelerating strength to be achieved in all door sizes.

NEXT GENERATION Integrated soft-close technology with two silicone oil dampers.

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Whether they fold, slide, swing or lift, the dynamics of door systems is crucial in the smooth functioning of much of the space throughout the home. We look at some recent developments in hardware in this area.

NZ Wood-Resene Timber Awards Supreme Winner - p.56 photo: Andy Spain

COLUMNS Master Joiners 4

Anthony Neustroski informs us of a new appointment at the Master Joiners and recent recognition of the earning power of the trades.

solid machinery 26 The recent AWISA Expo in Sydney showed significant sales in more traditional machinery such as moulders, foursiders and panel saws. We asked several prominent suppliers about what they were selling in this area.

Laminex NZ Update 10

Jerome Deperrois reports on the importance to Laminex NZ of sourcing sustainable products.

Due Process 72

viking assistance 34

Steering a Course 75

Albany based Kitchen Cabinets & Stones have recently set up a second factory and storage facility in West Auckland and commissioned extraction specialists Viking to design and install all their dust extraction requirements.

Geoff Hardy clarifies the legal perspectives regarding unfinished work versus defective joinery.

Ian Featherstone suggests we should use the silly season as a measure of how prepared we are for future peak periods.

H&S 82

Kathy Compliance illustrates the importance of training as opposed to simply learning on the job.

timber in design 56 After a hiatus of several years the NZ WoodResene Timber Design Awards are back and providing a comprehensive look at the best in timber design in NZ. We look at all the winners.

REGULAR News & Info 4 - 15 BCITO news - 48 State of the Industry - 76 Trade Directories - 78 Classifieds - 84

making connections 60 Catches, latches, biscuits, dowels, wheels, supports - we asked our advertisers for something in their stock on hand that was a little novel, a little special, a little different or just plain useful in the everyday world of connectors and fasteners.

new NZ developed edge banding technology - p.40 JOINERS Magazine December 2018 page 3

From the President

Positive global machinery sales

welcome & well done

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ello everyone, I hope it's all going well for you in the silly season. One thing is for certain, as usual, the years work will come to an end on or before the 24th of December and it will be time to unwind and be with family. I would like to thank all our sponsors for their support this year.

The search for our new Master Joiners Operations Manager is over. We had forty seven applicants for this position from all over New Zealand and we are happy to advise the appointment of Allison Delaney from Wellington. Wellington is a great fit for us as an organisation, this is where all other 'Master' trade organisations have their offices and we will investigate the setting up of a national office here as well.

Allison has been with us for three weeks and is currently behind the scenes diligently preparing for her full time role taking over from our long serving Federation Executive, Corinne Moore. It is proposed that Allison will visit each region once a year and attend their local meeting. She will keep members informed on what is happening and what is on the agenda. Members I'm sure will enjoy these updates, there are good changes on the horizon for members and The Master Joiners. Members are welcome to email ideas or feed back to Allison at operations@masterjoiners.co.nz University or Apprenticeship? In the old days the main ''claim to fame'' for being a tradie was, that once you were qualified you could easily be self employed if you wanted. Now there is a bigger claim! New research shows how much better off many tradies are in terms of wealth compared to many University graduates of the same age. This is due to earning money earlier, low or no student debt, buying a house and paying off the mortgage earlier, joining Kiwisaver earlier and so on.

Three different entities reached this same conclusion, some of us older tradies had already come to this same conclusion through the test of time. Here are a few other Joinery business conclusions I have heard of, 1.

The old rule of thumb for a Joinery factory's charge out rate – it should be three times what you pay your highest paid trades person. (this works for my factory).

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If you put your hourly rate up a bit, it does not actually add a lot to the total cost of the job (this is true, I've tried it).

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The Joinery factory down the road with twice your staff is probably not making much more net profit than you are. (a few variables in this one).

Food for thought, have a great and safe Christmas and good luck for the New Year.

Anthony Neustroski National President Registered Master Joiners

Source: Acimall Studies Office, 2018 November

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he July-September 2018 quarter reaffirmed the current industry trend for the Italian and global wood working machinery sector, characterized by consolidation after strong growth in 2017. After major investments in Italy and abroad in recent months, woodworking and wood-based materials companies largely have a new and updated fleet of equipment.

As a result, the need to invest is now decreasing.

This consideration is essential to analyze the results for the third quarter 2018 processed by the Studies Office of Acimall, the Confindustria member association that represents the manufacturers of machinery and plant in Italy. On the whole, figures indicate a slight slowdown of orders, although Italian companies did achieve an expansion of domestic orders 14.7 percent higher than the same quarter in 2017, but foreign orders were down by 10.9 percent giving an overall decrease by 7.7 percent. It is worth noting however that turnover in the third quarter, according to Acimall surveys, increased by 12.2 percent over the same period in 2017, thus reaffirming the good health of the industry.

The survey sample offered interesting hints about the near future: 17 percent believes in an expansion of foreign orders (the same percentage as in the previous quarter), while 56 percent expect a stationary trend and 27 percent fear reduction (versus 11 percent three months ago).The balance is negative at minus 9, versus plus 6 in April-June and plus 29 in the first quarter of the year.

Expectations are basically the same for the Italian market: 67 percent indicated stable orders (versus 83 percent three months ago), while 27 percent expect a reduction (it was 11 percent in the previous quarter). So, the balance is negative by 21 points, compared to minus 5 in April-June and plus 11 in January-March.

“It was not difficult to imagine this situation”, said Dario Corbetta, Acimall director. “There are clear topics emerging, including the uncertain political situation in Italy and the expectations for the impact of the budget law on real economy.

The confidence of companies is also undermined by the EU's rejection of the Italian fiscal law. However – Corbetta concluded – the Italian industry of wood and furniture technology is experiencing a positive season, despite big pending issues in the background ”. 

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From the Publisher

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The magazine for the joinery, cabinetmaking & kitchen manufacturing industries Official Publication of the New Zealand Joinery Manufacturers Federation

EDITOR Salice door systems p.17

Michael Goddard michael@joiners.net.nz

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another good year for the trades

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aving covered during the year the latest in CNC and edgebanders we have turned our attention to the more traditional machinery such as moulders, four siders and panel saws for this our Christmas issue. These so called traditional machines are just as important and judging by the feedback from AWISA this year just as popular as ever. There is a bit in this issue about dust extraction, a subject one can’t be too far away from these days. There’s an interesting case study involving local supplier Viking who were up for the challenge of putting in an expansive extraction system for an Auckland based company Kitchen Cabinets & Stones in just six weeks.

A job well done.

An exciting storyline we have is the availability of a revolutionary new type of edgebanding tape application unit called HyFuse® from makers HP Tech out of Nelson.

With edgebanding being such a constantly changing part of joinery and especially cabinetmaking, I would be surprised if this new process doesn’t create a lot of interest. Another feature is a look at various door systems available and how this all fits together. Some interesting products are out there these days. There are a number of other new products in this issue as well including a really interesting new panel product (Lookcrete) from Sage Doors. Don’t forget the two inserts in this issue as well. We have a really good brochure from Archant on their latest offerings in Quartz stone as well as our 2019 wall planner.

It has been an interesting year with lots of change be it with regard to supplier and indeed product. The Master Joiners had another good year with strong membership numbers and a new staff member on board. Although things appear a bit jittery abroad business for their members continues to be brisk and steady throughout the country 2019 looks set to be another very productive year.

The latest State of the Industry Reports in this issue are well worth a read to get the feel of things at the moment.

Michael and I wish you all a very Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year.

Bob Nordgren

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Auckland JMA meeting solid turnout at Jacks

uni v tradie earnings myths New research has again busted the myth that university graduates are always financially better off than apprentices and trainees.

“The data is backing our view that young people need to be getting more encouragement from home and school to consider earn and learn career options. Industry Training is the best way to respond to New Zealand’s skills shortages. It deserves more financial support from Government,” says Josh Williams Industry Training Federation CEO.

Auckland joiners viewing 5-axis CNC machining at a recent JMA meeting at the Jacks showroom in Auckland.

Jacks hosted the final Auckland Joiners Meeting of Timber Joinery for 2018, with a presentation showcasing the latest developments in solid timber joinery design through to 5-axis CNC machining.

The many members attending witnessed software from Woodman Joinery files being transferred directly to the Format-4 5-axis CNC for manufacturing, without any 5-axis CNC programming.

While this ease-of-use is typical for 3-axis CNC machines used in the cabinet making industry, it’s the first of its kind specifically developed for NZ timber joiners.

The Format-4, 5-axis CNC produced a complete frame and sash in minutes, including squaring of the sash, bevelling the bottom rail, adding weather grooves and recess cut-outs for hardware, all to NZS4211 standards.

One of the most significant barriers for many companies looking to invest in CNC technology is the question of who will program the machine. Together, Woodman and Jacks have developed ‘Woodlink’ - a directlink from Woodman to the Format-4 CNC that includes a ‘Quick-Start’ library of standard windows & doors.

It typically takes many months, and sometimes years to develop the programs required for a suite of joinery. With the Woodlink Quick-Start library, the Format-4, 5-axis CNC will be in production in the shortest possible time, producing a wide range of joinery and providing a return on investment from the first day the machine is put into production. 

The research team at Scarlatti tracked the average yearly income, as reported through IRD tax records, of a cohort of 19-year olds who left school between 2003 and 2007 right up until 2016, when they turned 32. Scarlatti drilled down into the earnings of those who completed degrees including Law, Medicine and the Arts; and those that learned on-the-job with Industry Training Organisations including BCITO, Competenz, Connexis, The Skills Organisation and MITO. This revealed that, by the age of 30, a Mechanical Engineer earns $185,998 more than an Accountant; a Plumber earns $21,299 more than a Medical Graduate; and a flooring installer earns $116,118 more than a Lawyer. This comes on top of last year’s Industry Training Federation commissioned BERL research into the lifetime financial position of apprentices and university graduates.

“BERL found “earning and learning” helps apprentices avoid debt, earn earlier, contribute to KiwiSaver earlier, buy a home earlier and pay off their mortgage earlier,” says Williams.

“Trainees and apprentices avoid having to take out a student loan – which averages $24,000 for all tertiary students, and just under $30,000 for university graduates. Avoiding student debt and earning while studying gives apprentices a financial head start. Being employed in the industry in which they are training also gives them a career head start.”

“Young people should follow the career path that’s right for them. University is a great option for some school leavers. But vocational training is an equally valid choice, especially during a time of rampant skills shortages and very low unemployment.

Last year, over half (55%) of new industry trainees and apprentices already had a tertiary qualification, 24% already had degrees,” says Williams.

“Changing career structures and new technology means people must continue to upskill throughout their working lives.

Industry training opens the way for thousands of people, who are already part of the workforce, to upskill or change direction without having to stop earning. The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has called apprenticeships a ‘no-brainer’. We agree!

Work-based education and training, where employers and ITOs work together to develop skills for the existing workforce, is the best way to boost productivity and respond to changing industry demands,” says Williams.

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The Got A Trade? Got It Made! website is designed to help explore the full range of career options available. www. gotatrade.co.nz

HOMAG and Anthon announce closer cooperation

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HOMAG Plattenaufteiltechnik GmbH and Anthon GmbH have signed a framework cooperation agreement which aims to expand their own product ranges and fulfill their customers' requirements even better.

HOMAG Plattenaufteiltechnik is part of the HOMAG Group, the world's leading supplier of integrated solutions for production in the woodworking industry and and specializes in machines and systems for panel dividing at the beginning of the production process. Its particular focus is on providing solutions for batch size 1 production for flexible and customized production of furniture. By contrast, Anthon’s key strength is in panel-dividing machines and systems mainly on a large scale and it thus provides larger saws and the associated handling. The products of the two companies therefore complement each other.

The Master Joiners Association recently appointed a national Operations Manager. Allison Delaney comes to Master Joiners with experience in the complexities of membership organisations and has experience in working with business in a variety of settings.

"This cooperation additionally enables us to offer our customers saws with increased cutting heights and to sell solutions from a single source in this segment", explains Wolfgang Augsten, Head of the Business Unit Panel Dividing at the HOMAG Group.

"Furthermore, the HOMAG Group will from now on be Anthon's partner whenever the company needs smaller saws or additional machines in a project."

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"For us, this partnership now offers the opportunity to provide an increasing number of products to the furniture industry", highlights Ove Lange, Managing Director of Anthon GmbH. "We have found the best possible partners for this in HOMAG Plattenaufteiltechnik GmbH and the HOMAG Group." 

Allison has a genuine belief that business outcomes should deliver value to organisations and to the members who depend on the integrity of the organisation. Allison will ask questions and will come to you for your views so don’t be surprised if she walks through the door. Allison comes with a nifty sense of humour, so be prepared for a journey which includes quick wit and warm laughter. 

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Laminex New Zealand

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Melteca a sustainable choice We all want to do the right thing when it comes to the environment. Rest assured you’ve made a good choice when you purchase Melteca.

Archant consulted with NZ designers and European suppliers in their selections for the new range.

At Laminex New Zealand, we endeavour to go beyond the typical industry standards through eco-conscious resourcing, developing environmentally neutral products and practicing responsible waste management.

Melteca is an excellent example of a product successfully reducing or reusing resources - to minimise our impact on the natural environment.

New Zealand made, responsibly sourced with FSC accreditation*; Melteca supports the New Zealand Green Building Council’s Green Star and Homestar tools. Green Star is a rating system for the design, construction and operation of buildings, fitout and communities, and Homestar measures the health, warmth and efficiency of New Zealand houses.

Melteca is also low emission and Melteca on Lakepine MDF is especially low in formaldehyde – in fact it contains less than the average apple!

Our Melteca manufacturing plant, in Hamilton, holds an enviable array of third party certifications for both the product itself and the way it is made. These third party certifications provide assurance that you are choosing quality laminated panels which meet, or often surpass, rigorous industry testing and standards.

This all means you can bring design ideas to life confident in the knowledge that the surfaces you work with have been made with a sustainable future in mind.

Jerome Deperrois General Manager Laminex New Zealand

* excludes Mist

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Archant introduce on trend engineered stone collection

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ith the tendency for kitchen trends to start in Europe, make their way across to Australia and eventually sneak into New Zealand, the trickle-down of design choices means that only a handful of New Zealand kitchen designers get the opportunity to use the most innovative and on-trend engineered stone products.

But Archant say it’s an issue that has now been addressed in their latest collection, which comprises 29 colours in 14 new decors in the most on-trend engineered stone colours, sourced directly from Italian suppliers. What Archant are trying to do is break down that barrier and bring Europe closer to New Zealand and allow designers and consumers access to the latest trends.

As we have seen, consumers in New Zealand are seeing new products and designs that they love on social media, Pinterest, magazines and design websites, and they’re prepared to pay for quality to get the look and feel they’re after. An example of this is the appearance of organic elements associated with the imperfections found in nature and now people want their engineered benchtops to be unique with design elements that draw you in.

With people moving towards this natural material look, Archant’s collection sits easily as the best choice with its 2019 collection, as it features Metropolis - a matte finish that resembles concrete, coming in 9 great colour options.

To select the collection, Archant worked with a range of New Zealand designers and spoke to them about what’s hot, what’s not and addressed the deficiencies in the New Zealand market. They then travelled to Italy and met with suppliers and vendors to source the finest engineered stone available.

The Archant 2019 Stone Collection is a beautiful new range of engineered stone tailored to the unique needs of the New Zealand market. With options across all price points and a wide range of colours and textures available, this engineered stone collection is sure to be an immediate success.

The result is a collection designed to cater to the vast range of personal choices and drive the creation of kitchens that are truly exceptional and trend driven; something which according to social media, is exactly what New Zealanders want.

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Over 8000 companies came to the trade fair creating business opportunities for the 612 exhibitors who brought the world’s current top level technological and design products to exhibit.

10th edition of SICAM elite of the global furniture industry gather in Pordenone, Italy The tenth edition of SICAM, the International Exhibition of Components, Accessories, and Semi-Finished Products for the Furniture Industry, saw a very positive flow of professional and buyers from all over the world. Numbers were up again on the previous edition, endorsing the quality and variety of products on exhibit. Over 8000 companies came to the trade fair to create business opportunities for the 612 exhibitors who brought the world’s current top level technological and design products to exhibit at SICAM. The international rating of the event was extremely high with 37% being foreign professionals and buyers from 104 countries.

After Germany which as always proved the most highly represented catchment area, it was the Chinese buyers whose numbers grew immensely to take second place in the standings, confirming the growing interest that SICAM holds in the Asian markets. These are followed by Spain, Ukraine and Russia, then Slovenia, France, Croatia and Great Britain, as well as a strong presence from North America.

And so, the growth trend continued again this year, a trend that originates from the fact that SICAM is an event where the top global players of the furniture sector come together every year.

And once more we can see the success of its well-rounded, consolidated format which benefits from an environment that is unique in the world of trade fairs: an exemplar which has always been very highly respected by the operators at the trade fair.

A positive note was the event’s increased integration with the surrounding area to facilitate visitors in their comings and goings in the city and ease their travel arrangements. As SICAM’s organiser Carlo Giobbi said, “We have invested greatly in the growth of the event here in Pordenone and it has really pleased me to see how everyone recognises SICAM’s important role in generating resources and development for this area”.

The date for the next edition of SICAM has been set for October 2019: from Tuesday 15th to Friday 18th. www.exposicam.it

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Practical never looked so good.

NEW Bestwood website now live.

Do and see more online at www.bestwood.co.nz

Southern Oak Melamine Royale Kitchens, Auckland

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OECE developments Jacks proudly bring Vitap unique manufacturing solutions to the New Zealand market.

Based just south of Florence i n I t a l y, Vi t a p h a v e b e e n manufacturing specialist machinery for the woodworking industry for over 60 years. In an international market increasingly dominated by the larger machinery suppliers such as Homag, Weinig and Felder, Vitap have managed to carve out a niche by offering unique solutions that complement the standard solutions offered by the major players.

Vitap specialise in CNC boring and routing machines, as well as a unique solution for edgebanding and trimming shaped components with the Eclipse edgebander range. Of particular interest for the New Zealand market is the Vitap K2, a CNC machining centre that can accept a full-size sheet, nest the sheet into individual parts and drill 5 sides in one step. It’s an ideal all rounder perfectly suited for small and medium sized

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manufactures. The K2 delivers additional advantages such as a small footprint (2615mm x 1640mm), low running costs, and an efficient dust extraction system that captures almost 100% of the dust.

Other Vitap products of note include the Point Acoustic range of CNC machinery for fast and easy production of acoustic panels - capable of drilling 55 holes in less than 4 seconds! Or the Point 2 - one of the fastest drilling machines on the market, and ideal for larger manufacturers looking to increase drilling capacity at a fraction of the cost of similar capacity solutions offered by larger machinery suppliers.

For further information please contact Jacks on 0800 522577 or sales@jacks.co.nz

he OECE brand is developing some very positive momentum with the quality of product and the ability of this range to provide very fast process times for applicators.

The OECE polyurethane products offer fast and efficient application, drying sanding properties.

DBNZ have run a number of practical training programs in their Hamilton training centre during 2018, which is a new initiative for wood coatings here in New Zealand. They anticipate that the training programs will also gain positive momentum in 2019 and beyond.

The company have just released the OECE water-based stain range, which is a sensational product offer. OECE W/B stains are fast and economical, and there is a significant New Zealand colour offer available as standard as well as the ability to tint any colour. They also have some initial OECE water based primers and clears available, with gloss levels as low as 3%.

And finally, the OECE polyester product offer is also raising eye brows. OECE offers polyester in clear and pigmented options. Polyester offers superior grain filling ability which is particularly useful for “choking” difficult grain type timbers where very high gloss retention properties are required for clear coat applications. Similarly the pigmented option is fantastic for wet areas such as kitchens and bathrooms, and is also widely used in the fiberglassing industry for plugs and moulds. 

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Bestwood launch new website Bestwood recently announced the launch of their new mobile-friendly site which combines great looks with a host of features that make it easy and fast to find what you’re looking for.

A few highlights: Find installation images for a specific colour.

When you click on a colour swatch with a camera icon, it will enlarge on screen and show you any associated installation images.

Search by edging or panel size. You can refine your search on a product colours page by edging type (laser vs standard, 1mm or 2mm) and panel size.

Download a full sheet image. You can now download a full sheet image for render from a swatch view - including all veneers.

Quick Technical Help. You can quickly search the Technical Resources page either by product, or by the type of resource i.e. warranty, technical data sheet, MSDS etc.

Plus download edging, panel and substrate charts, display board or folder layouts where these apply.

Create a Collection. Add swatches, images, resources, case studies and share via email, Pinterest or Facebook. www.bestwood.co.nz

Gainsborough joins Allegion NZ’s family of brands Allegion New Zealand welcomes Gainsborough into their family of brands from December 2018. Gainsborough, with a 50-year history of market leading innovation and quailty in Australia, is a welcome addition to Allegion’s other market leading brands such as Schlage, Legge and Brio.

The Gainsborough core range distributed by Allegion includes the G3 and G4 ranges of internal door hardware, the popular range of cavity door hardware and the Trilock™, Australia’s number one front door lock.

Gainsborough was aquired by Allegion in July this year through an acquisition of GWA Group’s Door and Access business in Australia.

For over 40 years, Gainsborough has built a reputation of developing leading-edge door hardware that reflects style and quality.

For more information about Allegion or Gainsborough, contact Allegion on 0800 477 869 or visit www.allegion.co.nz

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Door Systems

Fit p.17 • Unique Hardware p.18 • Allegion p.19 • Hettich p.20 • Hafelle p. 22 • Blum p.23

Whether they fold, slide, swing or lift the dynamics of door hardware is crucial in the smooth functioning of much of the space throughout the home. We speak to leading suppliers about recent developments in the supply of purpose specific systems from entrance doors to storage spaces.

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Whether renovating or rebuilding, people should not take a gamble with a major investment in their home – the best kitchens and cabinetry don’t just happen. It makes sense to consult a Master Joiner for the planning, manufacture and installation in any home.

Membership Application forms are available on our website www.masterjoiners.co.nz or contact the Executive Officer, Corinne Moore, for further information. Phone (06) 844 9954, email info@masterjoiners.co.nz.

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Salice

opens doors Salice Eclipse Pocket Door

More than three years into their distribution partnership with Salice, which commenced in July 2015, Fit continue to add the best of the Italian designed and made hardware from this quality manufacture to the range they distribute in New Zealand. To add to their extensive range of Salice soft close hinges, bifold door gear, overhead lifts and push systems, just this year Fit have added three innovative new Salice door system products; each has been attracting high levels of interest.

Salice Wind Overhead Door Lift

Salice Eclipse Pocket Door Salice’s Eclipse Pocket Door mechanism attaches to cabinet or cupboard doors and allows the door to pivot 90° to slide back to sit within a double cabinet wall. Pocket doors are ideal for when you have limited walk-by space or a work surface or work area housed within a cabinet or cupboard and would like for the doors to be out of the way when open - for example a kitchen pantry or work area, a laundry space or an in-cupboard pull out desk.

Eclipse boasts cam assisted door extraction, cushioned door insertion, soft closing and soft opening buffer and quick coupling hinges. Its slide in movement facilitates installation and removal of the mechanism from the front.

Eclipse suits doors from 18mm to 30mm thick, 400mm to 900mm wide and 2200mm to 2500mm high. It offers door adjustment from +4mm / -1mm vertically, +/- 2mm horizontally and +/- 4mm at the front.

Fit assemble Salice Eclipse Pocket Door mechanisms to order, so talk to them about your project needs.

Salice Pacta Fall Flap System

Salice Wind Overhead Door Lift Salice's Wind is an elegant, unobtrusive overhead lift system for flap doors with a smooth, controlled soft close movement and a compact design that maximises storage area. Wind suits kitchens, bathrooms, living room, offices and more. Available in paired kits for medium (up to approx 14.5kg) and heavy (up to approx 18.4kg) doors. For wide doors, the Wind system also provides a third (single) lift to supplement the paired kit, thus preventing door bowing.

Salice Pacta Fall Flap System Pacta is a compact hinge for fall flaps; it’s simple and elegant and requires no additional stays or cables. Pacta features a decelerated opening action for gradual, controlled fall of door and ensures the door and base panel are fully aligned in the open position, providing a flat, uniform surface. This makes Pacta ideal for use in fold down desks in kids’ rooms or cupboard-housed work areas, kitchen, table extensions and many more applications.

Pacta, like Wind, is available in Classic White and Satin Metal Black. It is supplied as a paired kit and an extra central hinge is available separately to supplement pairs for heavy/wide (over 900mm) doors. New models of Pacta, for use with Salice’s magnetic push system, will be available in early 2019.

For more info about these, or other Salice products, contact your Fit Customer Ambassador, phone us on 0800 852 258 or email us at sales@fit-nz.co.nz

* Fit guarantees all products from manufacture or material fault, for the life of the furniture or cabinetry into which they are installed

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Surelock 5 upgrade for Centor E2 and E3 hardware Centor’s new Surelock 5 technology ensures folding doors running on E2 and E3 hardware can be adjusted simply with an Allen key. The new Surelock 5 offers seven upgrades from the original version.

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Ensures adjustment is self evident with insertion of an 8mm Allen key into the end of the pin – now you can explain adjustment over the phone to your customers Removes the problematic yellow shipping clip found at the bottom of the pin – it can’t be left in place after adjustment is finalised at installation

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Use of the Allen key provides more torque so the panel no longer needs to be ‘unweighted’ during adjustment

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Eliminates the locking wafer which had the possibility of shifting off centre and scratching the panel during adjustment

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Allows for one handed adjustment with the Allen key

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Allows you to use an extended Allen key to adjust the door from ground level – a ladder or stool is no longer required making it safer for employees

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Looks great, thanks to the simplified design of the pin

The introduction of Surelock 5 is a straightforward replacement of the pin in Centor’s manufacturing process – it requires no change to your machining, ordering of pricing

For more information contact Unique Hardware Solutions Ltd on 09 476 4008 or stephen@uniquehardware.co.nz or visit

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NZS4211 tested and approved E2 now 60 kg, 3000mm high by 1100mm wide panels E3 now 115 kg, 3600mm high by 1200mm wide panels Simple adjustment with foolproof locking Adjustment under load One handed adjustment Looks great with simple, clean lines

Centor folding door hardware is NZS4211 tested and approved by JMF New Zealand. Now with panel sizes and weights, Centor stays ahead of the pack with the world’s simplest and most secure adjustment system ensuring less problems and happier customers. One Hex key allows both locking and adjustment.

Choose Centor and build joinery which is a step ahead of the rest.

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Schlage opens more possiblities new premium range of 316 stainless steel pull handles Schlage is relaunching its range of entrance pull handles, now made from 316 marine grade stainless steel, as well as introducing new designs, standard lengths and finishes.

The entire range is now constructed from tubular 316 stainless steel ensuring it offers maximum resistance to the harsh New Zealand environment, particularly homes near the ocean.

With simple and regular cleaning of the handle, the stainless steel should last a lifetime.

While some of the popular designs will stay in the range, including Andor, Corfu, Trento and Turin, the range will now include four new designs; Capri, Dego, Silvi and Verona. All the designs are now available in variable lengths, some over a metre. While the satin stainless steel finish, with

Schlage Corfu entrance pull handle with ME60 mortice lock in oil rubbed bronze

Schlage Andor entrance pull handle with ME60 mortice lock in antique bronze

Schlage Trento entrance pull handle with Schlage Sense Smart Deadbolt in matt black

its warm yet refined feel, exuding sophistication and elegance, is ideal for almost any front door setting, the new range is also available in three plated finishes; satin black chrome, oil rubbed bronze and antique bronze.

Schlage also has a range of electronic and mechanical locking options to complete the look, and ensure entry is simple, safe and secure.This includes the Schlage Sense Smart Deadbolt, available in both matt black and satin nickel

finishes, and the Schlage ME60 mortice lock with thumbturn, avalaible in satin chrome, satin black chrome, oil rubbed bronze and antique bronze. www.allegion.co.nz

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Sliding & Folding Solutions Watch adventurous architectural ideas unfold into reality with the Brio range of sliding and folding door hardware.

For more information phone 0800 477 869 or visit brionz.com

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Sliding doors bring flexibility and interest to living room units.

SlideLine M from Hettich

slide it. love it.

Everyone loves it. On their tablet PCs, on their smartphones, on virtually every modern touch screen: the aesthetic appeal of virtual sliding fascinates people. This gave Hettich the idea of getting sliding back into the focus of the real world. Several years ago, instigating a renaissance of sliding doors in furniture and interior design. The movement principle comes with many practical benefits: unlike hinged doors, folding or sliding doors never get in the way of people walking

by them. And no one bumps their head on wall units either. Hettich sliding door systems provide the key to creating large surface, purist furniture fronts – right through to floor to ceiling cabinets and room dividers. Providing impressive convenience and never ending new and smart functions. This is our way of making sure people will continue to love sliding in the future too.

SlideLine M is the clever solution for kitchen wall units. The 2-track version of the SlideLine M fitting makes full, effective use of the midway section.

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Effortlessly handleless: Push to open silent 2.0 for InnoTech Atira Handleless opening with silent and soft closing in one system. Now available with simple and tool-less assembly for all drawers; including small drawers with lighter runners and wide drawers with optional synchronisation.

scan QR code for a brochure phone us 0800 438 842 for a copy or visit www.hettich.co.nz JOINERS Magazine December 2018 page 21

HAWA - Junior Sliding hardware systems for wood doors from Hafele HAWA-Junior from Hafele has been a success for more than 30 years. It has proved itself a millionfold as a comprehensive sliding hardware system for a broad spectrum of applications. It’s success with architects, designers and users is because of installationfriendly design, unshakeable robustness and a rich palette of accessories making it a very flexible sliding solution for wood, glass or metal doors. It is as innovative now as ever before – and we certainly mean to keep it that way.

HAWA JUNIOR 80/B MOD

Installing wood sliding doors weighing up to 80kg was never easier The next chapter of a success story HAWA JUNIOR 80/B (mod) combines technology tried and tested over time with newly developed components to set new standards in the ease of installation. With no detrimental effect on the qualities that have made this system a global best-seller among sliding door hardware.

Adjustable Adjustable retention force for the track stop.

Soft-close Optional soft-close available.

Easy adjustment Easy height adjustment +7 mm.

Minimum installation height.

Simple install Innovative tool-free installation.

HAWA JUNIOR 80/Z

Classic hardware with two-way suspension for light sliding wood doors HAWA JUNIOR 80/Z, is the long time favourite under sliding hardware systems. Its quality trolley runs so smoothly along the anodised tracks and it takes very little pulling force to move an 80 kg door! And its almost as easy to install as it is to move it.

Simple install Hanging the doors is a childs play thanks to the patented two-way suspension bracket screwed to the upper door edge. You can insert the suspension screw into the suspension unit either from the front or the side.

Extra quiet Twin rollers with ball bearing for extra quiet running.

Options Huge range of installation options.

For more information on the Hafele Sliding and Folding Fittings, please contact your Häfele representative or visit www.hafele.co.nz

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Innovation never stops Engineering marvels of the Blum hinge range move from strength to strength. Adding to the integrated soft close collection is the new CLIP top BLUMOTION 155 zero protrusion hinge. With top quality motion and trusted adjustment, this hinge sets the new standard with no changes to installation. Onyx black as a hinge finish expands the scope for premium cabinetry, creating visual impact and elegance to your designs. CLIP top BLUMOTION for thin doors sophisticated technology allows for a range of material types 8-14mm. EXPANDO T fixing system also extends to AVENTOS and LEGRABOX for a cohesive solution. Order your hinges online through Blum’s Order Management by emailing your Blum Representative.

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CONCELO BIN MODELS The 2 x 35L models of the award winning Concelo bin range are now available.

Featuring the unique Active Lid system to control odours, and Clip’n’Clean trays, Concelo by Hideaway is the easiest bin in the world to keep looking and smelling clean.

The CR235 is available in White and Cinder colours, and fits a 450mm cabinet to perfectly compliment any premium drawer system. hideawaybins.co.nz/concelo

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Getting back to the roots : bringing concrete indoors So, they say white is the best colour for kitchens because it’s timeless and matches everything.

What finish has been used in kitchen design longer than white, and also goes with many colours?

Concrete: the new white

What is Lookcrete™?

Colour range

Many moons ago, the ancient Romans used concrete extensively in their construction – indoors, outdoors, you name it, they used it. All these years later, concrete is more popular than ever in our modern architectural era.

Lookcrete is a melamine, concrete-looking finish for all things interior cabinets: kitchens, bathrooms, wardrobes, wall panelling, shop interiors –the list goes on!

Lookcrete™ has a hard and durable melamine surface, making it easy to work with and maintain.

You’ll find yourself taken on a virtual trip across the globe, with each Lookcrete™ colour named after our favourite locations in Crete: Loutro, Matala and Chania.

With no heavy concrete core, Lookcrete™ can be used with any standard hardware.

Lookcrete™ is edged with Invisedge® to give your panels a virtually invisible edge.

The edgetape has been carefully textured to match the Lookcrete™ panels, to give a seamless consistency across the face of your design.

Matala – a natural concrete colour, named after the iconic rock landmark that comes up out of the water in Matala, Crete

Originally kitchens consisted of a simple fire, and only in more recent times began to include a single cabinet for storing kitchen items.

The ‘kitchen revolution’ happened in the late 1800’s, when the modern kitchen as we know it today began to develop. As kitchens became industrialised and standardised in the early 1900’s, white was an affordable colour, and soon became recognized as the most timeless colour for kitchens.

What happened to the concrete that had been used for centuries in kitchens? The industrial revolution took over and the concrete was replaced with white. Concrete became the ugly duck that everyone forgot about.

However, the duck has grown into a handsome swan; in recent times, concrete has become well cemented into kitchen design around the world once again.* Here, we bring that to New Zealand.

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Lookcrete™ adds an interesting texture and urban character to the neutral tones that are so popular, and pairs well with other textures and materials such as Acrygloss®, Acrymatte®, Timbalook® to create a modern statement in any design.

Lookcrete™ features a large sheet size of 2800H x 1830W to give you more flexibility in your designs. It is also available in various thicknesses 18, 36 and 60mm – ideal for floating shelves and waterfall end panels.

Loutro – a pale white concrete, imitating the colour of the iconic white buildings in Loutro, Crete

Chania – full of colour and texture, with a hint of blue and a touch of metallic silver – bursting with character like Chania, Crete.

INTRODUCING: Lookcrete™ Bringing concrete indoors again. Literally. * some of the history information was sourced from Wikipedia and other parts are fictionized for purposes of this story ...

--------It’s been a busy year – we started with the launch of Timbalook®, and here we finish with the launch of Lookcrete™.

We can’t wait to share life with you again next year! #bringon2019 ~ The Team at Sage Doors ~

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modern machines traditional functions While recent reports from AWISA showed an increase in the development and use of highly automated panel processing systems there were also reports of significant sales of more traditional machinery such as moulders, four siders and panel saws. We look at some of the highly modern offerings in this area.

L'invincibile six Buying a "L'invincibile six" machine means you get a customized solution, thanks to experience, technical research and Italian creativity.

Double blade tilting: maximum height without compromise. The exclusive SCM solution capable of simultaneously using a 550mm saw blade and 160mm scoring blade, for both 90° and ± 46° inclined cuts, providing the best performance on veneered panels and solid wood components.

Sliding carriage: maximum cut quality guaranteed over time. The carriage will never require adjustment due to its structure with arch-ground steel slideways (developed by SCM).

Easy touch: the immediate advantage that guides you everywhere. The pleasure of managing all machine functions in a simple and intuitive way with the 7" or 12" touch-screen colour flat panel. Each process is followed step by step by suggestions and information that prevent the operator from performing incorrect operations.

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Electronic-programmed circular saw with +/- 46° double blade tilting

Additional calculation features guide the operator in making the necessary cuts of assemblies and complex geometric shapes.

New automatic positioning system of the overhead protection: the innovation at the operator service. The overhead protection automatically positions itself as a function of the blade using the exclusive AP System. This makes the transition from cuts with different angles even faster and safe, without the operator having to change the settings of the machine.

For more go to www.machinesrus.co.nz

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Format-4 Kappa sets the standard in panel saws With over 50 years’ experience in machine construction, Felder Group have built their legendary reputation with a focus on both tradition and innovation, and nowhere is this better demonstrated than in their panel saws. While workshops across the country have embraced Felder’spanel saw range, from the sturdy K3 and K4 Hammers to the popular Felder K500 and K700 series machines, it’s the premium Format-4’s Kappa series that sets the standard.

A mixture of strong build-quality, finesse and a wealth of options to suit all manner of work, Kappa saws are equally at home working with panel or solid timber. Featuring the best of Felder’s renowned innovations including the X-roll sliding table, and easyGlide, the styling of Kappa saws promises quality, and their performance lives up to that performance.

The “X-Roll” Sliding table Felder’s precision guiding system for a sliding table that takes maximum loads without compromising the smooth and accurate movement. Named after the ‘X’ shaped configuration of the roller bearings, Felder have reworked a crucial element of the panel saw to ensure the workpiece weight is optimally distributed. As a result, the X-Roll system avoids wear, eliminates maintenance and maintains play-free accuracy over the lifetime of the saw.

Shanan Whitlock at Rob O’Keeffe Joinery.

Kappa 550 more than just a saw

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n Whanganui, Rob O’Keeffe has a top-of-the-line Kappa 550 saw, and it’s already living up to the promise. “I spent some time in Auckland looking around at was available” he says, “but the demo at Jacks sort of spoiled the rest of the day really.

The Kappa was expensive but offered so much. Now we have it in place it’s actually doing more for us that we expected.” Rob picks up a piece of 25mm grooved and slightly bevelled timber, and points to the edge. “Before we had our Kappa we’d have used the spindle moulder to produce that angled edge. But it’s so easy on the saw now. We’ve got automatic tilt from the overhead controller, we’re getting an accuracy on our saw that wasn’t previously possible, we can store programs, and tooling, meaning we can come back and repeat the cut whenever the rest of the job is ready. And the finish is excellent. It’s because of this Kappa saw we’ve had the confidence to take on more timber work. It’s given the edge we were looking for.” 

Durability is at the heart of the X-roll system. With no single point of contact between the bearing and the guiding track then there’s no point-load – and no opportunity for any groove to wear into the guide track. What’s more with covered guided tracks and a ‘12 fold wiper system’ involving 4 wiping brushes and 8 silicon wipers, the tracks are kept clean and the sliding table maintenance-free.

X-Roll is standard on Felder and Format-4 saws, spindle moulders and combination machines, and comes with a 10 year factory guarantee.

The Easy-Glide tilt segment For decades the tilt mechanism of the saw has remained much the same, as has the continual problem of wear occurring in the guides where lubrication gets dirty and eventually abrasive, leading to increased maintenance, growing inaccuracy and unwieldy movement.

Felder’s ‘Easy-Glide’ removes the source of the problem: lubrication. Instead, a highly durable synthetic material sits within the guides in the double-trunion system, giving play-free pivoting and removing cast-iron on cast-iron contact. With maximum load-bearing capacity this highgrade material (well proven in the aeronautics industry) is totally maintenance free, and is unaffected by dust, providing smooth operation and precision movement over the long term. A six-year guarantee applies to Felder and Format-4 machines with this feature.

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Anthony Neustroski at Maymorn

Kappa 400 - speed & accuracy

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t Maymorn Joinery in Upper Hutt, their Kappa 400 X-motion forms the basis of their day to day operation, and owner Anthony Neustroski is impressed. “In our market – predominantly work for schools – it’s high volume and low margin” he explains. “The builders we work for rely on us to have what they need ready on time, and without any quality issues. So the speed, ease-of-use and reliability of the Kappa is important to keeping us profitable. For example, the powered fence – it just saves so much time. We got used to walking around the end of the saw to adjust the rip fence, but it’s not until you start using an overhead controller that you realise how much time manual adjustment takes. We’re saving a lot of time, and getting the bonus of consistent accuracy. The strength of the build of the machine is also helping. We’re using a lot of plywood and the Kappa doesn’t miss a beat – it just plows through whereas with our old saw we had to back off a little.” 

Leitz HeliCut system the all-rounder for flexible processing of wood and plastics For years the HeliCut cutter head has proven itself in the timber construction on CNC-controlled joinery machines. lt is the high-performance tool for special machining operations as for example rafter bird's mouth, tenon joints as well as for grooving and rebating. When cutting with and against feed, cutting in end grain and crosscutting, the cutting results are nearly tear free.

Furthermore, the finish is completely smooth and there are no cutting marks.

HeliCut as a shank router cutter is a multi-purpose tool for sizing, grooving and boring in solid wood, glued laminated timber and plastics. High feed rates and optimal chip ejection are possible with this tool even in large boring depths with spiral shaped arrangement of the edges as well with the plunging edge with chip breakers.

With the HeliCut copy-shaping cutterhead, the customer gets a new, multi- purpose and especially efficient tool. This tool is a real all-rounder for process- reliable and efficient jointing, rebating and sizing operations in different working materials.

The success of the HeliCut-System mostly results from the turnblades used and its arrangement. Improved cutting edges and cutting geometry as well as optimized different cutting applications. The tungsten carbide knives can be changed four times. This results in higher tool life and less processing costs.

Radial knife clamping without inconvenient wedges, allow easy and precise changing of knives and additionally saving time.

productivity

Leitz ProfilCut Q Premium.

The fastest profile tooling system in the industry.

Actually the HeliCut-System has three optimized cutting edge qualities: • • •

Tungsten carbide: Quality and precision already as a standard version Tungsten carbide with micro finish: Allows longer performance times and improved finish quality Tungsten carbide-TDC: This coating is used in very abrasive materials as laminated timber, plywood or multiplex.

Another important component of the HeliCut-System is the tool body. Consisting of high-performance light metal, these bodies can be coated with a wear-resistant protection layer. The rather low weight causes high balancing quality relieving on the one hand the machine bearings considerably and on the other hand increases performance times and improves cutting results. 

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The D963 has sorted us out, it’s simple to use and capable of all the work we throw at it – and we regularly get our carpenters in here dressing timber for onsite

Craig Russell next to the D963 while Geoff Beserra works the Kappa 400 in the background.

Felder delivers on the promise One of the big players in the Hawke’s Bay construction scene, Gemco have a long history of large-scale commercial and residential projects around the region.

From Gemco’s base in Havelock North, the joinery workshop supports the company’s wider construction work, as well as working directly on joinery-only projects.

Joinery Manager Craig explains how the team of seven on the workshop floor work. “We’re mainly producing kitchens and commercial fit outs for the builds the company’s working on – particularly the retirement village projects we have around the North Island. But we also take on other work as it comes in – to keep the shop busy when we’re not flat out supporting the builders. With Gemco having over 120 staff, including 60 carpenters, then in the joinery shop we have plenty to do just keeping the guys’ vans set up to store their tools and stock!” he laughs.

As part of an ongoing investment programme to keep the joinery shop efficient, last year Gemco replaced a thicknesser and an older saw with two new machines from the Felder Group, supplied

by Jacks.

The new Felder D963 thicknesser is popular. “There’s only one problem though” says Craig. “It’s so quiet we often can’t tell it’s switched on!” He acknowledges it’s a nice problem to have. Their previous thicknesser, while it too had a spiral block, was significantly louder, and wasn’t giving the results they expected.

“The D963 has sorted us out” says Craig. “It’s simple to use and capable of all the work we throw at it – and we regularly get our carpenters in here dressing timber for onsite.”

And one of the many advantages of the spiral block has already been welcome. “We use a bit of recycled timber now and there’s always a risk of an old nail.

But we just rotated a couple of the knives,” says Craig. “It was

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straightforward, and quick – we were straight back up and running in no time.”

As well as the Felder thicknesser, Gemco also upgraded their saw.

“We opted for a Format-4 Kappa 400 X-motion” says Craig.

Format-4 is Felder Group’s premium industrial brand and represents the Group’s finest technology and innovation – with features that had led Craig to choose the Kappa over its competitors. “I was really impressed with the motion sliding table” he says. “It’s just so smooth – it really lives up to the marketing promises I’d seen online.”

Craig’s also a convert to the timesaving nature of the overhead controller and powered rip fence.

“You don’t realise how much time you spend walking around the saw, locking off the fence – until you no longer have to do it,” he says.

“Now we’re busy positioning the sheet while the fence is moving.

I reckon the powered fence and overhead controller save us an hour at least when cutting up a

kitchen.” The main operator of the saw, Geoff Beserra, agrees.

“Compared to the saw I used at a previous job, and the older machine we had when I joined Gemco, then the Kappa is the best.

It’s a top-quality machine, giving just the results we need.”

With the local economy going well, plenty of ex-Aucklanders moving to the region with the proceeds of Auckland’s property market, then Gemco have lots of work. The commercial construction business remains busy, and in the joinery shop Craig’s already looking at ways to improve their productivity. A trip to AWISA earlier in the year provided some ideas, but for now he and the team are flat out on the day to day work business of making the most of solid, regional growth in the Bay.

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It was the need to keep up with the workload, along with a desire to avoid the hassles of taking on extra staff, that led Jeremy to decide the time had come to invest in the Cube.

Jeremy (left) and Michael Patmore with their new Weinig Cube .

it’s what’s on the inside that counts At the end of a road deep in Wainuiomata, timber joinery specialists L & P Crown are an oasis of technology hidden in an unassuming shed on the edge of the bush.

Run by Jeremy Patmore, with help from brother Michael and father Ron, L & P Crown are a one stop shop for NZ4211 compliant timber doors and windows, with a bit of all-other-timber-work thrown in for good measure. When they have to they’ll produce the odd kitchen or cabinet to complete a house-lot, but their goal is to work in solid timber as much as possible, and it’s machines for solid timber that fill the workshop.

Jeremy took over the established local business where he’d been working, and had done his time as an apprentice, back in 2002. Within the purchase price was a workshop full of old machines, many of which had seen better days. He’s been gradually replacing the key machines year by year, and the workshop is now full of modern, efficient machinery, and this year’s purchase has been the biggest yet.

After years waiting for the right time, there’s now a new Weinig Cube taking pride of place in the L & P Crown workshop. It’s already been officially welcomed to the family at an event for the local Master Joiners – who were treated to a demonstration and a drink or two.

The Cube fits right into Jeremy’s masterplan to automate as many of their processes as possible. “It wasn’t cheap, but with salaries in our industry going up then this machine should pay for itself in a year or so” he says. “It doesn’t drink, get sick, have childcare issues or demand higher wages.”

“And it gives an excellent result, every time” adds Michael “and saves us heaps of time compared to planing and thicknessing.”

L & P Crown have fluctuated in size with the economy, and while at one time they grew to seven staff, have settled on the three family members for now. With an excellent reputation for quality and reliability with many builders in the Wellington region, they are kept busy by the ever-growing renovation market.

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“With house prices growing as they have done in the past 12 months then many home-owners are choosing to renovate rather than build” says Jeremy. “The builders we work with are popular, so they’re busy, which means we’re busy.” It was this need to keep up with the workload, along with a desire to avoid the hassles of taking on extra staff, that led Jeremy to decide the time had come to invest in the Cube.

“I knew it by reputation,” he explains. “The first Cube went into Lower Hutt and I’ve been wanting one since then. Years later, we finally have one, and it’s doing exactly what we expected.”

From German solid-timber specialists Weinig, the Cube is a four-side planer with simple pushbutton operation, laser guidance, replaceable knives and capable of producing precise 90° rightangled, dimensionally accurate, straight workpieces in a single pass. “It’s unbelievably simple” says Jeremy, “and so safe. It has sped up everything for us, because everything we do goes through it now – rather than on the buzzer and thicknesser. And the quick-

change knives are awesome!”

They’ve already proved their worth. “We give the timber a pretty good visual check before we process but we missed a stone – it must have been at the bottom of the stack of boards. So we’ve had to rotate a couple of knives, which is why I know how easy it is to do.”

With the Wellington housing market buoyant, Wainuiomata house prices climbing quickly, and builders continually ringing asking for more timber joinery, then Jeremy and the family team at L & P Crown are too busy to do much other than what they’re best at: work with timber. From the outside the shed they’re based in has seen better days, and there’s been a bit of talk of renovation.

But with a busy schedule and jobs to complete, the shed is all they need. Because what really counts is on the inside, and here, with machines like the Cube, quality and efficiency rule.

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Viking V i k i ng ng helping make it happen

Albany based Kitchen Cabinets & Stones Ltd have recently undergone a process of expanding their business by commissioning a second factory and storage facility in the West Auckland suburb of Henderson. With financial backing from their Italian partners their impressive new site is well under way. Bob Nordgren from JOINERS Magazine spoke to Manager Jakub Malinowski about their expansion and the physical mechanics of establishing the new site.

With things happening for Kitchen Cabinets & Stones I asked Jakub what is driving this expansion. “We have been in business now some six years and the business model we use has worked well for us. We have been importing flat packed kitchens from our Italian partners and distributing through some fourteen stores throughout New Zealand from our headquarters and showroom in Albany.

The showroom displays our five main ranges of kitchen, including the Niki and Milan sets for customers focused on cost and functionality, the Julia and Florence sets for those customers looking for a great kitchen at a great price, and the Euro and Premier Kitchen ranges for those that need the best that kitchens can offer.

The showroom also displays benchtops and sinks including stone and laminate surfaces.

The low prices and ready availability of these flat packed ranges from our warehouse mean we supply over 600 kitchens per month to customers. The time had come though to expand on this and perhaps do things better so with the help of our Italian partners, we have

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set up a second facility in Henderson to design and manufacture the same kitchen units and componentry for kitchens here in New Zealand using our own IT and design personnel and team to install them. This includes production of all types of doors at the best price for the New Zealand market, including melamine, thermoformed, P.E.T soft touch, standard and UV lacquer. This would offer cost efficiencies and enable us to better cater for the New Zealand market with plans to double the current supply rate of kitchens sold per month. The new 6000m2 factory will house the new operation and include substantial storage space.”

Being a start up factory site is never an easy thing to establish: getting the right machinery, the right safety features including an extensive dust extraction system, the right storage facility and of course the right people. So just how did the company do it? “The site in Henderson was a really good fit for us” explains Jakub “with the storage rack system already in place and plenty of extra space for future growth. We believe we

were ready for this with the right personnel and expertise so the key for us was to configure the factory to allow for progressive expansion of the operation as demand increased whilst also meeting health and safety standards particularly the installation of efficient dust extraction.”

The initial production line includes a Biesse Rover CNC machine and edgebander along with a sanding line, Brema drilling machine and a vertical saw. To design, manufacture and install their dust extraction system they went to Viking Ltd based in Ta Atatu South, Auckland.

“We chose Viking Ltd as they were local and ensured local servicing. We had a pretty tight lead time of some six weeks to deliver from the date of ordering that they were able to meet.

The modularisation of much of the system and local manufacture of all components were important factors for us.”

In using primarily panel be it laminate MDF or particle board for kitchen cabinetry manufacture there is a lot of dust which it is necessary to remove to meet the stringent

The modular nature of the Viking system means that it can be configured or re-configured to factory space and production requirements.

health and safety factory standards for air quality. Viking, who are extraction specialists, designed a central extraction system to cater for all the machinery involved. I spoke to Arno Van Wyk from Viking Ltd about the system they installed. “The key challenge was to design and manufacture a system that supplied the right volumes and pressures requested at the machine with all the machines operating at the same time and deliver within the time frame required. With all the machinery the plant volume equated to about 36,800 cubic metres per hour. In addition the system had to be capable of adjustment to cater for future expansion with for example, up to two more CNC machines being employed.” From the galvanized ducting to the central extraction system, the dust laden air is ducted and routed to a product handling fan and motor combination that can handle the required volume and pressure. From the fan exhaust the dust is conveyed to an external baghouse next to the side wall of the building. The baghouse filters the dust and vents the clean air to the atmosphere. “The baghouse (from Viking’s Standard Bag House range) is a very compact and versatile system that is made on a modular basis giving the client the benefit to quickly increase or downscale when their requirements change with very low capital costs to them.

The system meets local environmental laws, is easy to maintain, very reliable and fully automatic operation. It is important to reiterate that it’s modular construction gives the client the flexibility to add to the system when they want.” comments Arno. It is an impressive system powered by a 132 Kw motor.

This system, as well as all Viking’s systems, are designed using an international industry standard of 100m3 per m2 of filter area. With the low filter speed and only the lightest particles to reach the filter bags, the life expectancy of these filters can far exceed any other system currently on the market. “This is the most important aspect to consider when selecting a filtering system.” comments Arno. The dust is swept into the collection hopper by the downwards diverted inlets allowing only the lightest particles to reach the filter bags. Inside the hopper a drag chain pushes the dust to the opposite end of the baghouse where the outlet is located. The vertical mounted filters have been proven to be the most efficient design for industrial filtration of dust on a sustainable, ongoing basis. A reverse flow fan is used to purge the dust away from each filter bag and allows it to settle in the hopper. The filter bags are cleaned at preset intervals. “Viking supplied what we needed in the time frame required.”

comments Jakub “It meets the standards and importantly it can be modified to cater for more machinery down the track. We have developed a good working relationship with Viking and are planning on working with them to install a system for our painting booth to produce higher quality lacquer doors.”

For more information about Kitchen Cabinets & Stones Ltd contact Jakub Malinowski on 09 414 4903 or jakub@ kitchencabinets.co.nz or for more information about Viking Ltd contact Arno Van Wyk on 09 835 4090 or arno@vikingltd. co.nz

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Much of this work was previously done ‘by hand’ moving it through firstly a band saw, then router, then borer before the finished components were assembled.

Apprentice furniture maker Adam Brittenden using the SCM Tech Z5 to cut and bore lounge chair frames.

SCM 5-axis technology enhances traditional methods Tradition blends easily with new technology at Otago Furniture which this year celebrates 150 years of continuous furniture manufacture in New Zealand. JOINERS Magazine talked with Manager Roye Haugh about how the firm is using 5 axis technology to improve production methods and expand design capabilities.

Otago Furniture produces mainly solid wood furniture and upholstered furniture for both retail and commercials clients throughout the country. During its 150 year history the company has seen its manufacturing methods change as new technologies and practices come into play. The most recent and perhaps significant being a shift to CNC and 5-axis technology with the purchase two years ago of an SCM Tech Z5 5-axis CNC which has improved production flow and altered their approach to design.

They are currently using the SCM to machine chair frames, solid wood and veneer tables and cabinets. Much of this work was previously done ‘by hand’ moving it through firstly a band saw, then router, then borer before the finished components were assembled.

“The SCM gives big saving here in terms of time and handling,” says Roye Haugh. “We set the material and it does all the cutting and finishing to edges and then boring without us having to handle it again before assembly.”

The company chose SCM because of their international reputation for quality machinery as well as the presence of their New Zealand agents Machines R Us. “We were confident in buying SCM but we wanted strong local representation on hand in case of breakdown or maintenance issues.

As it has turned out apart from the installation we haven’t needed a lot of support as it has performed well and we have largely worked through any issues ourselves.”

“It took a little bit of settling in getting settings and calibrations correct for our methods. There

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was certainly a lot to learn to get the best results, some through trial and error and some through just thinking any problem through.

Sometimes it required a different mind-set, thinking in planes instead of straight lines. Now the operation is relatively simple and the precision we are getting off this machine is very good.”

Two years later the SCM Tech Z5 is really proving its worth as Otago Furniture extend their use of the 5th-axis with new design options.

“We have a new range coming out in the new year which incorporates a lot of angles. The 5th axis gives us the ability to work these angles, at speed to the precision required and has really expanded our design capabilities which is both useful and necessary in today’s furniture market,” says Roye.

“We are all very pleased with the purchase. The SCM has become part of the workplace, well liked by our designers who enjoy the design extension it gives them and our floor staff whose job has become easier.

In fact the boys have asked for another one but while this one is actually running all day everyday, I think we still have enough capacity here to last some time yet. The emphasis now is to get other staff up to speed with the programming so that not all the pressure is on one person, and so that they can bounce ideas off each other and come up with innovative ways of doing things”

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Suggested preventive maintenance for CNC routers CNC router maintenance is essential to keep your investment online and productive. Scheduled CNC router maintenance can help avoid costly downtime, so don’t skip on these important steps.

Daily Maintenance 1. Check the machine’s air pressure regulator. Some CNC routers feature an air pressure regulator that helps to control incoming air pressure. The regulator should be adjusted so the incoming pressure to the machine is within the manufacturer’s specification.

To adjust the regulator, pull up on the centre cap and rotate to set the desired pressure. After pressure is adjusted push down on centre cap to lock in place.

2. P u r g e w a t e r a n d o i l separators. Some CNC routers feature water and oil separators on the incoming air line. The water and oil separators need to be checked and purged daily to make sure that no contaminates get through the air supply to the machine. To purge the oil and water separators turn the knobs at the bottom of each unit until clean air flows out.

Some of these units have red push buttons to purge instead of knobs that turn.

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Check computer connections Sweep work area Examine tools and toolholders for damage or wear before beginning to cut Check dust collector bins/ bags and empty if needed

Weekly Maintenance 1. Clean vacuum pump filters.

Vacuum pump filters should be checked and cleaned each week and replaced when necessary. Take great care when removing and cleaning the filters not to let any debris enter the vacuum pump inlet.

2. Check pneumatic oil level in regulator.

3. Empty any water in regulator or separator.

4. Clean the spindle fan (if spindle is air-cooled). Dust accumulates on the spindle’s cooling fan and can cause it to become out of balance.

Use compressed air to blow off the fan.

5. Clean tool holders and collets. Tool holders, collets, and collet nuts must be rustfree and clean. Use a mild scotch-bright pad to clean any rust. Apply a very light oil to prevent oxidation, and then remove excess oil with a clean, softrag. Typically, these components need to be cleaned weekly, but frequency really depends on how quickly rust develops.

Try using a specific cleaning and maintenance kit.

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Clean the spindle tapers on interface and collets. Use compressed air to blow the taper out, wipe the taper very well with the correct spindle taper wiper, and then wipe with a clean dry cloth. Clean with rust inhibiting solvents.

Lubricate with LPS

Monthly Maintenance 1. Upload all machine data via RS232 or Ethernet (machine parameters and program files) if applicable.

2. Copy machine data on to CD or USB, then store in a safe location.

3. Lubricate racks. If the machine features any rackand-pinion devices, the racks should be lubricated monthly.

A typical CNC machine has 3 gear racks, 2 on the X-Axis and 1 on the Y-Axis.

4. Lubricate bearings and screws. On standard machines there are a number of linear bearings that need to be lubricated once a week.

The X-Axis has 4, the Y-Axis has 4, the Z-Axis has 4 and the dust hood has 1. The Z-Axis of the machine has a ball screw or lead screw that needs to be cleaned and re-lubricated once a week.

This is very important!

5. Check for loose bolts on machine and tighten as needed.

6. Wipe rails with a fine scotch bright pad.

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Check pneumatic connections for leaks.

Check belt and pulley assemblies for tightness and belt integrity.

Quarterly Maintenance 1. Clean or replace relief valve filter on the vacuum pump.

2. Deep clean all lead screw and ball nut assemblies by flushing.

3. Change vacuum pump oil, if applicable.

4. Clean all dry assemblies then perform error calibration on all axes.

5. Check all wiring connections in machine enclosures for soundness.

6. Check brushes in DC servo motors.

7. Clean overall machine.

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Stainless Steel Benching Acero are leaders in the fabrication of custom stainless steel benching.

Stainless steel allows you to create a bench that is durable and hygienic while maintaining a timeless style. Whether it’s a kitchen benchtop or a custom commercial job our experience and first rate craftmanship mean that we can help bring your vision to life.

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4. Choose your sink If your bench design includes a sink you can choose any Mercer sink from our new catalogue or website that is able to be installed ‘Weld In’ This is indicated at the beginning of each sinkware range in the catalogue with the weld in icon shown below. It is also stated in the specs table under installation on the website product pages.

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a revolution in the making new HyFuse® edgebanding application process from HP Tech Every now and then along comes a new system or technology that offers a significant improvement to a manufacturing process. So it has with a revolutionary new type of edgebanding tape application unit to be used with heat activated (laser) tape. Developed by Henk van Oeveren and Will Turinsky at Nelson based H & P Technologies Ltd, this innovative system under the name HyFuse® uses a row of tiny hydrogen/oxygen flames to deliver a precise amount of heat to the functional layer of the edge tape. It is an efficient and precise system.

Greenmount Espies based in Auckland who undertake turn key interior fit out solutions in the retail, hospitality and

commercial sectors as well as contract manufacturers for the kitchen, wardrobe and campervan industries, have been using a HyFuse® unit since September 2016 and added a second unit in January this year. Greenmount have a long standing relationship with HP Tech. Managing Director Graham Russell makes the comment “We have been running edgebanders for some thirty years and the HyFuse® technology has in my opinion, been the most significant advance in that time.

This is particularly so with regard to achieving a seamless finish, and most importantly, without the need for constant cleaning, an issue with traditional edgebanding tape application processes. Once set up it is essentially plug and HyFuse® system only heats the functional layer, everything else remains cold.

play.” Greenmount have moved the majority of their edgebanding to their edgebanders with the retrofitted HyFuse® units. “The quality of edgeband finish has been very good from the date of commissioning the first HyFuse® unit some two years ago. There was little in the way of refinements to make and it has been very good ever since.” Graham adds.

The system only heats the functional layer while everything else stays cold. There are no hot parts in the machine. The HyFuse® system is only active when the heating of the tape is required.

The essence of the process is the controlled combination of the hydrogen and oxygen gases which is always the same. The hydrogen comes from a bottle or hydrogen generator and the oxygen comes from an oxygen concentrator that is part of the HyFuse® system.

The concentrator uses on average 50 litres of compressed air per minute to deliver the required oxygen. The heat transfer by forced convection is efficient due to the very high temperature that

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can be applied to a small targeted area. When there is no flame there is no heat. Technical details aside, the biggest bonus of the system is that you don’t need to wait for a glue pot to heat, you don’t have to have a glue pot to clean and you just turn off at the end of the day.

There is no maintenance required.

HyFuse® can be retrofitted to all edgebanders with pre milling, however this is restricted by a licence agreement with a European edgebander manufacturer to machines older than two years.

You can see more about the HyFuse® system at www.hptech. co.nz/machinery/hyfuse or www. hptech.com

For more information contact Henk van Oeveren at H&P Technologies Ltd on 03 547 6699 or info@hptech.co.nz

Vacuum Clamping Systems from Schmalz Manual Clamping - The vacuum clamping system Multi-Clamp is the perfect tool for quick and flexible clamping of small and medium-sized workpieces. They can be fixed in any position and processed all-round. The MultiClamp is portable and can be used in a variety of industrial, workshop and building-site contexts.

Machine Clamping - Homag, Weeke, Biesse, SCM, IMA, Holzher, Felder - Schmalz and Automation Equipment can supply vacuum blocks for Console, Grid table and now even Nesting options. As a long-term partner of well-known machine manufacturers, Schmalz offers considerable experience and expertise in vacuum clamping technology. Whether initial equipment, retrofit solutions or spare parts Schmalz offers a large selection of high-quality clamping equipment for all applications.

New - Nesting Blocks - To increase the manufacturing flexibility (especially on the sides of various workpieces) Schmalz have developed the new VCBL-G-K1 vacuum blocks and adapter plate products for nesting operations.

C o n s o l e Ta b l e S y s t e m s efficiency through flexibility and quality - Whether using a 1 or 2 - circuit system, panel processing or frame production - console vacuum blocks from Schmalz can be positioned precisely and

are relocated when changing the layout. A comprehensive range of high-quality vacuum blocks and spare parts are available for all leading CNC manufacturers.

Grid Table Systems - for efficient five-axis processing on grid tables - Schmalz vacuum blocks for grid tables enable simple and flexible use; with simple installation. The non-slip fixings enable secure clamping of the workpieces even with high processing forces. This makes them ideal for complex five-axis applications without a wear plate.

Vacuum Lifting - Tube Lifter JumboErgo - For workpieces of many different shapes and sizes, weighing up to 300 kg, the Schmalz Vacuum Tube Lifter JumboErgo is the perfect solution to safe handling requirements. The twist grip on the JumboErgo is designed to

operate like a motorcycle throttle.

Large and heavy loads can be moved gently and precisely. The length of the operator handle can be varied to allows the user to maintain a safe distance from the load. The optional swivelling unit, allows you to swivel workpieces of up to 120kg by 90° securely and ergonomically. For airtight nonporous workpieces, the venting unit enables the user to quickly and safely release the workpiece as required.

The benefits from the installation of a vacuum lifter include, reduced handling and loading times, reduced requirement for extra people to handle workpieces, less downtime due to injury and damage-free gripping by using vacuum rather than sliding. The lifting unit, operating unit, vacuum grippers and vacuum generator on the vacuum tube lifter JumboErgo

can be configured according your specifications. The JumboErgo is characterized by its lifting unit, which contracts and extends when lifting and lowering the load.

The large effective suction area maximises safe holding of the workpiece.

Automation Equipment offers Schmalz comprehensive range of accessories and complete systems with a highly ergonomic and responsive aluminium crane or gantry.

For more information on Schmalz Vacuum Lifting and Vacuum clamping, call Automation Equipment on 0800 847 200 or e-mail the team at sales@autoequip.co.nz

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Not only is Valchromat innovative, unique and available in a range of colours, it is also moisture resistant, hardwearing and easy to work with. This apartment, was designed by a Portuguese Architect, Sofia Passarinho with a view to balance her work and personal life. The furniture, which she also designed is made from Black Valchromat and was her desired choice of material as, “it is more durable and easier to maintain compared to other products”.

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The “My Boss Legend” documentary reveals what it’s really like for employers, women apprentices, and those who have supported their decision to enter this male-dominated industry

Paris Ternent-James, carpentry apprentice and Steve Brown of M B Brown Builders, Wairarapa who feature in BCITO’s “She’ll be right” video.

Diversity the key to construction success

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omen make up just 2.6 percent of workers ‘on the tools’ in New Zealand’s construction sector and the Building Construction Industry Training Organisation says correcting this imbalance is vital to addressing ongoing skills shortages.

Employment forecasts for the construction sector, which BCITO covers, suggest there will be more than 80,000 new and replacement job openings in the next five years.

Traditional workforce pools are not meeting industry demands for skilled workers and record low birth-rates in 2003 is making competition for school leavers particularly fierce.

“The sector is crying out for skilled workers and boosting gender diversity is vital. Currently, less than five percent of BCITO employers take on women

apprentices. We need more employers to broaden their scope and wake up to the benefits of a more diverse workforce,” says Warwick Quinn, BCITO CEO.

their decision to enter this maledominated industry. The campaign aims to encourage more employers to open the door to hiring women on their teams.

on the values of equality and whanau. He is simply interested in employing the person best suited for the job. Half of his staff are women.

“We also need more women to consider a career in the trades.

We are concerned that not enough schools are encouraging young women to get involved. Although 96 percent of our women apprentices have strong job satisfaction, nearly three-quarters of them never had the chance to participate in construction-related courses while at school,” says Quinn.

MB Brown Builders in Wairarapa employs Paris Ternent-James, 22, as a carpentry apprentice. Owner Stephen Brown runs his business by the core values of family, respect, equal opportunities and providing a positive and engaging learning environment. Stephen and his wife Judy Brown took part in the documentary.

“Tamara’s happy, you know she’s loving what she’s doing. She goes to work extra early, so she can open up and get everything prepped for the day, and she gets it done,” says Tamara’s husband William Rhind, who also took part in the documentary.

To help address this gender imbalance BCITO has released a short documentary which explores and challenges stereotypes. The “My Boss Legend” documentary reveals what it’s really like for employers, women apprentices, and those who have supported

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“I think you’ve always got to look at your company and employ the best person for the job at the time,” says Judy Brown.

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Your solution could be written right here Do articles in woodworking magazines resonate or influence your business decisions? Tom Raleigh and Shane Wilson of Kingswood Cabinets read a compelling article which inspired them to invest in a KAL370 Ambition edge banding machine from HOMAG. “The article featured a business’s high end edge bander and how it changed their output. That article changed mine and Tom’s point of view and we ended up spending the coin and we love it.”

Located on the sunny Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Kingswood Cabinets began life as a bare block of dirt purchased by Tom and his ambitious partners over 13 years ago. “It all started off with two blokes I had known for a long time, we decided to make our own cabinet making business, so we bought a bare paddock, built the shed and got stuck into it” recalls Tom. His now business partner Shane came on board to work with Tom after hearing of his plans to start Kingswood Cabinets.

“I was employed by Tom when he was just starting to build the factory, I helped the builders and ran the airlines. I have worn many hats in this business I have been the foreman, check measure guy, installer, purchasing manager and currently the factory manager.Now I am learning how to start taking over the whole business, I have pretty much done everything.”

The business employs up to 50 staff and targets low rise unit developments under eight stories and project builders who produce around 300 homes a year; and has seen significant continuous growth since it opened its doors. With this growth there was a requirement to invest in machinery that could support the increasing demands to the business’s manufacturing output and product quality.

Kingswood Cabinet has operated a broad range of machine brands, and it took more than a few years for Tom to invest in what he refers to as a ‘Ferrari’ and buy a HOMAG. “I was very conscience

Tom Raleigh and Shane Wilson with their KAL370 Ambition edge bander

of spending the dollars when we first started up. The machines we ran were within our means, but some other brands we used were a complete disaster and we were let down big time. It’s like starting with a bombed out Toyota and working your way towards owning a Ferrari” In 2014 the first HOMAG machines were installed in the factory, a HPP 300/43/43 panel diving saw and a BHX050 CNC. This investment was also instigated by his long time school friend and HOMAG sales representative for Queensland, MarkVowles.

“I first met mark in 1984 in high school and we have been close mates ever since. For one thing he was bloody persistent; he called on us for nine years before we decided to go HOMAG. It was a bit of a joke between the pair of us” recalls Tom with a laugh.

Shane read about the KAL370 in the magazine and we saw it first in AWISA. Mark took us to one of his HOMAG customers and seeing it in action pretty much had us sold” said Tom. With the housing market booming in Queensland the duo’s KAL370 Ambition 2470 was fast to prove its worth. “Business is great, we were going through some

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figures and have just had the best month on record ever for the business. And the edge bander has contributed to that success as it has increased our output; we are able to produce more cabinetry, at a higher quality as well.”

The new machine has not only made a big difference to the factory’s productivity and product quality but to the whole business, including employee’s work ethic.

“We target around 60-70 kitchens a week but we were spending 1-2 hours cleaning doors and carcasses on an each job … that’s dead time. With this new machine the cabinet makers are knocking out kitchens instead of doing these menial tasks … it has made a massive difference” said Shane.

“It’s also about the reliability, I haven’t really had a break down on these machines that has halted business. And I can’t say that we have ever had a problem that Homag couldn’t fix, these machines are unbreakable mate.”

“From my point of view I will look at the dollars more than anything, but the guys on the floor can see that the investment is paying the dividends by producing a better product” said Tom. “It has given them a real lift in what they put out as a product, so what they work on is of a higher standard”

With the business booming Tom and Shane are very happy with the new machine and plan on further investing in HOMAG’s products and services. “The end goal is full automation, we can’t fully rely on staff anymore but you can rely on a machine and HOMAG is a brand we can definitely rely on.” said Shane. “But at the end of the day, we aren’t money hungry and we are not into over extending ourselves by taking on every job out there. I want to deliver really good service to our customers and build better relationships with them to see how we can make things for them more efficiently and economically.”

“Owning the machine isn’t going to give you the business edge, it’s all about how you do the business” agrees Tom. It is this approach to business that has clearly attributed to some of the success of Kingswood Cabinets. Through reading articles they discovered a solution which clearly has set them up for further successes, and HOMAG is always on hand to support their continued growth. 

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“the world of coatings is always changing, as technological advances through research and development improves what is available”

Keeping professionals in the know Awareness of what a manufacturer can offer is at the heart of what Adrian Armstrong from coatings supplier PPG Industries does on an everyday basis. By trade a wood furniture and joinery finisher with some twenty three years in the spray finishing field, he has a wealth of knowledge to pass on to design professionals such as kitchen and bathroom designers and architects. Bob Nordgren from JOINERS Magazine had a chat with Adrian to find out more.

“I really see it as a service I can provide to designers and architects to keep them in the loop about what PPG has to offer when they in turn are dealing with their clients. The world of coatings especially sprayed or painted is always changing as technological changes through research and development improve what is available.” Adrian says.

Let’s get a little more specific here, what does this mean?

“There are lot of examples I could use,” Adrian continues “such as providing advice on a variety of subjects such as how a coating product can be used and provide finish samples as well as the latest in colours available. Gloss levels are another point in case. These can be in many different levels which a designer or architect may want to know more about. With spray finishing it is important to show what the client will actually see when the coating is applied. The suitability of different coatings in various applications is

important. As well as gloss there is matt and the increasingly popular natural look to consider as well.”

A big change has been the move to waterborne rather than solvent based coatings. How do you see this change? “Although there are still applications for which solvent based is considered more effective they are dwindling as waterborne has become more robust and efficient and is proven to be safer to use than solvent based.” comments Adrian “Letting designers and architects know what PPG offer in this field is an important role I perform whether in fact it be water based, powdercoated or solvent based.

Person to person conversation is really what it is all about. That is to say design professionals can call or email me to provide information to them - and they often do. When it comes to awareness we also have moved into the digital world with involvement with the website Eboss which is well known to design professionals.”

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Colour matching has always been a challenge I guess? “Absolutely.

It’s a key service we offer and where kitchen and bathroom designers, interior designers and architects most seek our help be it for new or renovation projects. We have of course the Merlin colour matching software available through our distributors but I find this is often sought after advice. No two projects are the same either. A good example

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by Mal Corboy of Mal Corboy Design which required a finish that was matt but showed the true colour of the wood laminate (see adjacent picture in advert). A matt, waterbased polyurethane finish from the Amerthane 500 range did the trick.” In talking to Mal Corboy he commented “Being able to bring onboard and talk to someone with in depth technical knowledge of coatings and the latest colours has been really advantageous for me and in turn my clients. It keeps me up with the play and enables me to explore more options.”

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When speed and accuracy matter Artiture Limited, in Auckland’s Wairau Valley, is a commercial joinery firm providing furniture and fit outs for offices, medical centers, airlines, retail outlets, and one-off products. In their business, speed and accuracy mean satisfied customers and profitable margins. The recent purchase of Microvellum Software has assisted in improvements in both areas.

Early last year Artiture decided it was time to update their design and production software, to bring it upto-date and in alignment with their business needs. “We were looking for a proven solution that suited the bespoke nature of our work.” says Michael Law, Director at Artiture. “We needed software that would allow for a high-degree of accuracy combined with the ability to quickly and efficiently drive our production.”

Throughout the course of their research, they found that Microvellum Software was being used by many companies doing similar work. Their investigation revealed the software to be able to handle the variety of challenges and complexities they face. The decision to purchase Microvellum was made in the Spring of 2017.

“It took us some time to master the engineering process for more complicate products, but after six

months, our team had become really effective.” says Michael. “We have seen real, measurable benefits in the speed of our production, and the precision in engineering.”

“I like the way Microvellum enables our team to save time in their day-to-day workflow.” says Taryn Leathem, Operations Manager at Artiture. “We have not only reduced errors, but also drastically improved the workflow throughout the factory with detailed 3D visuals, simplified connectivity to our CNC machines, and automated part labeling. Also, since all our manufacturing data is generated on the front-end of our process, we can better utilize our team in the shop.”

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“The quality of renderings and presentation drawings we can produce helps our team improve

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Artiture’s diverse workload requires a precision in design and production which Microvellum has provided.

communications with our clients.” says Michael. “When our clients can visualize what we are going to build for them, it makes our job easier. We can also take those renderings or the approved shop floor drawings right into production without the need to redraw or reengineer anything. This was previously a time-consuming process for us.”

“The support from Microvellum has been outstanding” says Michael.

“They are customer-focused and whether we need support over the phone, online or face-to-face they have exceeded our expectations.

It’s a program I would definitely recommend to others.” www.artiture.co.nz

Streamlining kitchen cabinet production Hewe Kitchens in Auckland, manufacture kitchens and house fit outs for design and architectural clients. Their purchase of Microvellum software last year was part of a move to streamline their production process and improve factory flow. Managing Director Tony Hewetson reveals that the time, cost, and effort in integrating the new software has definitely been worth it.

The company works with some of the country’s top designers to create award winning kitchens throughout New Zealand. Until four years ago, they relied on their panel saw for production of parts, but realized the need to advance to CNC machinery.

“After the purchase of our Biesse CNC, we used the software that came with it for our cabinet parts” commented Tony. “But soon realized that we needed a more comprehensive package to improve our efficiencies.” After trialing several software packages, Microvellum Software stood out as the best suited for their manufacturing requirements.

Collaboration with designers and architects is a big part of the process at Hewe Kitchens. Their team works with some of the top in their field, using AutoCAD as the primary design and communication tool.

“Having an AutoCAD - based solution was key to improving our

communications with our outside design teams,” commented Tony.

“Nearly 60 percent of all our kitchen designs come from architects or designers. We detail the drawings, verify with our teams, and then prepare the project for production – right inside the Microvellum environment.”

“We are experiencing greater efficiencies than expected,” says Tony. “The path from design to production is much more direct and the flow of project information is seamless. We are seeing less errors and our flow throughout the factory is much quicker. We anticipate this trend of efficiency improvements to continue as we develop our product data further.”

The cabinet library, that comes standard with Microvellum Software, is setup to accomplish many different construction methods, but Hewe’s methods were a bit different. “We had some initial

help from Microvellum’s service and support team, but we opted to learn the system and maintain our product library on our own.” commented Tony. “This has taken us a bit longer, but the learning process has made our team more self-sufficient.”

Microvellum’s support channels are available 24-hours a day. The online community and access to knowledgeable techs is appreciated by the team at Hewe. “It’s a great service. Microvellum makes it simple to create support tickets or post questions to their online community. When I engage the online users, I usually have a solid answer within the next day.” commented Hammond Bentley, a trained cabinet maker for the company.

“After we migrated Hammond from the shop floor to the office, we really started seeing results. As a dedicated Microvellum engineer

Microvellum operator Hammond Bentley (left) with Managing Director Tony Hewetson.

on our team, we’re ready to start the next phase of streamlining the way we work … extending it into the design sphere of our business” commented Tony. “Like anything, your results are based on what you put into it. In our case, Microvellum has definitely been well worth our efforts.” www.hewe.co.nz

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Supreme Award winner - He Tohu Document Centre, Wellington: Studio Pacific Architecture

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NZ Wood-Resene Timber Design Awards Timber industry and design professionals were honoured for their creativity and ingenuity at a gala event in Auckland on September 20 as the winners of the 2018 NZ Wood-Resene Timber Design Awards demonstrated new and different ways to use timber.

“In a market crowded with grand designs and claims for every construction material, NZ timber is proving just how versatile and cost effective it is,” said Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association Promotions Manager Debbie Fergie. “These Awards have again proved how imaginative design and structural integrity can combine to deliver beautiful timber buildings.”

Entrants competed within ten categories covering everything from architectural excellence to engineering innovation, multi-storey construction and student innovation. Structural

performance and aesthetic excellence were highlighted across all categories.

unique materials produces interior spaces of remarkable mood and atmosphere,” they said.

The Resene Supreme Award went to the He Tohu Document Centre within the National Library, inspired by the form and function of a waka huia (treasure container). “This is the perfect vessel to display the founding documents of Aotearoa,” said the judges. “Highly developed manufacturing technologies are woven together with traditional timber materials, showcasing how timber can deliver technological, social and cultural value in a beautiful way.”

The XLam NZ Multi-Storey Timber Building Award was won

by Te Pa Tauira-Otago Polytechnic Student Village in Dunedin. It was the first five-storey all-timber building in the country, with judges pointing out that the highly efficient modular layout enabled efficient offsite prefabrication which significantly reduced construction time and cost.

Runner up was Cymon Allfrey’s Family Bach in Hanmer Springs.

“An interesting redefining of the family bach as a series of separate yet interrelated buildings with shared common spaces,” commented judges.

Plant and Food Research’s won Nelson Pine Industries’ Excellence in Engineered Wood Products

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Supreme Winners (l-r): John Gerondis from Resene, Lisa Webb, Evzen Novak and Lauren Jones from Studio Pacific Architecture.

category. Judges commented on the entire structure being prefabricated timber featuring highly refined joint detailing.

“This shows how versatile timber can be for both structural and nonstructural applications,” they said.

NZ Farm Forestry sponsored winner for the NZ Specialty Timber category was the Pukapuka Road house in Rodney. Judges were impressed that 'pickled' timbers were sourced from Northland rivers, and as a result have purple, green and blue hues along with the traditional browns.

“The skilful combination of these

The judges were universally delighted with the standard of the entries. “The Awards showcased some of the best examples in timber design that NZ has to offer. It is evident their is great collaboration between architects, engineers, suppliers, fabricators and builders to produce ourstanding and highly innovative timber buildings and structures.” 

category winners RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCE WINNER: The Family Bach, Hanmer Springs: Cymon Allfrey Architects

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Sponsored by Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Futurebuild NZ COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCE WINNER: Te Wharehou o Waikaremoana, Rotorua: Tennent Brown Architects Sponsored by TimberLab Solutions Ltd ENGINEERING INNOVATION WINNER: Mt Pleasant Community Centre, Christchurch: Chris Moller Architecture + Urbanism Sponsored by NZ Timber Design Society

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EXCELLENCE IN ENGINEERED WOOD PRODUCTS WINNER: Seafood Research Centre, Nelson: Jerram Tocker Barron Architects Sponsored by Nelson Pine Industries Ltd MULTI STOREY TIMBER BUILDING WINNER: Te Pa Tauira-Otago Polytechnic Student Village, Dunedin: Logic Group, Mason & Wales, Naylor Love, Kirk Roberts, Tricia Love Consultants Sponsored by XLam NZ Ltd INTERIOR INNOVATION WINNER: He Tohu Document Centre, Wellington: Studio PaciямБc Architecture

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The aluminium strips for KAPA®tech are coated with highgrade lacquer on a coil coating line at the 3A Composites site in Singen and then sent on to the Osnabrück plant where bonding to KAPA® foam takes place. The controlled foaming of the PUR foam between the skins, used in the manufacture of KAPA®, makes it a unique technology world-wide.

This foam has only ever been combined with paper-based cover sheets in the past. Modifying the process to aluminium skins was a great challenge as the aluminium coils are not only much heavier than a roll of paper but also stiffer and less flexible.

Standard tools had been designed for trimming and cutting paper to size rather than aluminium, so manufacturing KAPA ®tech meant adapting to a completely new set of requirements and properties. Both machinery and production processes had to be altered before KAPA®tech could be manufactured, with protective film on both surfaces in two thicknesses and two standard formats of 5mm and 10mm thicknesses. Blue Print stock both thickness in 1250 x 2500 but is only available on indent at 1250 x 3050.

What is it that makes this product unique?

The combination of the PUR foam core and the aluminium skins creates an extremely light (1.9 kg/ m² in 10mm thickness) yet very rigid panel. The lacquered surface is durable and corrosion resistant, the KAPA®-foam does not absorb water. This means KAPA®tech is waterproof and weather resistant

and the first KAPA® panel suitable for exterior use or for applications in humid environments. What is more, thanks to the innovative PUR-foam formula, KAPA®tech is classed in a high European Fire Test Classification (B-s2-d0), France (M1) and England (0), and its application in public spaces such as shopping centres and trade exhibitions is practically without restriction. In the field of transport and industry, KAPA®tech has been awarded an excellent European fire classification (HL 1-3) for use in rail vehicles.

In addition, KAPA ®tech is an outstanding digital printing substrate due to its polyester lacquer and smooth surface. It even won the EDP Award for the best rigid printing substrate at this year’s FESPA in Munich. This annual award has been presented since 2006 by the European Digital Press, an association of specialist journals from all over Europe focussing on the field of digital printing. The prize is for outstanding and innovative new products in the field of printing technology, and KAPA®tech is now an award holder, too.

Processing Standard wood and metal processing machinery can also be used to process KAPA®tech, and it can also be folded easily.

KAPA®tech achieves great results both in printing and in lamination.

Laminating KAPA ® tech, for example with HPL, creates an exceedingly robust surface with high point loading capacity which opens up a wide range of other applications.

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market from 3A Composites & Blue Print Imaging seen again in Düsseldorf where it was used to create an extremely interesting ceiling construction for the company LK AG. KAPA®tech was the company’s first choice due to its very smooth, white surface, because its fire classification makes it suitable for use at exhibitions and because it is easy to process and glue.

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Fastmount breaks into concrete with launch of new PC-DC1 anchor

The most accurate panel mounting solution you’ll never see.

Fastmount, New Zealand designer and manufacturer of panel mounting systems, has launched its first ever clip that allows decorative interior panels to be directly mounted onto concrete walls in commercial and residential interiors.

Installation methods of attaching panels to concrete walls typically involve creating a framework to mount panels onto, to achieve a level mounting surface. The new PC-DC1 has been designed to allow installers to bypass these steps, to save time on new-build and refit jobs.

The PC-DC1 pairs with Fastmount’s PCF1A clip from the Standard Range, and is hammer-set into a 26mm hole in concrete or brick walls. It allows up to 6mm of transverse adjustment to help to level uneven walls quickly, whilst ensuring the perfect panel finish that Fastmount is known for.

Additionally, the PC-DC1 can self-tap into plasterboard or drywall, giving installers the option to use the full breadth of the Standard Range – which offers pull out loads of 2kg – 15kg, depending on the male clip chosen and to suit the weight of the panels.

“We developed the PC-DC1 after consulting our northern hemisphere customers, where a large majority of buildings are constructed out of concrete blocks or stone. Attaching decorative or acoustic panels directly to these types of walls with no visible fixings has always been a time consuming job for interior installers due to the framework required to attach panels to the walls.

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“What we have developed is a step further - not only does the new DC1 remove the need for timber battens to be attached, but we have also included the ability to adjust the clip depth off the wall, meaning the installer can quickly level a wall that is not completely even,” comments Gregg Kelly, Managing Director and Head of Innovation at Fastmount.

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Having found its initial success in the demanding superyacht industry, Fastmount is steadily increasing growth in the architectural industries in Europe and the United States, collaborating with architects, builders and distributors to solve panel mounting problems on land. The PC-DC1 is available now from authorized Fastmount distributors worldwide. www.fastmount.com Setting the standard for panel mounting

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So much more than buckets in a drawer!

For a long time the market has focused on having a waste bin that runs smoothly and looks like the other drawers in the (&1 %"+ǽ %&0 % 0 ,ƞ"+ ""+ 1 the expense of the functionality of the waste bin and the user experience for the home owner.

Simply putting some buckets in a drawer falls well short of the ideal when put to use in the home.

New Zealand waste bin manufacturer and designer

Kitchen King Limited has spent the past 7 years challenging this thinking to deliver to you their new to market and award winning waste bin range, Concelo by Hideaway. Concelo /"!"Ɯ+"0 4% 1 6,2 0%,2)! now expect from a premium bin. Whilst Concelo looks and closes smoothly like premium kitchen drawers, it does not compromise on the user experience, providing them with an appliance that meets their needs.

Concelo by Hideaway: its redefining features and why it is so much more than buckets in a drawer!

Concelo boasts not just a clean design aesthetic but it is available in two colour options that allow it to compliment premium kitchen drawer systems – Cinder & Arctic White.

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With the addition of an electronic push open system (sold separately) the user is provided with a true hands-free solution to simply drop waste into the bin.

Concelo is also compatible with Hideaways fully compostable bin liners. Designed to be strong and durable, yet they will break down easily in a compost environment leaving no harmful reside. Used together with Concelo the homeowner now has a bin solution that will truly meet the needs of their modern lifestyle.

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stairway to perfection Silverdale Stairs Ltd, specialists in both internal and external staircases, have installed a new Egmont Dust Extract System.

anywhere in New Zealand. The Egmont Air dust extraction systems are a popular solution due to their modular design and heavy-duty construction design which focus on balancing high suction performance with energy savings.

With over 30 years’ experience in the design and construction of timber staircases, Mr Nigel Richardson, owner of Silverdale Stairs understands the need for quality, performance and perfection and wanted a pristine clean factory as well as userfriendly dust collection, without any mess.

Richard Stewart from Egmont Air, New Zealand experts in dust extraction, evaluated the suction requirements for each machine and designed a new Egmont System that would replace the existing system.

The new system is designed with a variable-speed-fan that automatically adjusts airflow and suction to optimum levels while

Egmont Air Systems are not only limited to wood-dust, many solutions are available off-theshelf for all types of dust or fume applications including smoke, fumes, paint spray, metallic dust and more.

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The Egmont dust extractor also features self-cleaning filters and a rotary-valve discharge to allow dusts to decant directly into a bin.

Nigel comments “The new system has made a massive difference”

they never need to empty messy bags anymore and the system is very clean and quiet too.

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Helping joinery companies to be more successful With the recent change of ownership at Tunnicliffes Bob Nordgren from JOINERS magazine took the opportunity to find out more about how the new owners see what Tunnicliffes has to offer it’s existing as well as new clientele by talking to Mark Andrew, owner and Business Development Manager.

JOINERS : What do you see as Tunnicliffe’s core value offering to your audience especially joinery companies?

Mark: There are several things we can do for our customers.

The main one is let their skilled staff do the technical finishing work they need to do rather than the time consuming ‘busy’ work. By this I mean tasks such as selecting and profiling timber. This is something Tunnicliffes can do for our joinery customers regardless of business size. This means highly skilled staff can focus on doing work befitting their skill levels. This helps to improve the value gained from your labour costs by letting Tunnicliffe perform some functions from within your joinery business.

JOINERS: Are there any other benefits to this approach?

Mark: Most definitely. By allowing us to help perform the basics so to speak within a joinery operation, there would be room to extend production capacity because you have more time available to apply the skills your staff have. On another level, this can help a joinery business to quickly scale up to meet the demands of a particular project without further capital outlay and new staff hires or vice versa, quickly down scale without valuable equipment being mothballed or having to lay off staff.

It can also have the effect of better maximising the availability of rack space and factory machinery particularly in larger joinery shops as well as the smaller nested based operations. We are prepriming various timber profiles which also has decided financial advantages: the paint shop set up process can be quite expensive and especially with health and safety concerns in particular.

Tunnicliffes can help deal with these issues cost effectively.

JOINERS: What is next for Tunnicliffes?

Mark: Right now we are just looking to solidify our current offering where we have various profiles available in three ‘flavours’ of timber, untreated, H3.2 Tanalised Ecowood and Thermowood®230. We are also an official sponsor and stockist of NZS 4211 JMF profiles. What we would really like is feedback from the industry about their requirements and we are open to suggestions from the marketplace for example, are there existing profiles you would like us to stock pre-primed or are there new profiles you would like to see us stock for you?

For more information contact Mark Andrew at Tunnicliffes on 0272 055 522 JOINERS Magazine December 2018 page 68

Emirates Team New Zealand use new HiKOKI technology HiKOKI Power Tools are excited to announce that Emirates Team New Zealand has adopted the revolutionary new HiKOKI power tool technology platform to help defend the America’s Cup. Emirates Team New Zealand’s Sean Regan, in charge of the team’s boat building facility and building the new AC75 boats themselves, says, “The new technology is amazing, the power that we get, the longevity of the batteries, and the recharge times are fantastic.”

HiKOKI is the new name of Hitachi Power Tools and signifies an industry leap forward in product development and innovation.

HiKOKI has harnessed state of the art lithium-ion battery technology from the electric vehicle industry to create Multi Volt, a 36 volt cordless battery platform which delivers a game

changing improvement in power and performance. Sean Regan adds “In our game, if you sit back you’re never going to beat the opposition. We’ve got to keep evolving right to the very end, and we can see that with HiKOKI, and where they’re going. We’re really excited to be able to use that new technology to help us to defend the America’s Cup.” Coinciding with the global launch of the HiKOKI brand, HiKOKI NZ has announced its continued support as the Official Supplier of Power Tools to Emirates Team New Zealand. Regan continues “Knowing that HiKOKI are with us going forward is huge, because I know what Hitachi has done for our team for the last 20 years.”

Andrew Way, Managing Director of HiKOKI distributor Accent Tools Ltd says, “It’s a special relationship that goes right back to the very beginning of the team’s amazing story of innovation, resilience, can-do attitude, and ultimately repeatedly hitting the

pinnacle of success in the toughest yachting competition in the world.

With the 36th America’s Cup being held in our backyard and the team setting up their own in-house boat building facility in Auckland, there’s a lot of advantages that HiKOKI can contribute to the success of the Teams 2021 campaign. The new HiKOKI Multivolt range of tools have more than twice the performance of the team’s legacy Hitachi tools.

This means tasks will be able to completed in less time, which could be a crucial difference in overnight race preparations”.

This evolution is something that Emirates Team New Zealand is eager to capitalise on during the boat building, testing, and racing stages of their campaign as they reach new heights in innovation and performance.

HiKOKI recently delivered their range of new power tools to the team’s build facility on Auckland’s North Shore, where they are setting up a to build the cup boats.

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o your business is going well currently? You invested in that new CNC that cost megabucks but the dust is still sitting on the bed when you finish cutting and Worksafe have told your staff to stop using the compressed air to ‘clean it all down’ before you lift the boards.

New staff complain about the dust, so do the girls in the office and those small, cheap mobile units scattered about the place all seem to leak fine dust all the time. On top of all this, it’s getting into the spray / paint area.

You’ve looked at the cost of a large proper dust extractor built outside - but there is always something else that needs money spent, (a new SUV would be nice), But something needs to be done about this dust if you’re honest.

A good chunk of the cost of a new dust collector unit is the labour cost of erecting the unit. Plus, if your business is some distance from the suppliers base, you have to pay for his staff to stay locally, their travel, and meals.

So, why is it that you can design a kitchen full of the most awkward shaped appliances, juggle the electricians, plumbers, tilers and benchtop guys along with your own fitting team, (not to mention getting payments out of the customers), but can’t assemble your own dust system?

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Your ‘Pack’ includes hanging brackets, plastic flex to connect the last meter or so to the machine and even the hose clips The Dust Filter unit comes with a simple stage by stage guide to erecting. Not just any old filter but the exact unit you have bought.

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“Some of our customers over the last 10 years or so have simply had the parts and plan supplied by us and have erected / installed everything themselves”, says Geoff Ebdon, Sales Manager at

NZDUCT+FLEX. “With our own in house CAD designer we can now make this even more easy for customers to self build to give the best solution at their actual site.

We even have telescopic sections that allow for flexibility in the duct lengths between machinery so you don’t need to cut down duct sections to make that last piece ‘fit’ if you don’t want the hassle.

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According to NZDUCT+FLEX, the average installation cost is roughly about 1/3 filter, 1/3 fan and ducting and 1/3 is down to installation costs, especially if customers live in more remote areas and flights or accommodation are involved.

The new easy to follow Flat FilterPack system is a way to get a proper full sized dust extract system at a lower price than achievable before, but, if customers would rather staff did what they are best at, building kitchens, then the company still offers the full turnkey option with their own installation team who are full time employees from the company.

It is comments from previous self build customers like Barry Brown, who had the expensive

task of relocating his factory from Auckland to Taupo, that has helped NZDUCT+FLEX make the self installs as simple as possible for their customers. NZDUCT+FLEX specified their most popular sized unit for Barry’s new premises and it is perfect for the average joinery shop or kitchen business to erect themselves.

The Taupo company recycles old natural hard woods, so the dust feeds first into a container for re-sale, and then the fine dust is collected in the 3 module filter unit. This unit has 74m2 of filter sock surface area and costs $12,132 + GST plus freight. The fan and ducting are additional.

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Due Process Geoff Hardy

Unfinished joinery work is not defective joinery work

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ccasionally joinery projects go off the rails. The relationship between the client and the joiner breaks down, the invoices don’t get paid, and the building work grinds to a halt. The joiner usually has to initiate some action to recover the money he believes he is owed, and the client responds with a counter-claim.

That counter-claim typically relies on three types of allegations – the joinery work was defective, there were unjustifiable delays, and there was overcharging of some sort - whether it be inflated hours, building materials charged for that weren’t used in the project, or claims for variations that were in fact part of the original scope of work.

At this point the client understandably doesn’t want the joiner around anymore. Whatever work remains to be done, he would rather have done by a substitute tradesman. And that option becomes even more attractive when the client is holding onto money that is claimed by the joiner but the client would rather use to cover the additional costs involved in getting someone else in to finish the job. And so the client advises the original joiner that the joinery contract is terminated on account of the defects, the delays, and the overcharging.

The problem for the client is that you can’t terminate a building contract just because you feel like it. The contract is a commitment that lasts for the entire duration of the project. Just as the joiner is obliged to see the project through to the end, so is the client. After all, the joiner has maintained staff, ordered materials, and possibly turned away other work in reliance on the project going the distance.

He is counting on the project to pay his mortgage and feed his family. So even though every joinery contract can be brought to

an end by mutual agreement, the circumstances in which you can do so on your own are quite rare.

When Can You Terminate?

The client’s rights to terminate the contract are found in two places – the joinery contract itself, and the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 (the “CCLA”).

The CCLA says that the contract is paramount. So it is only if the contract doesn’t state when you can terminate, that the CCLA rules apply. That is more likely to happen where there is no written joinery contract, or the terms of it are only recorded in the fine print on the joiner’s quote. In those situations, the CCLA rules fill the gap, and they replace the old rules developed by the courts over the past few centuries.

All the standard-form building contracts and subcontracts contain rules stating when the client can terminate. But joinery contracts tend to be unique to the joiner concerned, or non-existent. If it is a formal contract, then the three most common situations where a client can terminate are where the joiner has become insolvent, where he is seriously in breach of contract, and where he has abandoned the project. Where the termination is based on insolvency it’s usually clear-cut because the joiner is in receivership or liquidation. But where the termination is based on breach of contract there is no manual you can look up to see what breaches are serious enough to justify termination, so there is usually a judgment call required. And even assuming the breach is serious enough, the client generally has to give the joiner a reasonable opportunity to rectify his default before he can terminate.

Where the termination is based on abandonment there is also scope for argument. The legal term for

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abandonment is “repudiation”, which means showing by words or conduct that you no longer intend to see the contract through to the end. That will be self-evident where the joiner has told the client to stick his project, and has sent back the raw materials and re-used any partially-completed product. However it is less clearcut when the joiner has merely suspended work while he waits for an outstanding payment to be made or a dispute to be resolved.

If the joiner has made it clear that he is ready, willing and able to resume work once that is done, then it will be very difficult to establish that he has repudiated the contract or abandoned the project.

Termination is Risky For those reasons the client takes a big risk in terminating the joinery contract for serious breach or repudiation, because it is a matter of judgment whether that has actually happened or not. If the joiner has not in fact repudiated or his breaches of contract aren’t sufficiently serious, then the client won’t legally be entitled to terminate, and his attempt to do so will be seen as a breach of contract on his own part. That will entitle the joiner to damages for the losses he suffers as a result.

Of course it may be that the aggrieved client does not go as far as to formally terminate the contract, but what he does do is stop talking to the joiner and withhold payment of the joiner’s latest invoice. The justification for these actions is generally the same as for termination - defects, delays, and overcharging. And the risks are the same.

One of the biggest mistakes that clients make in this situation is to base their purported termination or withholding of payment, on alleged defective workmanship or materials. The conceptual

difficulty the client faces is that if the joinery work is incomplete (regardless of whether it is halted half-way through, or prior to the expiry of the defects liability period), then it cannot yet be defective. How can the joinery work be defective when the joiner could have, and presumably would have, completed it to a satisfactory standard before signing it off?

Not surprisingly the courts have cottoned on to this, and there has been a series of judgments emphasising the point, all of which are neatly summarised in the 2016 judgment of Judge G M Harrison in the Waitakere District Court in the case known as Tugaga v Westend Painters Ltd, which was upheld by the High Court the following year.

There will be exceptions to the rule, of course, most notably where the joiner has had several unsuccessful attempts to fix the problem, or has made it clear that he has finished that portion of the work and has no intention of revisiting it. But in all other situations, the standard of workmanship is judged at the completion of the project, not at the time when the client prematurely brings it to an end, and prevents the joiner from achieving the standard of workmanship that he is capable of. 

Geoff Hardy has 43 years’ experience as a commercial lawyer and is a partner in the Auckland firm “Martelli McKegg”. He guarantees personal attention to new clients at competitive rates.

His phone number is (09) 379 0700, fax (09) 309 4112, and email geoff@martellimckegg.co.nz.

This article is not intended to be relied upon as legal advice.

Anthony Keeper Tony Keeper, Life Member of NZJMF and the Taranaki JMA, passed away on Saturday 6th October aged 77, after a brave battle with cancer.

Tony started work as an apprentice in Nelson in 1957 at a time when machines were run by a 100mm wide belt running up to a counter shaft in the ceiling and powered by a steam engine. In 1963 he went to New Plymouth on a working holiday where he worked for Jones & Sandford before starting Glen Valley Joinery in 1969. As the new boy on the scene with very little overheads, the existing big 4 joinery companies in New Plymouth informed him he was working too cheaply. A meeting was called to get some pricing regularity and it was decided to form a Taranaki Joinery Manufacturers’ Association, and an unofficial Taranaki price list was formed.

Tony became President of Taranaki JMA in 1970 and started attending quarterly NZJMF meetings in Wellington in 1971. The first conference Tony attended was in Alexandra in 1973. The North Island delegates met at Christchurch airport, boarded a Mount Cook Airlines plane, and flew to Alexandra where they had to buzz the airstrip to chase the sheep away, so they could land. This was the start of 29 consecutive Conferences Tony attended before retiring in 2001, developing long term friendships and gaining extensive knowledge from each one.

During that time as a member of the Taranaki JMA Tony helped run 3 conferences in New Plymouth in the days before conference organizers.

Tony provided an enormous contribution to the joinery industry and was involved with many interesting developments over the years, such as JMF wooden windows, the updating of window profiles with BRANZ in the 90’s, and the ‘life after Rimu’ campaign. In 2009, Tony started going to conferences again, as he was very interested to see how NZS 4211 compliance evolved and recently stated that he felt that the joinery industry was in good hands now and for the future.

Tony will be missed by many in an industry on whose behalf he worked tirelessly. Condolence to wife Kay and family.

R.I.P.

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NKBA Executive Board (left to right) Back: Annemarie Mains, Rachael Kwok, Nick Thompson, Alison ThirkettleTawharu, Jared Dinneen, Simon Harkness. Front: Suzie Rees, Trish Frankland, Milvia Hannah, Mark Bruce

one great year leads to another As 2018 draws to a close, it’s an opportune time to share the successes of the last 12 months and look ahead to what 2019 will bring. The National Kitchen and Bathroom Association (NKBA) has had a stellar year, achieving many records and setting the organisation up for a fantastic 2019.

We continue to see integrity and increased structure being applied to our Awards program which saw our highest number of award entrants in 2018. In addition, we had the highest number of firsttime entrants which highlights our penetration into the new member fraternity as well as up and coming design talent.

We’d like to take the opportunity to congratulate all 2018 NKBA Excellence in Design and Master Joiner Award winners.

A special congratulations to our two Supreme winners, Leonie Metge from Cube 3 Cabinetry and Ingrid Geldof from Ingrid

Geldof Design for taking out the highly esteemed Supreme Kitchen Design and Supreme Bathroom Design awards respectively.

Celia Visser of Celia Visser Design has recently been awarded the SBID International Design Excellence Award for Kitchens and Bathrooms in 2018 at an exclusive event held in London.

Congratulations to you Celia, such a fantastic achievement showcasing New Zealand design excellence to the world, we should all take pride in the prestige bestowed to Celia.

The 2018 NKBA Conference was held in Auckland earlier this year with the on-topic theme of Technology@Work. Conference attendees were inspired by keynote speaker Ian Taylor sharing his amazing story of a local Dunedin team bringing technology to the world stage. Taylor was part of a team who were awarded a prestigious Sports Emmy under the category "Outstanding New Approaches - Sports Coverage" for development of an innovative mobile application for the 34th America's Cup.

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Alongside presentations on the Smart Home and digital design tools, attendees were hosted by Fisher & Paykel, our Principal Sponsor to a ‘Back to the Future’ lunch including access to their Innovation Design Centre in Highbrook.

We are delighted to announce that the 2019 NKBA Conference will be the held in the cultural capital of Melbourne in July 2019, coinciding with the interior design fair Decor+Design which ties in perfectly to our theme of Inspiration@Work.

2019 will see the NKBA focus on education initiatives. We are excited to be launching the new Level 5 qualification in conjunction with the NZQA and BCITO early in 2019. This provides a great opportunity for designers of the future. We will also be delivering a new introductory course that will cater to school leavers right through to industry suppliers and everyone in between.

We are delighted to have a new Executive Board in place for the next few years, bringing a diverse

group across our membership base to govern and champion the objectives of the NKBA into 2020.

Continuing with me for another term are Annemarie Mains, Nick Thompson, Trish Frankland, Mark Bruce, Suzie Rees and Rachael Kwok. Thanks to Simon Harkness from Kitchen Studio, Alison Thirkettle-Tawharu from NZ Panels Group and Milvia Hannah from German Kitchens for joining us and bringing your expertise and knowledge to this important responsibility for the industry.

On behalf of myself and our Past President Annemarie Mains, the NKBA would like to wish all our members and Master Joiner members a wonderful festive holiday period ahead.

Regards Jared Dinneen NKBA President

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018 is nearly over. We're in the midst of "silly season" and the dash to get as much as possible finished before the end of the year. It's at these times that we pressure test our systems and people. I often refer to this as the "main event" that we should've been training for. It's a rich learning environment – if we stay present.

Most businesses in our industry experience their highest turnover months in October and November, followed immediately by the lows of December and January. This can be hard to manage – to keep everyone cool, calm and collected, as well as committed to the challenge. Then there are the cash flow implications of these ups and downs.

What else could you do to optimise efficiency?

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Managing toward this peak period should be a focus throughout the year, and it's useful to refer to this when the going gets tough at other times. Generally we're in training, with the occasional sprint, but there's rarely the same intensity as right now. So it's really no surprise that the pressure shows.

If a business' fixed costs and people are set only to cope with the peak, then the overall result is poor because productivity drops in the low months and they become unprofitable.

Correspondingly, if the structure and people are overwhelmed, then service, quality and profitability are compromised. Dissatisfaction sets in and the team becomes despondent. It's too easy to get stuck in this repetitive cycle.

Very soon we'll be taking a break, giving the opportunity to reflect about what we could do differently next year. Here are a few things to contemplate: With the unemployment rate so low, it's difficult enough to find experienced, skilled staff, let alone those with the right “fit” and “attitude” for our businesses. So why not invest in training and coaching your team to be match fit in time for October/November 2019? Recruiting someone who has basic skills and can be trained to be a true team player is likely more achievable than always aiming for the perfect person at the outset.

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What processes and responsibilities can you adjust?

What can you simplify?

What skills do you need more of?

Who is under-utilised?

Can you organise the work so that skilled people focus as much as possible on tasks that only they can do?

Can you develop others to take care of the simpler things?

How much waste is there in your business? Really?

Can you take on trainees and/or apprentices?

Can you create an environment during the year that lets the team practise like it's November?

What can you do to incentivise and reward people for the commitment and effort that will be required?

Could you create an arrangement so the team takes less time off and works more overtime in October/November 2019?

Keep them healthy and fit throughout the year with health and fitness programmes, and balance work hard with play hard activities.

How much of your own personal time will you commit for reviewing and making improvements to move away from the cycles of ups, downs, highs, lows?

I hope this helps you to start thinking about a better path for 2019 and beyond. I wish you and those close to you a safe, happy, healthy holiday season, and a rewarding year ahead.

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STATE OF THE INDUSTRY Reports from Branch Presidents October 2018

AUCKLAND The Christmas silly season strikes again. Auckland / Northland has remained very busy over the winter months, there is still a very strong building boom happening especially in the commercial building sector.

I believed that residential building both new and the renovation market had slowed down a little bit, but as Spring / Summer gets closer the workloads seem to increase. The Auckland / Northland region of Master Joiners is going very well.

Our membership continues to grow, and we keep getting good numbers of members and associate members at our meetings. I believe that this is due to offering different venues of interest to our industry with factory visits or machine demonstrations included, good guest speakers on topic’s that relate to what is happening in our industry directly, and of course the continuing push on NZS:4211. In Auckland there has been a lot more awareness of NZS:4211 from the Auckland Council, architects, builders, end users and timber joiners. NZS:4211 has become part of a common language used by the whole building industry. In Auckland we tend to specialize. If you are a solid wood timber joiner, windows and doors etc. you do not tend to get into making cabinets, shopfittings etc. If you are a cabinet maker / shopfitter then you typically don’t manufacture exterior type joinery. For this reason, Auckland Master Joiners have always had a good representation of timber joiners attend our meetings and almost no representation from our cabinet colleagues. Recently we have made a conserted effort to involve our greater membership by holding a separate meeting for the cabinet makers and associate members involved in this side of our industry and eventually we hope to bring everybody together into one meeting. Auckland is still facing a massive shortage of tradespeople in the whole building industry painters, plumbers, electricians, steel fabricators, builders, joiners, carpet layers and this list keeps going on. At a recent Auckland / Northland meeting, fellow joiners were having their normal grizzle around how hard it is to find qualified people, when they were asked how many apprentices they currently have. I

was surprised to hear comments come back that a lot of them don’t have an apprentice because they take too much time to train and they don’t have time to train them. It is this sort of narrow mentality that starts the whole shortage of trades people. Auckland Master Joiners wish you all a busy time leading into Christmas and a prosperous new year – Dave Cunningham CANTERBURY October is here and Spring is in the air, with the sunshine out. It’s like someone has flicked a switch on and our members are reporting that workloads have gone from busy, steady, to flat out, and can’t do another job before Xmas. The majority of this work is coming from the higher end residential area, our members are reporting. A few joiners specialising in mainly commercial are busy, however the central Christchurch city still has a long way to go. The Christchurch hospitality industry has been in the media lately as they are struggling, totally due to the fact of a lack of inner city housing, so the population isn’t yet back in there to patronize these establishments. There are no reported issues with bad debts amongst our members so business confidence in our Christchurch sector seems to be good. A good percentage of Canterbury Master Joiners attended AWISA back in Sydney this year, and by all accounts we thought it was a great show and one of the better set ups having the machinery on a different level to trade displays. So it was good to read Bob’s article in the Joinery Magazine, with the announcement also that AWISA will be back in Sydney again in 2020. As Xmas is fast approaching, it’s going to be heads down and you know what up, to get the work done, as it seems to be in most years. I take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Xmas and Happy New Year. Have a safe and enjoyable break and look forward to a busy start in the new year. - Mark Allworthy CENTRAL Christmas is coming!!! The silly season rush seems to have started in August this year with consumers and builders seemingly much more aware of having to book

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in much earlier in the year to get their projects completed before the holiday season. Workloads are extreme around the Central area, with most joiners already booked up well into the new year which is resulting in a lot of juggling between our locals to meet all the deadlines. Staff recruitment is still a major problem with noone having enough employees to meet the demand. The commercial sector is also busy with a lot of new projects in the pipelines for Massey University and the Ohakea Air Base expansion. Andrew Long and Dave Cunningham paid us a visit in August.The day started with a meeting at the Palmerston North City Council, staff were taught about NZS:4211 compliance for timber joinery. This was followed by several meetings with architects, then an evening with our members.

The whole exercise was a great success. Andrew has had a lot of enquiries following this and is planning to attend other council meetings in our region to get them on board. This is an important time for Andrew and JMFNZ so the more we can support him the better. We have our annual Central MJ race day coming up in November with around 90 suppliers and members attending, once again this year our esteemed leader Anthony Neustroski and his better half will be attending and hopefully Corinne and Kevyn will be making the trip down from Taradale. Hopefully everybody has a great Christmas and a well-earned break from the madness and don’t let the stupid season stress get to you! – Andrew Reilly HAWKE’S BAY/POVERTY BAY Firstly, my condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Tony Keeper. A loss of another great stalwart of the Joinery industry. We are now well into Spring and the enquiry rate has remained steady throughout the Winter. Our region has a good number of new homes being built and a lot of renovation work being priced, too. The housing market is still very buoyant and the demand for higher end joinery items is very high. In general, there seems to be a very positive outlook continuing into the festive season.

As you all may have noticed, across our industry there has been a number

of price increases for board and hardware items. That, coupled with the ever rising fuel costs, will likely slow things down a fair bit in the long term. We will need to be wary of the inevitable economic climate change. Supply at present for most board material as well as hardware doesn’t seem to be a problem. On the whole, delivery of most items is within a good timeframe. With the year rolling on and Christmas not too far away, many will have closed their books for the year. Some may be holding on a wee bit longer to try and squeeze a few more jobs in. The year to date has been pretty good and looks like it will continue on into the new year. It was great to catch up with some of our members at this year’s Conference in Auckland in June and also at AWISA in Sydney in July. Some got their Christmas presents early while others didn’t get exactly what they were after ... I wish you all a happy and safe festive season (when it starts) and if your year hasn’t been so good, may next year be better. All the best. –Simon Molloy NELSON / MARLBOROUGH Things continue to get very busy for all members. Our company has already closed off for Christmas and the rest of the members are in a similar position. Frenetic is not the word to describe the market at the moment; crazy is a better description!

Over the last few months we have continued as a branch to invest in the development of the Nelson/ Marlborough brand particularly with social media and the website. The exposure to possible apprentices and employees is excellent and our members are starting to embrace the website and the Facebook concept.

The outcome will be that we will increase awareness of our trade to both young and old recruits. This is our target again this year. Labour is the most significant issue for our region. As I keep saying our website is a game changer but we need to all play the game. I encourage other members around the country to see what we have done and provide some feedback. Another interesting discussion point has been the rejection of an applicant to be a member of the local Master Joiners.

This has again opened the process of application and acceptance for

discussions. I believe this needs to be reviewed. Possibly we create tiers to the Master Joiners - this may provide a platform for new applicants to prove themselves.

I am delighted that at last we are creating gateways to improve the quality of membership. One day I would like as a branch that we start to review our own membership and whether some members contribution and behaviour in the marketplace is suitable for them to remain members. Christmas is coming and we plan to celebrate in style. Our members have started planning for next year’s awards and conference.

– Myles Sellers OTAGO / SOUTHLAND We have survived a mild winter and are entering into the silly season with the region, as a whole, very buoyant. By the areas, Southland is steady but with some major commercial re-development to be completed in the new year. Our major industry employer Tiwai is in the process of re-starting their 4th pot-line and on an employment drive for staff, which means a shortage of housing etc and on it goes. Dunedin is also picking up in both commercial and residential and Central is still booming, with this market feeding Joiners from all over the South Island. Timing of projects and contract delays are posing a slight headache for some of our members, which means there may be some gaps in some of our members workloads prior to Xmas but the majority are now closed off for this year. So, all in all, a very positive outlook for the next 12 months. We have noticed a slight extension to material delivery times but nothing causing any major concern. On the Master Joiners side of things, we had a stand in the local Careerfest which ran for two days in late July with approximately 2000 year 11, 12 & 13 students attending. Hard to tell how much impact this had on future apprentices, but there was a lot of interest in our industry especially during the night time session when the kids came back with their parents. Time will tell if apprentice numbers pick up but there is a definite swing towards the trades now as a career from the school career advisers. We also had our bi-monthly meeting on September 18th in Dunedin at Viridian Glass with 30 attendee’s, where we had a presentation from Jamie Waller on the new glazing standards, followed up by Andrew Long and Dave Cunningham on NZS:4211. It was great to see Andrew and Dave down south, which showed in the

attendance to the meeting that night.

All in all, the region is in good heart and looking forward to our Xmas function in mid-November. - Peter Fisher TARANAKI Workloads throughout Taranaki have been mixed and hard to keep consistent, with most members reporting that they are busy enough but could do with more forward work. This will no doubt change now that we are into October and, as usual, the pre-Christmas rush has started to put pressure on deadlines and workloads, not only in our trade but in all the construction industry. It is becoming increasingly harder to give clients and benchtop manufacturers accurate install dates when there are delays further down the build process. I know this is not just a Taranaki issue. With Taranaki being a little isolated as far as delivery of materials, the increase in fuel costs will no doubt force an increase in freight costs, which will also eventually extend delivery times with companies trying to compact their orders to minimise delivery costs. The industry, as a whole, will all be nervous about the additional cost that these latest fuel increases will have throughout New Zealand, even more so out of the main centres. There still appears to be plenty of both new build and renovation work taking place in the region which is good news for the joinery industry. Plenty of plans and projects for pricing and clients deciding to spend on existing homes is on the increase.

So hopefully this all bodes well for the rest of the year and start of 2019 which isn’t that far away.

Generally, there is plenty of positive indications that work will continue to be steady into next year. With stable interest rates and demand for new homes this has all got to be good for our industry. All we need to do is remember to schedule in some downtime for ourselves and take that time to relax and unwind.

Unfortunately, I will finish on a sad note with mentioning the passing of local member, Tony Keeper.

Tony was a life member of the New Zealand Joinery Manufacturers Federation and the Taranaki Joinery Manufacturers Association. He was a legend of the industry, having a wealth of knowledge, and he will be missed by many of us throughout the industry. – Rhys Powell WAIKATO / BAY OF PLENTY As usual the year is flying by! The workload during the last six months doesn’t seem to have slowed up at

all and we’re racing towards the silly season. With the shortage of housing, this time of plentiful work doesn’t look to be slowing down any time soon. I’m sure we’ve all received the same supplier letters warning of impending price increases. With other rising costs including labour, fuel and freight to name a few - now is the time to be putting our prices up too, if members haven’t already. Our AGM & Apprentice Awards were held in May and included an update from BCITO. Hopefully their initiative leads to an increase in people taking up apprenticeships, as we certainly need more keen people in the trade. Congratulations to those apprentices who received awards on the night. By all accounts, members thoroughly enjoyed Conference this year - the food, venue, weather, and company all adding up to a great weekend. I can recommend the rafting if you ever get the opportunity to do it, it really is exhilarating stuff! Our hearts went out to Rowena Monk at the Awards evening, being able to speak in front of us all certainly would have taken a lot of courage. We’ve had a couple of interesting visits as part of our meetings this year, the most notable being a Live Demonstration at the Fire & Emergency NZ National Training Centre in Rotorua.The demonstration was fascinating and we learnt the ratio of volunteer firefighters to paid firefighters was huge. These people deserve our admiration and gratitude for what they do in our communities. Most recently was a visit to HK Kitchens in Tauranga. It’s always interesting to see how other workshops are set up, and theirs was no exception.

Floating floors and how they deal with them was discussed in detail, with some interesting facts coming to light around what is and what isn’t warrantied, depending on the installation. Thank you, Jason, for sharing this information with us. All the best for the busy weeks ahead and through into the New Year! – David Higgins WAITAKI Most firms have reported in now and the trend seems to be the same for most. Everyone is reporting that they are very busy with the lead in to Christmas and with good positive leads for the new year.

Some firms are reporting that they have taken on extra staff and with a couple mentioning that they may look at a new apprentice in the new year, should the current work load continue. No firms have reported any problems with materials,

however a couple have mentioned that there have been quite a few price rise notifications coming through. Financially, all firms are reporting that they are getting paid with no problems, however one firm has mentioned that they are tied up with Eberts and are owed a lot of money, so fingers crossed for a good result there. In general, everyone in the Waitaki Region is very positive about the industry at present and thinks that it will continue into next year. – Warren Atwill WELLINGTON After a crazy first half of the year, we suddenly find ourselves at the busiest time of the year, so it was great to get over to Sydney for AWISA for a mid-year break and to see so many other members over there checking it out and hopefully investing in the all-important tools of our trade. With technology moving so fast it’s sometimes hard to keep up with what’s new when you’re stuck in a factory day in day out, and this show did not disappoint.

We recently had our local meeting where we took a day out of our busy lives to travel to Carroll's Joinery in Masterton. There we were treated to some great food, great company and conversation, before we got a tour of their operations and making the trip back to Upper Hutt for dinner, drinks and laughs. I would like to give huge thanks to all our suppliers who helped out, making the day a great success, and a special thanks to Richard and his team at Carroll's Joinery for hosting us for the day.

As for work load we have members at both end of the scale with some saying they could use more work and others that can’t keep on top of the work coming in. Some of us have noticed a drop in plans coming in to price, with others still having plenty to keep on top of. As always there are plenty of staff issues, especially the lack of qualified employees to go around, so remember to train when you can and do the best you can to keep good staff. – Jeremy Patmore

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master joiners Executive Officer - Corinne Moore, 20 Cambridge Tce, Taradale, Napier. p: 06 844 9954, e: info@masterjoiners.co.nz

AUCKLAND Secretary, Michael Bangs 24 Linwood Ave, Mt Albert, Auckland 1025. Ph 09 846 3364, email akmasterjoiners@woodman.co.nz Advanced Timber Joinery PO Box 132, Silverdale, 217 Spur Road, Stillwater/Silverdale, Ph 09 426 9785, contact Wade Saunderson. NZS4211 Affiliated.

All Timber Joinery (2017) Ltd Unit A, 1058 Great South Road, Mt Wellington, Auckland. Ph 09 270 9605, contact Rory Johns.

NZS4211 Affiliated.

Alpha Joinery Services (2010) Ltd 124D Felton Mathew Ave, St Johns, Auckland, Ph 09 578 0391, contact Juan Whippy. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Auckland Joinery (2014) Ltd 2 Taylors Road, Morningside, Auckland, Ph 09 846 0346, contact Ross Webster. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Blue World Yachting Ltd 6 Ngahura Street, Eden Terrace, Auckland, Ph 021 150 5710, contact Serge Landry. bmc limited Unit E, 191B Archers Road, Auckland 0629, Ph 027 511 3717, contact Sandra & Bjoern May. BML Builders Ltd 18 Shamrock Drive, Kumeu, Ph 09 412 2350, contact Kaye Butler. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Bungalow Villa & Beyond Ltd 377 New North Rd, Kingsland, Auckland. Ph 09 846 1502, contact Simon Buckley.

Carlielle Kitchens 138 Manukau Road, Pukekohe, Auckland 2120, Ph 09 238 5222, contact Doug McMiken.

Cedarlite Industries Ltd 4 Mahunga Dr, Mangere Bridge, Auckland, Ph 09 633 0410, contact John Harrison. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Continental Stairs Ltd 32 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland, ph 09 836 1935, contact John or Anthony van Erp. Counties Joinery 36 Sedgebrook Rd, Patumahoe, RD 1, Pukekohe 2678. Ph 09 238 7264, contact Roy McKerras NZS4211 Affiliated.

CT Timber Joinery Ltd 48 B Porana Road, Glenfield, Auckland, Ph 09 444 9041, contact Cameron Stringer. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Cube 3 Cabinetry Ltd 8 Tironui Station Road West, Takanini, Auckland, Ph 09 297 7830, contact Nigel Hanley.

Cutting Innovations Ltd 70 The Concourse, Henderson, Auckland 0610, Ph 09 836 9050, contact Alec Stringer Dando Doors and Windows Ltd 62 Stoddard Rd, Mt Roskill. Ph 09 629 0222, contact Peter Facoory. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Danska Cabinetmaking Unit 5, 56 Rewarewa Rd, Raumanga, Whangarei, ph 09 438 1100, contact Aaron & Carolyn Rawson.

Design Timber Doors & Windows Ltd 118 Mangere Road, Otahuhu, Auckland, Ph 021 0868 6770, contact Sailesh Prakash. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Dimension Shopfitters Ltd 67 Arrenway Drive, Albany, Auckland, Ph 09 414 1173, contact Karl Clemm.

Doorways (2009) Ltd 428 Church Street East, Penrose, Auckland, Ph 09 571 0605, contact Neville Shirley. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Euro Timber Joinery Co Ltd 34 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland, ph 09 837 1833, contact Shane Paterson. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Fineline Joinery Limited 4 Corban Avenue, Henderson, Auckland, Ph 09 836 2212, contact Richard Schaefer. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Format Ltd 17 Parity Place, Glenfield, Auckland, Ph 09 914 4560, contact Frank Schlaffmann.

Geoff Locke Cabinetmaker Ltd 67 Hodge Road, R D 6, Ruatangata, Whangarei 0176, Ph 09 433 5745, contact Geoff Locke.

Goldfinch Timber Joinery Ltd 20 D & E Onslow Avenue, Papatoetoe, Auckland, Ph 09 277 8803, contact Harvey Whitehead.

NZS4211 Affiliated Grandvue Joinery 42 Gregory Road, Waitakere. Ph 09 810 9398, contact Robert Piacun. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Guyco Kitchens & Joinery Ltd 8 Rewa Rewa Road, Raumanga, Whangarei, Ph 09 470 0653, contact Peter Dainty.

G & J Joinery (1997) Ltd 372 West Coast Rd, Glen Eden, Auckland. Ph 09 818 5585, contact Alan Parry. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Heritage Joinery Ltd 1007 Paerata Road, Paerata, Pukekohe. Ph 09 239 2794, contact Michael Oglesby.

JT Cabinetry Ltd 32 Neil Park Drive, East Tamaki, Auckland, Ph 09 279 8984, contact Noel Rowse.

Kay Joinery 1226 Oruru Road, R D 2, Peria, Kaitaia, Ph 09 408 5547, contact Daniel Kay. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Meridian Joinery Ltd 18 Parity Place, Glenfield, Auckland, Ph 09 444 9247, contact Kieren Mallon.

Mitchell’s Joinery Ltd 6A Blanc Road, Silverdale, Auckland, Ph 09 421 9042, contact John Williams, Tracy Lister.

Neo Design Ltd 96 Hillside Road, Glenfield, Auckland. Ph 09 443 4461, contact Wayne Church or Paul Burgess.

Next Level Joinery Ltd 3D Target Court, Wairau, Auckland. Ph 021 568 655, contact Brendon Sowerby. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Nicks Timber Joinery Ltd 56 Forge Road, Silverdale, Auckland. Ph 09 426 6862, contact Ken Caldwell. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Ninety Degree Kitchens & Design Ltd 11 Tanekaha Lane, Kerikeri, Northland 0294, Ph 022 624 0056, contact Carli Scoles Owairoa Joinery Ltd PO Box 58 336, East Tamaki. Ph 09 273 3699, contact Mark Harriman. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Pakuranga Joinery Ltd 2 Canon Place, Pakuranga, Auckland. Ph 09 576 8858, contact Gary Farquhar. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Papakura Joinery Ltd 45-51 Tironui Road, Papakura North, Auckland, Ph 09 298 7145, contact Glenn Haszard. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Regal Plus Joinery Ltd 35 Commerce Street, Whangarei, Ph 09 438 2989, contact Jason Hammond.

Rockfield Woodworkers (2003) Ltd 9 Parkwood Place, East Tamaki, Manukau, Ph 09 274 4698, contacts Bryan Hancock and Nick Jones. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Seaboard Joinery 2016 Ltd 59A Leonard Rd, Penrose, Auckland. Ph 09 579 9571, contact Michael Kreft. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Westpine Joinery Ltd 7 Binstead Rd, New Lynn, Auckland. Ph 09 827 6488, contact Bill or Donny Rawlinson. www. westpine.co.nz. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Wendekreisen Travel Ltd Unit 1, 197 Montgomerie Road, Mangere, Auckland, Ph 03 489 6507, contact Sascha Warnken; Dieter Schuetze Whenuapai Joinery (1988) Ltd 49 Pupuke Rd, Takapuna, Auckland. Ph 09 416 4995, contact Ian Midgley. NZS4211 Affiliated.

WAIKATO BAY OF PLENTY Secretary, Sonya Mackenzie 65 Duke Street, Hamilton. Ph 07 847 9352 Email: sonyamackenzie@impeys.co.nz Advance Joinery 2015 Ltd 71 Higgins Road, Hamilton, Ph 07 846 0026, contact Kris Allen.

Artisan Carpentry Ltd 747 No2 Road, R D 2, Te Puke 3182, Ph 027 344 1918, contact Charles de Lapomarede Autocrat Joinery 31 Maru Street, Mount Maunganui, Ph 07 574 8162, contact Steve O’Donohoe. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Beaver Kitchens 28 McAlister Street, Whakatane, Ph 07 308 7642, contact Mark Bruce.

Classical Doors Ltd Cnr Chadwick Rd & Sherson St, Tauranga, Ph 07 578 4908, contact Scott Wilkins. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Clearline Ltd 65 Hull Road, Mt Maunganui, Ph 07 572 4307, contact Barry Ririnui. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Kitchen Dynamics Limited 122 Kitchener Road, Waiuku, Auckland, Ph 09 235 0252, contact Colin Drummond.

Smith & Parker Joiners 35 Waipanga Road, Kamo, Whangarei, Ph 09 435 5415, contact Albert Smith or Simon Parker.

NZS4211 Affiliated.

Colourform Joinery Ltd PO Box 10121, Te Rapa, Hamilton, Ph 07 849 6655, contact Mike Taylor. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Kitchen Inspirations Ltd Unit 15, 518 Buckland Road, R D 2, Pukekohe, Ph 09 239 0875, contact Justin and Rebecca Berry

Southey and Knight Group Ltd 50 Hooper Ave, Pukekohe, Ph 022 455 9975, contact Ryan Southey. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Concept Kitchens & Bathrooms Ltd 73 Riverlea Rd, Hamilton, Ph 07 856 4705, contact Ross Bones.

Legacy Joinery 120 Captain Springs Road, Onehunga, Auckland, Ph 09 250 2150, contact Brandon van Zyl. NZS4211 Affiliated.

The Kitchen and Cabinet Co Unit C, 21 Papakura-Clevedon Road, Clevedon, Auckland, Ph 021 071 1106, contact Logan Cowan

Coromandel Kitchens 2016 Ltd 7 Dakota Drive, Whitianga 3510, Ph 027 288 8713, contact Robert Duxfield.

The Kitchen Tailor 536 Mahurangi East Road, Algies Bay, Warkworth, Ph 027 448 1879, contacts Adam & Kirstyn McNeil

Countrylane Kitchens 44 Marshall Road, Katikati 3178, Ph 0274 761 315, contact Darrell Garrett.

Timber Joinery Solutions Ltd 1007 Tauhoa Road, R D 4, Warkworth, Auckland, Ph 09 422 5873, Contact Dave Sattler. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Cromptons Joinery PO Box 751, Taupo. Ph 07 378 7968, contact Allan Crompton. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Leslie A J & Co Ltd PO Box 35 628, Browns Bay. Ph 09 479 4662, contact Steve Leslie. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Mahurangi Joinery Ltd 23a Glenmore Drive, Warkworth, Auckland 0910, Ph 09 425 9849, contacts Joel and Suzannah Hemus. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Matakana Kitchens & Joinery Ltd 50 Matakana Valley Road, Matakana, Ph 09 422 7804, contact Jeffrey Smith. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Mattson Joinery PO Box 76690, Manukau City. Ph 09 277 7642, contact David Mattson. NZS4211 Affiliated.

McNaughton Windows and Doors PO Box 27 061, Mt Roskill. Ph 09 620 9059, contact Andrew Riley or Dave Cunningham.

NZS4211 Affiliated.

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Total Timba Joinery PO Box 101 153, Glenfield. Ph 09 444 7772 contact Rob Pickup. NZS4211 Affiliated.

VSP Interiors Limited 68 A Hillside Road, Wairau Valley, Northshore, Auckland, Ph 021 183 9151, contact Vishal.

Western Joinery Ltd 26 Cartwright Road, Glen Eden, Auckland, Ph 09 818 8802, contacts Jim Purvis or Leanne Beaumont. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Customtone Kitchens 33 Progress Drive, Otorohanga, Ph 07 873 8083, contact George van Boven.

Design Line Kitchens & Motorhomes 21 Gateway Dr, Whakatane. Ph 07 307 0058, contact Adam McNeil.

Designline Limited 21 Gateway Drive, R D 4, Whakatane, Ph 07 307 0058, contacts Hayden and Rachel Boyd.

Eastern Waikato Joinery Ltd 3 Allen Street, Morrinsville. Ph 07 889 7654, contact Paul Bennett. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Fernlea Cabinetry & Joinery Ltd Unit 3, 593 Te Rapa Road, Hamilton, Ph 07 849 4844, contact Frank Lawrence. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Fine Woodworking 1536 Main North Road, R D 5, Te Kuiti, Ph 07 878 6194, David Higgins. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Gartshore Group PO Box 2117, Tauranga. Ph 07 578 4529, contact Bill Gartshore. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Got It Made Kitchens and Cabinetry 360 Rickit Road, Te Awamutu 3800. Ph 07 871 3998, contact Cherie van der Poel or Eric Prole.

Harker Laminates 58 Bryant Road, Te Rapa, Hamilton, Ph 07 849 7745, contact Steve Harker.

HK Kitchens 144 Taurikura Drive, Tauriko, Tauranga, Ph 07 927 3092, contact Jason Smith.

Hopkins Joinery 126 Taupo St, Putaruru. Ph 07 883 7951, contact Ron or Hilary. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Hostess Joinery Ltd PO Box 1048, Hamilton, Ph 07 847 3099, contact Peter Clarke.

Huntly Joinery 2000 Ltd PO Box 170, 22-26 Glasgow St, Huntly, Ph 07 828 8370, email sue@huntlyjoinery.co.nz. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Keith Paton Joinery 15 Carters Crescent, Cambridge, ph 07 827 3249, contact Keith Paton.

King Country Kitchens 49 King St, Te Kuiti, Ph 07 878 8820, contact Richard Pethybridge. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Kitchen Fx Ltd 801 Arthur Porter Dr, Burbush, Hamilton. Ph 07 849 2801, contact Mark Davies.

Lee Brothers Joinery Ltd PO Box 1170, Rotorua, Ph 07 348 0620, contact Paul Ingram. NZS4211 Affiliated.

MAKZ Joinery 26 Alexander Ave, Whakatane, Ph 027 284 9412, contact Jamie McConnell. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Makepiece Limited Unit 2, Number 10, Gateway Cres, Coastlands, Whakatane 3194, Ph 07 219 0903, contact Richard Knott. NZS4211 Affiliated.

St Andrews Joinery Ltd 46 Mahana Road, Te Rapa, Hamilton, Ph 07 849 3050, contacts Stewart and Robert Cunningham.

NZS4211 Affiliated.

Treetown Kitchens Ltd 57 Albert Street, Cambridge, Ph 07 827 7309, contact Kevin Middlemiss.

Thames Joinery (1995) Ltd 913 Queen Street, Thames, Ph 07 868 6951, contact Bruce Fulton.

Reilly Joinery 18A Parkview Ave, Feilding, Ph 06 323 3743, contact Andrew Reilly. NZS4211 Affiliated.

SB Joinery Ltd 2 Edward Street, Pahiatua 4910, Ph 027 979 0368, contact Scott Beales.

TBB Joinery Limited 51 Grey Street, Feilding 4702, Ph 022 633 2928, contact Bruce Birrell.

Pace Office Furniture Ltd 113 De Havilland Drive, Bell Block, New Plymouth.

Ph 06 755 4012, contact Lew Dickie or Bryan Frank.

Prestige Kitchens 2001 Ltd 98 Molesworth Street, New Plymouth, Ph 06 759 9177, contact Mark Schmidt.

Rhys Powell Joinery 7A Euclid Street, New Plymouth. Ph 06 753 3822, contact Rhys Powell. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Torrington Stairways 24 Matos Segedin Drive, Cambridge, Ph 07 827 6323, contact Brian Courtney.

The Door Shoppe 157 London Street, Wanganui, Ph 06 345 7707, contact Mark & Diane Thompson. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Wackrow’s Joinery Ltd Gillies St, Box 150, Cambridge. Ph 07 827 5981, contact Carl Riley or Liam Wackrow. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Townshends (1994) Limited 59 Makomako Road, Palmerston North. Ph 06 354 6699, contact Denise McLean. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Waikato Benchtops Ltd Glasgow Street, Huntly, Ph 07 828 8370, contact Simon Curran.

The Joiner – Leighton Judd Ltd 50 Johnston Street, Foxton, Manawatu, Ph 06 363 5119, contact Leighton Judd

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Waikato Joinery Specialists 56 Killarney Road, Frankton, Hamilton, Ph 07 847 6006, contact John Vercoe. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Tweakit Joinery Solutions 200 Tutaki Road, Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North.

Ph 06 357 2897, contact Vaughn Tongs.

Secretary, Sue Page QSM, JP 13a Charles Street, Westshore, Napier 4110. Ph 06 835 9549. Email: masterjoinerhbpb@gmail.com

UCOL Princess St, Palmerston North. Ph 06 952 7001, contact Craig Fleet. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Awapuni Joinery Ltd 22 Parkinson Street, Gisborne, Ph 06 867 3301 contact Peter Webster.

Unique Timber Joinery 143B Gillespies Line, R D 5, Palmerston North, Ph 06 355 2654, contact James Griffin. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Brittin Builders Ltd T/A Parkhill Joinery 475 St Georges Road South, Havelock North, Ph 06 877 7623, contact Tom Robertson. NZS4211 Affiliated.

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Burley Kitchens & Cabinetry Ltd 14 Lipton Pl, Onekawa, Napier. Ph 06 843 5588, contact Craig Burley.

CENTRAL Secretary, Craig Fleet UCOL, Private Bag 11022, Palmerston North 4442, Ph 06 952 7001, c.fleet@ucol.ac.nz Al-Wood Joinery Ltd 7 Arthur Street, Pahiatua, Ph 06 376 8692, contact Kate Harris.

Benchtop Surfaces Ltd 590 Tremaine Ave, P. North. Ph 06 356 9384, contact James Hurren.

Careys Joinery (1989) Ltd PO Box 229, Marton. Ph 06 327 7949, contact Shaun McDowell.

Counter Concepts 16 Bisley St, Palmerston North, ph 06 355 5971, contact Graeme Andrews.

Heritage Doors Ltd 3 Muhunua West Road, Ohau, Levin, Ph 0274 418 934, contact Tod Aitken. NZS4211 Affiliated.

H.R. Jones & Co. Ltd Aorangi St, Feilding. Ph 06 323 4388, contact Mark Pickford. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Montage Kitchens & Joinery PO Box 5266, Frankton, Hamilton. Ph 07 8479 174, contact Ian Megchelse or Craig Mackie.

NZS4211 Affiliated.

Hughes Joinery Ltd PO Box 4250, Palmerston North, Ph 06 952 3581, contact Cliff Hughes.

Morrinsville Industries Ltd PO Box 69, Morrinsville. Ph 07 889 5199, contact Murray Foster. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Jeff Clayton Joinery 25 Roxburgh Cres, Palmerston North. Ph 06 357 1736, contact Jeff Clayton.

Native Timber Joinery Ltd 92 Bruce Berquist Drive, Te Awamutu, Ph 07 871 6188, contact Stuart Walker. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Kitchens By Healey Ltd 127 Keith St, Roslyn, Palmerston North, Ph 06 355 4646, contact Peter Healey.

Pacific Coast Kitchens NZ Ltd 471 Omokoroa Road, R D 2, Tauranga, Ph 07 548 0606, contact Eric Thompson.

Lanwood Joinery 26 North St, Palmerston North. Ph 06 357 4757, contact Steve Duck.

Plain & Fancy Furniture & Kitchens 2 Lake Rd, Frankton, Hamilton, Ph 07 847 4563, contact Michael Kenyon.

Levin A1 Joinery Co Ltd 27 Hokio Beach Rd, Levin. Ph 06 368 9987, contact Phil Benefield. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Ross Curtis Joinery PO Box 396, Taumarunui. Ph 07 895 7152, contact Ross Curtis.

M R Osman Furniture & Joinery 383 Heads Road, Wanganui, Ph 06 344 2391, contact Murray Osman. NZS4211 Affiliated.

SMJ Ltd 49A Matai Street, Taupo. Ph 07 378 8049, contact Stu Martin.

Murray Judd Joinery Limited 25 Station Street, Woodville, Ph 06 376 5043, contact Murray & Tessa Judd. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Stanley Interiors Ltd 6 Browne Street, Matamata, Ph 07 881 9234, contact Craig Davison. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Rob O’Keeffe Joinery Ltd 368 Heads Rd, Wanganui. Ph 06 344 5040, NZS4211 Affiliated.

Secretary, Graeme Paul PO Box 4136, New Plymouth. Ph 06 751 1111.

Broadway Joinery 381 Broadway, Stratford, Ph 06 765 6829, contact Graham Podjursky.

Elite Kitchens 2004 Ltd 23 Oropuriri Road, New Plymouth 4312, Ph 06 759 8221, contact Sean Rice.

Fisher Taranaki Window & Door PO Box 3061, New Plymouth. Ph 06 758 5068, contact Mark Whitaker.

Glen Valley Joinery 83 Breakwater Road, Maturoa, New Plymouth, Ph 06 751 4631, contact R G Barlow. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Hawera Kitchens and Furniture Ltd 24 Glover Road, Hawera 4610, Ph 06 278 7044, contacts Klinton Hunt / Lance Hunt.

In 2 Kitchens Limited 78 Portia Street, Stratford, Ph 06 765 4058, contacts Brent and Jo Russ. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Jones & Sandford Joinery Ltd 285 St Aubyn Street, New Plymouth, Ph 06 759 9251, contact Roger Jones.

Kitchen Designz NZ Ltd 225-229 Courtenay St, New Plymouth. Ph 06 759 8324, contact Dan Holmes.

KP Joinery Ltd 2 Dowding Place, Waitara. Ph 06 754 4726, contact Ken Parsons.

MacLeod Joinery 42 Beach St, New Plymouth. Ph 06 757 8172, Kieran MacLeod. NZS4211 Affiliated.

New Plymouth Joinery Ltd 10 Cody Place, New Plymouth. Ph 06 758 8580, contact Roger, Paul or John Ancell. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Newton Gordge Joinery 2016 Ltd 67 Breakwater Rd, New Plymouth. Ph 06 751 5165, contact Scott Dudley. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Vogue Kitchens & Appliances 214 Courtenay Street, New Plymouth 4312, Ph 06 758 7241, contact Carl Lewis.

Cherrywood Joinery Ltd 11 PotaeAve, Lytton West, Gisborne. Ph 06 868 0971, Richard Childs.

Christie Builders & Joiners 11 Husheer Place, Onekawa, Napier, Ph 06 843 6676, contact Peter Christie. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Classic Kitchens (1977) Ltd PO Box 3150, Onekawa, Napier. Ph 06 843 6500, contact Larry McKenna.

D Stevens Ltd 336 Childers Road, Gisborne, Ph 06 867 5700, contact Peter Claydon. NZS4211 Affiliated.

European Designer Kitchens 80 Taradale Rd, Napier. Ph 06 843 7319, contact Murray Nattrass.

Gemco Trades Ltd PO Box 8360, Havelock North. Ph 06 877 1204, contact Craig Russell. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Kakapo Joinery 2/19 Mersey Street, Pandora, Napier, Ph 021 0258 9617, contact Robin Holthusen Kitchen Zone 219 Stanley Road, Gisborne. Ph 06 863 2044, contact Tony & Lynda Sharp. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Kevin Molloy Joinery Ltd PO Box 3251, Napier. Ph 06 843 5037, contact Simon Molloy. NZS4211 Affiliated.

MCL Joinery Ltd Box 320, Hastings, Ph 06 876 0252, contact John Bower. NZS4211 Affiliated.

McIndoe Kitchens 8 Carnegie Rd, Onekawa, Napier 4110. Ph 06 843 3880, contact Murray McIndoe.

Peter Norris Joinery Ltd Unit 9, 28 Edmundson Street, Onekawa, Napier, Ph 06 843 8086, contact Peter Norris. NZS4211 Affiliated.

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Rabbitte Joinery Limited 807 Warren St, Hastings. Ph 06 870 8911, contacts Greg & Trudi Rabbitte. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Stephen Jensen Cabinetmakers Ltd 37 Takapau Road, Waipukurau, Ph 06 858 9028, contacts Stephen Jensen / Kane Griffin. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Summerfield Joinery 4 Innes Street, Gisborne, Ph 06 868 4236, contact Dale Summerfield. NZS4211 Affiliated Sunshine Joinery Ltd 44 Pandora Road, Ahuriri, Napier, Ph 06 844 6105, contact Rick Martin Sydaz Joinery Ltd Unit 6, 7 Cadbury Street, Onekawa, Napier. Ph 06 842 2086, contacts Simon Wakeman.

Waipukurau Joinery Limited 2322 Takapau Road, Waipukurau. Ph 06 858 9961, contact Greg O’Kane.

Your Solutions Joinery Ltd 46 Ford Road, Onekawa, Napier. Ph 06 843 5954, contact Adam Satherley.

WELLINGTON Secretary, Peter George PO Box 1575, Paraparaumu Beach. Ph 04 297 0212.

Ace Kitchens & Laminates Ltd 50 Montgomery Crescent, Clouston Park, Upper Hutt 5018, contact Ivan Johnson Amalgamated Joiners 1977 Ltd 4 Mountbatten Grove, Upper Hutt 5018, Ph 04 526 8091, contact Paul Pepper. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Bastian Wellington 6 Victoria Street, Alicetown, Wellington, Ph 04 576 0644, contact Sean Fitzgibbon.

BM Hamilton Kitchens & Joinery 39 Park St, Kingsley Heights, Upper Hutt, 5019, Ph 021 923 231, contact Benn Hamilton.

Carroll’s Joinery Limited 148 Lincoln Road, Masterton. Ph 06 377 3160, contact Richard Carroll.

Commercial Joinery Wellington Ltd 232 Rongotai Road, Kilbirnie, Wellington. Ph 04 387 2050, contact Grant Smith David Barker Custom Cabinets Unit 1, 408 Hutt Road, Alicetown, Lower Hutt, Ph 027 248 8140, contact David Barker. NZS 4211 Affiliated.

Maycroft Construction Ltd 16 Gregory Street, Lower Hutt, Ph 04 567 0014, contact Chris Fayen

Cantwell Joinery and Window Centre 15 Bristol Street, R D 4, Riverlands, Blenheim, Ph 03 578 3375, contact Ian Cantwell.

Architectural Joinery Ltd 82 Buchan Street, Sydenham, Christchurch. Ph 03 377 6760, contact Andrew Clark

Maymorn Joiners Ltd 247 Parkes Line Rd, Upper Hutt, Ph 04 526 6657, contact Anthony Neustroski. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Casey’s Joinery 150 Vanguard Street, Nelson 7010, Ph 03 548 4066, contact Jack Wells.

Ashburton Joinery Limited 8 John Street, Ashburton, Ph 03 308 5059, contact James Donaldson. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Orchard Joinery Ltd 14-18 Te Roto Drive, Paraparaumu, Ph 04 298 3380, contact Geoff Orchard. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Complete Kitchens Ltd 415 Main Road, Spring Grove, Wakefield, Tasman 7095, Ph 03 539 0055, contact Hamish Drummond.

Bates Joinery (2008) Ltd 101 Shortland Street, Christchurch 8061, Ph 03 388 8111, contact Mark Allworthy. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Cooper Webley (2006) Ltd 64 Beatty Street, Tahunanui, Nelson, Ph 03 547 0010, contacts Noel Tait / Michelle Hill.

Bower Joinery 12a Bower Ave, Christchurch. Ph 03 388 2924, contact John Mudgway.

Pete’s Joinery & Building Ltd 205 Main St, Greytown. Ph 06 304 9137, contact Peter Algie, Rhys Severn or Paul Coventry.

NZS4211 Affiliated.

James Neal Joinery 35 Fell Street, Grovetown, Marlborough, Ph 03 577 7872, contact James Neal.

Brent Johnson Joinery Ltd 306 Flaxton Road, Rangiora, North Canterbury.

Ph 03 313 6256, contact Brent Johnson. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Prestige Joinery Limited 140 Perry Street, Masterton, Ph 06 377 1331, contact Gregory Morgan. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Matai Joinery Nelson Ltd 26 Quarantine Road, Stoke, Nelson 7011, Ph 03 547 7990, contact Greg Couper. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Renalls Joinery Limited 147 -155 High St Sth, Carterton. Ph 06 379 8008, contact Steve Ruscoe. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Motueka Joinery Co 2001 Ltd 20 Old Wharf Road, Motueka, Ph 03 528 9012, contacts Phil or Barb Sharkie.

Stylish Interiors Ltd 29D Dragon St, Granada North, Wellington. Ph 04 473 1944, contact Mathew Gubb. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Nazareth Joinery 2017 Ltd 1 Warwick Street, Mayfield, Blenheim, 7201. Ph 03 578 8752, contact Leigh Jones.

Paraparaumu Doors & Joinery 14 Manchester St, Paraparaumu, Ph 04 297 2233, contact Tony Thomson. NZS4211 Affiliated.

The French Door Factory 14A Kingsford Smith Street, Rongotai, Wellington.

Ph 04 387 7822, contact Alan Chambers The Joinery King Limited 73 Hutt Road, Thorndon, Wellington, Ph 04 473 6367, contact Tony King. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Wainui Joinery (1977) Ltd 34 Burden Ave, Wainuiomata Lower Hutt. Ph 04 564 7011, contact Nikki Wynne. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Well Hung Joinery 21 Lower Tyers Road, Ngauranga, Wellington, Ph 04 494 7230, contact Stephen Fairbrass.

NZS4211 Affiliated.

Wellington Joinery and Kitchens Ltd 8a Burgess Road, Johnsonville, Wellington. Ph 04 478 7652, contact Phil Schwartfeger.

Woodworkshop Ltd 118 Tirangi Road, Lyall Bay, Wellington, Ph 04 387 3228. Contact Steve Hind.

Woodhaus Joinery Ltd 54B Kent Street, Carterton 5713, Ph 022 322 0383, contact Andrew Woodhouse.

David Ladd Joinery Ltd 19B Broken Hill Road, Porirua. Ph 04 237 9175.

NELSON MARLBOROUGH

Goldmark Group Ltd 9-11 Jean Batten St, Kilbirnie, Wellington. Ph 04 387 8964, contact David Goldsack.

Secretary, Philip Thompson PO Box 1348, Nelson 7040. Ph 03 547 1730

Graedon Joinery 69 Pharazyn St, Melling, Lower Hutt, Ph 04 939 0405, contact Graeme Hopkirk. NZS 4211 Affiliated.

Hanns Builders and Joiners 72 - 74 Sydney Street, Petone, Ph 04 570 0000, contact Peter Hanns.

Joinery Productions Ltd 457 Jackson Street, Petone, Ph 04 569 8808, contact Wayne Wilmshurst. NZS4211 Affiliated.

L & P Crown Joinery (2002) Ltd 37 Burden Avenue Wainuiomata. Ph 04 564 8895.

NZS4211 Affiliated.

Living Timber European Joinery & Furniture Ltd 64 Fisk Street, Naenae, Lower Hutt, Ph 04 567 2577, contact Horst Mundt. NZS4211 Affiliated.

A K Joinery Ltd Units 3-5, 28 Dublin Street, Picton, Ph 03 573 6860, contact Andrew Kenny.

Bays Joinery Ltd 6 Tokomaru Place, Wakatu Industrial Estate, Stoke, Nelson, Ph 03 544 0087, contact George Molnar.

NZS4211 Affiliated.

Blenheim Building Centre 41 Houldsworth Street, Blenheim, Ph 03 578 3049, contact Wayne Yealands.

Brightwater Cabinetmaker & Joinery Ltd 8c Merton Place, Annesbrook, Nelson 7011, Ph 03 548 6400, contact James Palmer.

Building Connexion Ltd ITM Joinery, 16-18 King Edward Street, Motueka, Ph 03 528 7256, contact Paul Rusbatch. NZS4211 Affiliated.

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Orange Building Group Joinery Ltd 16 Nayland Road, Stoke, Nelson. Ph 03 547 9784, contact John Andrew.

Re Space Limited 2 Kidson Place, Nelson 7011, Ph 03 547 1636, contact Steven Harvey or Peter Harvey.

Prestige Furniture & Joinery Ltd 38 Beach Road, Richmond, Nelson, Ph 03 544 1789, contact Richard Dohmen.

Ruby Bay Joinery Ltd 8 Warren Plc, Mapua, Nelson. ph 03 540 2123 contact Wayne Roberts. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Simply Joinery 2018 Ltd 924 Queen Charlotte Drive, R D 1, Picton, Ph 021 126 2514, contact Glen Godsiff. NZS4211 Affiliated.

The Sellers Room 9 Echodale Place, Stoke, Nelson, Ph 03 547 7144, contact Margaret Sellers Viking Furniture & Joinery Ltd 88 Vanguard Street, Nelson, ph 03 548 0493, contact Barry Thomas. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Waimea West Joinery Ltd 111 Beach Road, Richmond, Nelson, Ph 03 544 0177, contacts Kathy & Alan Gibbs. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Walklins Joinery Ltd 13 Sutherland Tce, Blenheim 7201, Ph 03 579 5266, contact Mark Walker. NZS4211 Affiliated.

CANTERBURY

Busch Joinery Limited 1737 Boundary Road, R D 3, Ashburton, Ph 027 563 4537, contact Nathan Busch Creative Joinery Ltd Unit 1/ 7 Homersham Pl., Burnside. Ph 03 358 4900, contact Wayne Brown.

Don’s Joinery Ltd 43 Sandown Cres, Christchurch. Ph 03 382 0828, contact Don McClintock.

Dynamic Joinery & Cabinetry 6b Maces Road, Bromley, Christchurch, Ph 022 087 9918, contact Jeremy Smith.

Elite Joinery Ltd Unit 1, 97A Sawyers Arms Road, Papanui, Christchurch, Ph 03 354 8311, contact Hayden & Sarah Illingworth.

Evolution Interiors Limited 19 Stanmore Road, Phillipstown, Christchurch, Ph 03 381 1633, contact Karl Kitchingham.

Finesse Joinery 423 Main North Road, Christchurch. Ph 03 352 3457, contact David Street.

Grant Kearney Joinery 51 Boys Road, Rangiora, North Canterbury, Ph 03 313 7125, contact Grant Kearney. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Grieve Construction Limited 179 Alford Forest Road, Ashburton 7700, Ph 03 308 0328, contacts Ben Grieve and Scott Jamison. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Hagley Kitchens 6 Nazareth Ave, Addington, Christchurch. Ph 03 961 0703, contact Nathan Moore.

Homeview Building Products Ltd 772 Halswell Junction Rd, Hornby, Christchurch.

Ph 03 343 9949, contact Howard Stone. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Joinery by Design PO Box 19 973, Woolston, Christchurch. Ph 03 384 8461, contact Evan McLachlan & David Phillips. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Secretary, Mary Van Schalkwyk 12 Granite Drive, Rolleston, Canterbury. Ph 021 025 81798. cjmasecretary@gmail.com

Joinery Concepts 2006 Ltd 25 Osbourne Street, Phillipstown, Christchurch, Ph 03 381 1066, contact Peter Robertson.

Adrian Harris Woodcraft Unit J, 3 Timothy Place, Wigram, Christchurch 8042, Ph 03 348 6996, contact Adrian Harris.

NZS4211 Affiliated.

LX Joinery 39A Buchanans Road, Sockburn 8042, Christchurch, Ph 03 342 9605, contact Steve Mangan. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Advanced Joinery Ltd 27 Watts Road, Sockburn, Christchurch, Ph 03 348 7700, contact Greg Ayers. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Mackay Kitchens Ltd 345 Brougham Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, Ph 03 365 3988, contact Chris Moore.

Alsop Joinery Ltd 18 Alloy Street, Sockburn, Christchurch, Ph 03 348 4666, contact Gary Alsop. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Millbrook Kitchens Ltd 25 Southbrook Road, Rangiora, Ph 03 313 5764, contact Andrew Silcock.

Anderson Joinery Ltd 247 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton. Ph 03 308 2988, email: anderson.joinery@xtra.co.nz, contact Dougal Anderson.

Modern Age Kitchens & Joinery Ltd 127 Montreal St, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023.

Ph 03 365 1675 contact Grant Woodham.

NATIONAL

Associate Members Modulink Screen Partitions 2012 Ltd 47 Hands Road, Addington, Christchurch, Ph 03 338 6464, contact Sam Bain.

Geraldine Timber Products 27 High Street, Geraldine, Ph 03 693 9598, contact Paul Autridge. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Murray Hewitt Joinery Ltd 25A Lunns Rd, Christchurch, Ph 03 343 0360, contact Murray Hewitt. NZS4211 Affiliated.

J E Dennison Ltd 5 Redruth St, Timaru. Ph 03 688 0029, contact Gary Dennison. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Murray Milne Ltd PO Box 356, Ashburton. Ph 03 308 8018, contact Murray Milne.

JMAC Joinery Ltd 7 Laughton Street, Washdyke, Timaru, Ph 03 688 2725, contact Craig Mason. NZS4211 Affiliated.

MWF Manufacturing Ltd 23 Leeds St, Sydenham, Christchurch. Ph 03 365 6218, contact Gary Altenburg. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Joinery Zone 2012 Ltd 110 Fraser Street, Timaru. Ph 03 688 8223, contact Warren Atwill. NZS4211 Affiliated.

NZ Doors (2004) Ltd 41 Anchorage Road, Hornby, Christchurch, Ph 03 344 2516, contacts Ron and Lisa Zwarst.

NZS4211 Affiliated.

Lunds Joinery Ltd 33a Grants Rd, PO Box 128, Timaru. Ph 03 688 9149, contact Mark Albert. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Paul Renwick Joinery Ltd PO Box 11047, Chch. Ph 03 349 7049, contact Paul Renwick.

R A Hale Ltd PO Box 9020, Addington, Christchurch. Ph 03 3666 909, contact Donald Bisphan. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Ruben’s Joinery Limited 402 Bethels Road, 4 R D, Christchurch, Ph 03 329 5458, contact Ruben Patchett. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Ryan’s Kitchens and Joinery Unit 3, 50 Dakota Cres, Sockburn, Christchurch 8041, Ph 03 348 7921, contact Ryan Butler.

Sockburn Joinery PO Box 11227, Christchurch. Ph 03 342 6044, contact Tony Lemmens.

Sydenham Joinery Ltd 6 Dalziel Pl, Woolston, Christchurch, Ph 03 379 6840, contact Bernie Hunt. NZS4211 Affiliated.

The Joiner Shop Kaikoura Ltd 19 Beach Road, Kaikoura 7300, Ph 03 319 5562, contact Fraser Syme.

Timber Doors & Windows 2007 Ltd 194 Wordsworth Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, Ph 03 379 1725, contact Martyn Neville.

NZS4211 Affiliated.

Timber Tru Ltd 374 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch, Ph 03 389 2986, contact Tony van der Plas. NZS4211 Affiliated.

McMaster Joinery Leonard St, Waimate. Ph 03 689 7557, contact Des McMaster. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Millennium Joinery Ltd 2 Regina Lane, Oamaru. Ph 03 437 0227, contact Michael Sandri. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Paterson Joinery 307 Rosewill Valley Road, Timaru. Ph 03 688 7060, contact Alan Paterson.

Duncan Joinery Limited 20 King Street, Temuka, South Canterbury, Ph 03 615 7327, contact Craig Duncan.

Firman Joinery Ltd 10 Endeavour Cres, Nth Oamaru Business Park, Oamaru. Ph 03 434 1561, contact Gary Firman.

NZS4211 Affiliated.

Mt Iron Joinery Ltd 66 Anderson Road, Wanaka, Ph 03 443 8075, contact Lawry White.

Nigel Molloy Joinery Limited 300 Great North Road, Winton, Ph 03 236 0399, contact Nigel Molloy. NZS4211 Affiliated.

O’Brien Group 2012 8 Gow Street, Mosgiel, Ph 03 489 3849, contact Peter O’Brien.

Pooles Joinery Ltd 22 Bay Road, Invercargill, Ph 03 215 9167, contact Peter Fisher. NZS4211 Affiliated.

OTAGO SOUTHLAND

Riversdale Joinery Ltd Liverpool Street, Riversdale, Southland 9744, Ph 03 202 5527, Barry O’Connor. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Secretary, John Rigby P O Box 473, Dunedin. Ph 03 456 1805 Abernethy Joinery 18 Melbourne Street, Dunedin, Ph 03 456 1654, contact Ian Abernethy. NZS4211 Affiliated.

B & M Joinery Ltd 4 Ree Crescent, Cromwell, Ph 03 265 2077, contact Brendon Munro or Mark Harrison.

NZS4211 Affiliated.

Formatt Bespoke Joinery Co Ltd 19 Glenda Drive, Frankton, Queenstown. Ph 03 441 4944, contact Reuben Bogue. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Ron Kirk Joinery Ltd 403 Kaikorai Valley Road, Dunedin, Ph 03 453 5718, contact Ron Kirk. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Southbridge Furniture & Design 295 Freshford Plains Station Road, Wendonside, Southland 9777, Ph 027 365 4727, contact Sandro Dyer. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Stevenson & Williams Ltd Joinery PO Box 4007, Dunedin. Ph 03 455 4034, Email: gary@stevwill.co.nz. contact Gary Turner.

NZS4211 Affiliated.

Steves Joinery Ltd 22A Margaret Place, Frankton Industrial, Queenstown, Ph 03 442 3206, contacts Stephen Walak, Amanda Trainor. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Stewart Construction Ltd PO Box 2125, St Kilda. Ph 03 455 2057, contact Paul Mulholland. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Taylor Made Joinery 22 Orari St, Dunedin. Ph 03 455 6520, contact Chris Taylor.

Gavin Player Furniture & Joinery Ltd 14b Chardonnay Street, Cromwell, Ph 03 445 8136, contact Gavin Player.

Treebay Manufacturing Limited 17 Jutland St, Dunedin Central, Ph 03 453 0340, contact Brian Daken.

Howley Joinery Ltd 224 Mersey Street, Invercargill, Ph 03 214 1055, contact Peter Howley. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Wanaka Joinery & Glass Ltd 52 Ballantyne Road, Wanaka, Ph 03 443 7890, contact Jason Fisher. NZS4211 Affiliated.

JP Quality Kitchens Limited 66 Vogel Street, Dunedin, Ph 03 474 1395, contact John Peddie.

Wedgerwood Joinery Ltd 11 Ngapara St, Alexandra. Ph 03 448 8832, contact Blair Harris. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Joinery Specialists 1997 Ltd 608 Kaikorai Valley, Kenmure, Dunedin, Ph 03 488 2371, contact Graeme Emmerson.

Withers Joinery 78 Factory Rd, Mosgiel. Ph 03 489 4179, contact Paul Crawley. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Leading Edge Joinery Specialists Ltd 13 Surrey Street, Gore, Ph 03 208 3001, contact Donald McGuigan. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Wood Solutions PO Box 2443, Dunedin. Ph 03 479 2323, contact Andrew Bellamy. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Leith Joinery PO Box 778, Dunedin. Ph 03 477 0115, contact Peter Leith. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Advanced Engineering Services www.aesparts.co.nz Allegion (New Zealand) Limited www.allegion.co.nz Architectural Hardware Supplies www.ahs.co.nz Artia (Coventry Group NZ Ltd) www.artia.co.nz ASSA ABLOY New Zealand Ltd www.assaabloy.com Biesse Group New Zealand www.biessenewzealand.co.nz Blum NZ Ltd www.blum.com Bostik New Zealand www.bostik.com Breezway www.breezway.co.nz Burns & Ferrall www.burnsferrall.co.nz Carters www.carters.co.nz Crombie Lockwood (NZ) Ltd www.crombielockwood.co.nz Daiken New Zealand Limited www.daiken-nz.com Elite Hardware Ltd www.elitehardware.co.nz

Retro Wood (Zeddd Group Ltd) 122 Kaituki Ridge Lane, Queensberry Hills, Cromwell. Ph 027 434 6912, contact Catherine Mann.

Cut-it Joinery Limited 22 Clan Mac Road, R D 2, Wanaka 9382, Ph 03 443 5031, contact John Titterton.

Barrett Joinery Ltd 204 Hilton Highway, PO Box 2115 Timaru. Ph 03 688 4738, contact Mark Mitchell. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Miller Creative Group Ltd 53 Anzac Avenue, Dunedin. Ph 03 477 4191, contact Keith Cooper.

Tony Boyce Builders & Joiners Ltd Washdyke Flat Road, Washdyke, Timaru, Ph 03 688 2181, contact Tony Boyce. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Vision Joinery Limited 150 Ashworths Road, Amberley 7481, Ph 03 314 8083, contacts Scott Drewery & Yvette Drewery.

Alpine Joinery 480 Fairview Road, No 2 RD, Timaru, ph 03 688 5748, contact Paul Butchers.

Mojo Modern Joinery Ltd 2 Wolter Crescent, Cromwell, Ph 03 445 0128, contact Craig Harrison.

Queenstown Joinery 53 Industrial Place, Queenstown, Ph 03 442 7555, contact Kevin Harradine. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Trends Kitchens Ltd 34A Parkhouse Road, Sockburn, Christchurch, Ph 03 343 5242, contact James McKeown

Secretary, Jo Sherborne PO Box 2115, Washdyke, Timaru 7910, Ph 03 688 4783, email jo@barrettjoinery.co.nz

Mearns & Leckie (2006) Ltd 7 Gow St, Mosgiel 9024, Ph 03 489 2024, contact Brian Ballantyne. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Rycole Joinery 44 Homestead Road, 1 DRD, Oamaru, Ph 03 434 5012, contacts Darryl and Adrienne Whitburn NZS4211 Affiliated.

Coronet Woodware (2017) Ltd 99 Glenda Drive, Frankton Industrial Est, Queenstown, Ph 03 442 3700, contact Colin Strang. NZS4211 Affiliated.

WAITAKI

Masterwood Joinery 2008 PO Box 385, 28 McNulty Road, Cromwell, Ph 03 445 0313, contact Don McDonald. NZS4211 Affiliated.

Enko Group Ltd www.enkogroup.com Häfele NZ Ltd www.hafele.co.nz Halswell Timber Co Ltd www.halswelltimber.co.nz Hazard Co Ltd www.hazardco.com Herman Pacific www.hermpac.co.nz Hettich New Zealand www.hettich.co.nz Homag www.homag.com ITM www.itm.co.nz KLC Limited www.klc.co.nz Knobs ‘n Knockers Ltd www.knobsnknockers.co.nz Laminex New Zealand www.laminexnewzealand.co.nz Leitz Tooling NZ Ltd www.leitz.co.nz Machines ‘R’ Us Ltd www.machinesrus.co.nz Metro Performance Glass www.metroglass.co.nz Miles Nelson MF Co Ltd www.milesnelson.co.nz Mirotone NZ Ltd www.mirotone.com Morgan & Aickin Ltd www.morganandaickin.co.nz Nelson Pine Industries Ltd www.nelsonpine.co.nz New Zealand Panels Group www.nzpanels.co.nz Nicholls & Maher NZ Ltd www.nicma.co.nz PSP Limited www.psp.co.nz Resene Paints Ltd www.resene.co.nz Rosenfeld Kidson & Co Ltd www.rosenfeldkidson.co.nz Schlegel Pty Ltd www.schlegel.com Seearco Industrial Abrasives www.seearco.co.nz Thermawood www.thermawood.co.nz Timspec www.timspec.co.nz Tunnicliffe Timber Solutions 2018 Ltd www.tunnicliffes.co.nz Unique Hardware Solutions Ltd www.uniquehardware.co.nz Viridian Glass www.viridianglass.co.nz W & R Jack Ltd www.jacks.co.nz

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H& &S with Kathy Compliance

Training will turn capable into skilled When you mention training, many people think of first aid, fire wardens, handling dangerous goods or perhaps biosecurity.

We take training for things such as these, and the endless refresher courses they seem to require, as part of the day-to-day running of a business. After all it’s easy to forget how many chest compressions are best when doing CPR. Or how to spot a stroke and respond appropriately.

But when did you last undertake any training on the things your business does that make money?

Or on the things that can save you money? No one will dispute that having someone on site able to resuscitate a colleague isn’t valuable for your workplace and for society in general. But

when did you last check that your edgebanding is being done efficiently? Or that your CNC operator is using the machine safely? Or even that the regular Friday afternoon maintenance on your machinery is doing what’s required?

Unlike many industries, there are few regulations around manufacturing timber and panelbased products. An apprenticeship is an indication of a staff member’s competence and quality, but it’s not a requirement to make kitchens. Many in our industry have no training other than the experience gained from peers over many years. And experience is often the best training to have – after all, a degree is no indicator of someone’s ability to handle

power-tools. But in some areas of your workshop you might want to consider that some training might not only reduce the risk of a costly accident, but perhaps make you more efficient and therefore more profitable too.

There’s an expectation that you and your staff are skilled at the machinery in our workshops. If this wasn’t the case surely the business wouldn’t be successful and incompetent staff would soon be out of a job. But are you sure your business has truly competent staff? When did you last check? And who checked?

Do you really have someone on the staff who is capable of judging the skills and safe operation of your machines? In many larger workshops the answer will be

yes. But give it some thought.

Was your current machine operator trained by a skilled technician, or by a colleague?

And if it was by a colleague - as is usually the case - where did that colleague get trained? From another colleague? How long ago was it that someone who fully understands the machinery you use trained one of your staff? And why does it matter?

Here’s an example of why it matters. The difference between someone who is just capable, and someone who is skilled operating an edgebander can be measured in several key areas: efficiency, workpiece quality, machine downtime, and staff absences.

Slamclunk Door Stops Wh a mate asked When k d hi him to manufacture f ture a unique i door d stop design d i that h not only l cushions hi the door on contact, but catches it and locks it in place, Bart Engelsman was so impressed with the product, he ended up buying the company. WORDS Irena Brooks PHOTO Roger Richardson

“It’s an excellent option for windy environments and coastal conditions,” says Bart.

Invented by good friend David Wallace in his back shed, it took many months of trialling before the Slamclunk design was finalised. It is a simple robust door stop that can be fixed in place for almost any door type, from French doors, heavy entry way doors to any interior door – Slamclunk will protect doors, walls

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and fingers from slamming impacts.

Made from high grade stainless steel and quality industrial nylon, robust-ness and simplicity are standard in every Slamclunk door stop. They can be adapted to almost any door placement, with standard installations fine for most doors that fold back to the wall. For those that don’t, Slamclunk also comes in a floor mounted attachment and a wall mounted solution.

With its unique foot activated

release, the Slamclunk is easy to operate and rattle free. The invention has been so successful that Bart is now exporting the product to the US and Australia.

New Zealand clients can still buy direct from the manufacturer, simply by going to the slamclunk. co.nz website. Prices start at $39.50 per Slamclunk – and that includes delivery.

www.slamclunk.co.nz

Firstly, efficiency. A good operator will be quick to set up the machine fast, be quick at changeovers between tape, glue, corner rounding, premilling etc, will minimise the workpiece gap meaning faster production, and will generally have a higher output than someone who is wary of changing settings without consulting colleagues or the machine manual. Higher throughput equals greater efficiency meaning more profit.

Secondly, workpiece quality.

Having a machine set up and operated correctly is fundamental to quality. Touch screens and servo motors can only take you so far, but machine knowledge takes you further. When the workpiece edge isn’t perfect, knowing what is causing the problem and being able to fix it is the mark of a good operator. Adjusting scrapers, changing glue temperature, fine adjustments of pressure or speed can be required on even the

most sophisticated edgebanders.

Having an operator who knows what and how to adjust on the machine can be the difference between a job being accepted or rejected, and can avoid the reputational damage that results from poor quality work.Your operator needs to be properly trained in machine operation to ensure you get the best results from your machinery investment.

Thirdly, downtime. The better your operator’s knowledge of your machine, the less likely you will have breakdowns, and the fewer technical callouts. Of course, some problems need a visit from a factory-trained technician, but these visits should be the exception, not the rule.

Having an operator who can troubleshoot problems early is a whole lot better than an operator who ignores poor quality, hoping the problem will go away or no one will notice. Even worse is an operator who fiddles with no

real idea of what he’s doing. Far better that you have scheduled downtime on your machine than a breakdown, because breakdowns inevitably occur at the worst possible time, and they’re always costly. A well-trained operator should know a machine well enough to spot wear and tear or other potential issues before these issues cause the costly breakdown.

And fourthly safety. A welltrained operator is a safe operator.

Training covers not just using the machine properly, but also the safety features of that machine.

Poor or no training is far more likely to result in an accident, with damage to your machine, the operator, or both. Accidents are disruptive and potentially expensive in terms of repair costs, or time off work for your staff.

Worse still, should WorkSafe be involved then you can be sure they’ll be asking for evidence that your operator knew what he was doing. Documented training from

a visiting technician will go a long way towards helping you prove an operator should have known better than to stick a finger in there …

Tr a i n i n g n e e d n ’ t b e t i m e consuming, or expensive. Getting your team trained, particularly on maintenance, can be a very costeffective way of ensuring you are looking after the investment you’ve made in machinery. You just need to set aside the time, and make sure those being trained understand the importance of what they are being shown. So next time you’re planning a service tech visit, get some time scheduled for training too. Don’t just assume your workshop staff know how to operate your machinery safely and effectively: confirm it with some training. It’ll pay off in the long run. 

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