Biesse celebrates 20 years in NZ

Biesse Group recently celebrated 20 years in New Zealand held at the Biesse Auckland Showroom, 21st –22nd September.

Since starting as a small family company in 1969, the Biesse Group Australia and New Zealand subsidiaries opened their doors in 2002. To celebrate the occasion Biesse held an Open House to showcase the latest innovative technological solutions on offer in Nesting, Edgebanding, 5 Axis, Drilling, tooling and Software.

The showroom was busy with visiting customer that travelled from around the country to experience the latest technology onsite. Displayed at the Open House was the Rover A high performance nesting machine, providing outstanding results for the manufacturing of furniture and window/ door frames.Live demonstrations were also run on the Akron 1300, automatic singlesided edgebanding machine for companies looking for user-friendly, flexible solutions in a limited space.

A wide range of virtual demonstrations were also available to visitorsand streamed from the Sydney showroom, giving customers access to a diverse range of Biesse wood, glass, stone and advanced materials machinery. Biesse offers technology of consistent quality that meetscustomer business requirements and handles all machining processes including: CNCs, Edgebanders, beam saws, drilling machines, sanders, handling and more.

Biesse’s Italian hospitality showed through with live Italian music playing along side delicious Italian food. Visitors were welcomed with special deals, gifts and giveaways.

Biesse Group showcased the strength of its history and its ability to provide a wide range of versatile products that will continue to cater to the future of the industry.

Merry Christmas

Festive greetings, I trust the run up to Christmas is going well and you are on track to complete another successful year.

We were thrilled to launch six product updates across HPL, HIMACS, Caesarstone®, Surround by Laminex™, SuperPine® and our NEW Melteca Organic finish, all to ensure the best possible selection of product for you and your customers. Melteca Organic has a texture that emulates the beauty and natural movement of timber and has received a lot of positive feedback since launch. It has the potential to be one of our most popular finishes within the Melteca range! Please see our full page ad on page 51 for more details.

We know collectively this is the busiest time of year and it’s been great to have more customers sign up for online ordering to enjoy the efficiencies and information availability online. If you haven’t registered and would like to enjoy the benefits of ordering online (e.g. available 24/7, estimated delivery date based on stock availability, real time updates for order status) visit Laminex.co.nz/ecommerce-registration.

This year has seen varying news reports noting a slowdown for the building industry owing to increasing interest rates and inflationary pressure. In the interim building consents remain buoyant for residential and nonresidential (commercial) sector. The Residential consent data for the 12 months to September 2022 increased by 7%. Townhouses continue to be popular as the consents in the 12 months to September 2022 were up 37% compared to the prior year.

Commercial consents for the 12 months to September 2022 also recorded growth, up 19% on the prior year. The highest values were in offices & transport and education, storage and the health sector. This is positive news and indicates the potential for ongoing baseline demand as we move into 2023.

As we head into the season of festivities and celebrations, on behalf of everyone at Laminex, we hope you, your family and friends enjoy a safe and happy holiday and a well-deserved break. Thank you for your support, we look forward to continuing our partnership and working with you in 2023!

Mike Arthur General Manager Laminex New Zealand