500S & 500 AMERTHANE 2K Waterbased System

An ISO 5660 Class 3 Fire Rated two pack, waterbased polyurethane finish system

• Excellent clarity & nude look on timber.

• Silky to the touch.

• Excellent mar resistance.

• Low reflectivity

• Excellent non-yellowing properties.

USES:

500 Amerthane is designed as a high quality finish for kitchens, shop fittings, cabinets, desks, paneling, partitions and most interior wood.

For more Information please contact PPG

DISTRIBUTORS

Whangarei Paint Centre

Whangarei (09) 430 2414

Wairau Paint Centre

Auckland (09) 443 3430

PPG Industries NZ Ltd

Auckland

(09) 573 1620

Grayson Auto Colour Centre

Auckland

(09) 278 0685

Autolink Distributors Ltd

Hamilton

(07) 846 1443

Linkup Paints (BOP) Ltd

Tauranga

(07) 571 8921

Complete Paints Ltd

Napier

(06) 843 1122

Total Paint Supplies Ltd

New Plymouth (06) 769 9415

Total Body Shop Ltd

Wellington

(04) 586 6681

Paintco

Nelson (03) 546 6660

PPG Industries NZ Ltd

Christchurch

(03) 384 0255

Rainbow Paints Ltd

Dunedin (03) 474 0659

Southern Paints

Invercargill

(03) 218 4664

Have you ever wondered about the structure of Master Joiners? The New Zealand Joinery Manufacturers Federation Inc (NZJMF) has a president and four advisory members. We have 303 members across 10 regions: Auckland, Waikato/Bay of Plenty, Central, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay/Poverty Bay, Wellington, Nelson/Marlborough, Canterbury, Waitaki and Otago/Southland.

The regions each have a president and a secretary who are tasked with running regional events, managing their regional budgets, writing minutes and reporting. The ten regional presidents form the federation executive. We have National and Regional Associates who are valued industry suppliers.

NZJMF “HQ” are tasked with pursuing the strategic objectives set by the Federation executive committee, communicating with members, communicating with interested parties, advocacy, maintaining the database, th e annual conference, the awards programme and measuring the pulse of the sector. HQ are the “face” of the membership organisation.

Due to the growth in building and renovation activity, and despite the upheaval of the past couple of years, the joinery industry is busier than ever. Like our industry partners, we are having to deal with inconsistent material supply, labour shortages and significant price increases.

As a membership organisation with a robust community ethic, Master Joiners are best placed to progress through the current industry challenges and continue to provide outstanding service to our customers. As businesses owners the primary focus must be to the profitability of your business. But the benefits of the joiner community cannot be underestimated. The opportunity to widen perspectives, share industry knowledge, network, discuss issues via the forum and so on, is invaluable.

As a community we continue to look to the future. We need to promote joinery as a career in our schools to build a strong and committed workforce. The Tertiary Education Commission is working on initiatives for industry participation in schools now. What product innovations will be available to us? How are we dealing with sustainability concerns? Are we being good employers? We are busy now, but how well are we placed to cope if the market changes?

At NZMJF HQ we are constantly reviewing our processes and communications. Our goal is membership engagement, to keep in touch with relevant industry information, business best practice and Government initiatives. We are also here to listen. And we absolutely welcome any suggestions you may have. We are here to promote our industry to our customers. To quote Henry Ford, “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success”.

We look forward to meeting you at the Master Joiners Conference –Inspired to lead. Conference has been postponed to September 8th, 9th and 10th in Blenheim, see you all there!