Cutshop comes to Napier new contract cutting service franchise offers more opportunity

There has been exciting news for the Cutshop franchise with the recent establishment of their latest addition to provide contract cutting services based in Napier. Along with their existing franchises based in Mt Wellington and North Shore in Auckland and in Hamilton, the Napier franchise will be able to add to and draw upon the combined strength of the group.

JOINERS Magazine spoke with Cutshop Hawke’s Bay owner Andy Ross about the new franchise.

“It has been a busy time since the opening of the Napier operation back in August 2021,” Andy recalls. “We cover the larger Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay area along with parts of the lower North Island offering our contract cutting services. Demand has been encouraging so much so that we have had to bring forward our expansion plans with the planned purchase of a high end Holzher edgebander and CNC technology starting in February this year.”

The 480 square metre factory site is in the Napier suburb of Onekawa with three full time staff “Our three year growth plan has had to be telescoped into the first year. We have had to call upon the strength of the Cutshop group by using some of the facilities in the Hamilton operation to keep up with demand!” says Andy

The local market is kitchen-based with a good proportion of local tradies and DIY customers. “We are able to offer a good alternative to meeting the demands of the house building market be it anything from production runs to one off products. It will be really exciting once we can scale up with our new equipment while still being able to draw upon the combined strength of the other three franchises.” says Andy.

Prospective clients can have a wide range of materials cut including plywood, particle board, solid wood and MDF along with acrylics and plastics. “It is a very flexible operation. With the ability to customise as well as do production runs we are able to do a variety of different projects. That is definitely one of our strengths.”

Andy got his start working for Consolidated Joinery as a machinist before ending up in the kitchen building business. “I ran across Simon Morton who runs the Mt Wellington franchise in the course of making kitchens. That in turn led me to see the real possibilities of the Cutshop business and brand.”

The future looks promising according to Andy. “We are growing quickly with the Cutshop brand behind us, and are delighted to be able to help everyone across Gisborne and the Hawke’s Bay get their projects sorted!”

For more information contact Andy Ross at Cutshop Hawke’s Bay, 33 Wakefield St, Onekawa, Napier, phone 021 879 413 or email andy.ross@cutshop.com