Most are already aware of the quality of Scala Drawer system - but it’s also manufacturer freindly.
Smooth Liquid Dampening.
Grass SCALA drawers feature highest quality European made runners with unique liquid dampening technology for a smooth opening experience and quality that will last a lifetime.
Fast Assembly Time.
When it comes to drawer assembly, the ability to have drawer backs and bases all at the same width for every SCALA drawer provide great optimisation for a manufacturer. This means fewer parts to assemble compared to other drawer systems in the market.
Handle-Free Kitchens.
The SCALA Tipmatic soft-close system is market leading technology and is the easiest to not only install but adjust the capacity needed.
Consistency in Design.
Available in three striking colours of Ice, Silver and Stone, there is a shade to suit any design - with a range of inserts and organisers in an exact material and finish to match seamlessly!
Full Range.
Nova Pro Scala drawer sides are available in 63, 90, 122, 186 mm and now introducing 250 mm high sides.
Fast Assembly.
Handle-Free.
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GoldenEdge HMR0 is the proven MDF that provides a perfect paint finish. It’s that simple.
Eco friendly GoldenEdge HMR0 (high moisture resistance zero emissions) is rated E0 and comes in 9mm, 12mm, 16mm, 18mm and 25mm thicknesses.
It’s recommended for kitchen units, cabinets,
bathroom vanities - everywhere a perfect paint finish is required.
GoldenEdge HMR0 is just one of the many MDF products provided by Nelson Pine Industries using the advanced technology of the Küsters continuous press and offering an unsurpassed range of board densities and thicknesses.
Master Joiners 4
Paul Ingram reflects on the diversity and differentiation of our industry and how this increases the relevance of a central association.
NKBA report 70
The NKBA give us a heads up on their upcoming awards and provide a peek at the results of their recent survey on kitchen trends for 2020.
Steering a Course 71
Ian Featherstone compares modern business to Darwins theory of natural selection. We either embrace and adapt to the changes occuring around us or watch our business die.
Due Process 72
Geoff Hardy informs us on the options available when you discover a mistake in your contract, there are several but it is an area where it is best to get it right first up.
CNC machinery and digital factory systems have become prevalent in the last decade as manufacturers seek improvements in labour and material use. We look at applications of this in some of the joinery and kitchen shops around the country.
Commercial and residential storage is a market segment where innovations and new options are constantly brought to market to accommodate new ideas, materials, design and needs. We asked leading suppliers what they are offering in 2020.
Hideaway Bins recently completed the development of a new laundry bin range. The Concelo Laundry Hamper runs on the same platform as the Red Dot winning Concelo waste bin and is packed with innovative features which raise the bar on what you would expect from a laundry hamper.
LED is a relatively new and cost effective way to illuminate our world. Go back ten years and it was considered a good idea but not commercially viable. We look at what has changed to make it a go to product in commercial and residential design today.
News & Info 4 - 14
Education 62
Trade Directory 74
Classifieds 80
Advertiser index 80
Taupo kitchen manufacturer SMJ Ltd’s business model is to manufacture where they can and have time, and to outsource where they can’t, don’t want to, or are too busy. Their recent purchase of a Felder P200 edgebander fits this model perfectly.
Increasingly our industry has become specialised. Traditionally a joinery company would have undertaken a wide range of tasks and produced a full suite of products. Although there are still some companies around like that especially in regional New Zealand, the trend has been for business’s to remain or to become profitable even viable by specialising in a narrower range of the trade. This hasn’t meant we have lost any diversity but rather more differentiation between joiners. We have Master Joiner members that include Cabinet Makers, Timber Window and Door manufactures, Door Prehangers, Shopfitters, Benchtop Fabricators, Stairmakers, Furnituremakers, and Site Install specialists.
Combined with this are skills and allied trades that we rub shoulders with and even incorporate into our business’s such as glazing, painting, lighting, aluminium joinery, plumbing, appliance retailing, building, drafting, and design. When that is considered the realisation is that not only is it more difficult than previously to define “joinery” but that our reach is much bigger than it might first appear. It’s also a great reason to be part of the Master Joiners network and trade referrals with members who might specialise in something your firm no longer undertakes.
Despite the diversity of business’s within our ranks, we all have common ground. Recruitment and human resources challenges, disputes resolution, insurance complexities, our own and our staff well being, remaining efficient and competitive, and immigration issues. This years Master Joiners Conference themed “Inspire to Perform” addresses these on-your-business topics along with some industry in-your-business opportunities. Registrations will be open soon and I encourage you to get along and to also consider bringing some of your team. There will be opportunity for our associated professionals, non-members and affiliated organisation members to attend too. There is a change of focus this year but also plenty of networking time and time with our suppliers and industry supporters just like we’ve experienced before. The Master Joiners Excellence Awards will recognise the best within our industry, there is a great line up of guest speakers, and both high octane and slower paced activities available.
As the recognised voice of our industry we need to have our say and when doing so consider the reach that we have. In the last 12 months as a Federation we have advocated for safe levels of dust exposure, heath monitoring, industry training, and compliance to Standards NZ, MBIE, Worksafe, and the Minister of Education. If you have an interest in strengthening our voice as a MJ member, associate, or affiliated organisation member, we welcome you and I encourage you to get in touch.
That’s about it from me for this issue. Let’s hope that the economic fallout from the Corona virus outbreak isn’t too great Oh and before I go, check out the Jobs board on the Master Joiners website. A new tool for advertising opportunities within our member companies and for job seekers to register their interest.
All the best
Paul Ingram National President Registered Master Joiners
After five years in the Sydney offices of Biesse as NSW Sales Manager, Dylan Staples recently returned to Auckland to again take up the role of NZ Manager for the Italian machinery supplier. Dylan spoke with JOINERS Magazine on being home.
Good to back?
Yeah, it was a great OE, the business experience was invaluable and Sydney is a great city to live in, but it is good to be back catching up with family and friends and renewing business contacts, we always intended returning and the birth of our second child meant the timing was good. Business is a lot more personal here which I enjoy and something I think I had previously taken for granted.
Do our markets differ?
The product mix in NZ and Australia is very similar, however the uptake of technology in NZ is probably higher. Kiwis are very open to the latest innovations, a good example being edgebanding where New Zealanders have embraced the Biesse Airforce brand and the zero glueline concept.
What does the year look like for the machinery sector?
The current climate in NZ is very positive and very competitive. The year has started well and it is an AWISA year which is always good. AWISA is really a pipeline which sets us up for the next two years sales. Also the trend to automation looks set to continue as labour continues to be the big problem for manufacturers and they look to machinery to assist with that aspect.
What are your objectives for the coming year?
Obviously to continue our strong sales path. On top of that we are always looking to improve our service, identify issues and ensure we are getting our systems right. Part of this will be the improvement in our integrated systems and processes which, as a result we will see faster spare part response times. We will also look to assess levels of priority to reflect urgency of customers needs to provide all our clients with the best service we can - perhaps refinding a little bit of old school personal touch.
We are also initiating new measures including training programs covering preventative maintenance and providing entry level technical skills aimed at improving knowledge and reducing downtime when there are breakages or issues.
The Biesse brand is extremely strong. Its systems, level of knowledge, parts operations and training structures are among the best globally. We will endeavour to make sure that continues to be the case in NZ.
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Bob Nordgren bob@joiners.net.nz
As I write this it is raining here in Auckland for the first time after the near biblical (in reverse) 40 days of no rain at all. Can’t say it is not welcome because it is. Anyway, we have a few things to brighten your day in this issue as well what with our look at the latest in CNC machinery and related developments in the software field. The ongoing move into the digital world and its integration with the functionality of modern CNC technology is becoming more and more obvious.
We will see this in the upcoming biannual AWISA 2020 event to be held in Sydney in early July: a must see for the latest for those in the trades as well as architects and designers from a design perspective. The new Sydney Convention Centre in Darling Harbour is proving to be a great venue. The world of CNC, just part of what is on display at AWISA, is not standing still: it is continuing to meet the challenge of relevancy in an ever increasingly complex and diverse business environment.
For those in the design world we have a look at some of the latest in kitchen drawer storage systems and associated wireware. It is interesting to note the steady emergence of new products this year as well, such as different board products and a new paint system. Despite the headwinds we are facing around the world such as this coronavirus thing, we should remember the economic basics here in New Zealand still look good. Being part of a sound industry related trade organisation like Master Joiners is more important than ever in uncertain times. As Paul Ingram the current Master Joiners President says in his column networking is an invaluable part of being a Master Joiner.
This is the start of our 25th year in print and we have some interesting storylines planned for the rest of the year. For Master Joiner members there is of course their annual conference held this year in Hamilton in early June which should be a great event. So read on and enjoy.
Bob NordgrenM42 Aldersgate Rd, PO Box 27 - 513, Mt. Roskill, Auckland, 1440, New Zealand. Ph: 64-9-624 4680
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James Pulehega joined Hutchco in March 2019 with over 10 years experience in b2b sales with the last two years spent as a key accounts manager to customers of paper & fiber based packaging. With his feet firmly on the ground, James is engaging all levels of industry.
“A major part of my role as the Sales Manager is to strategically grow the business by providing solution-based support in the best way possible that suits the customers’ expectations and requirements. It is one of the many reasons why Hutchco continue to demonstrate their ability as a very successful SME within a very competitive environment. Fundamentally, we want to provide the best service possible without the need to emphasize on the bottom line as without our customers, we wouldn’t be able to do what we do as a business so we appreciate our customer base for their continuous support.”
Quick Fire Questions with JamesHutchco recently brought in 3 new 1mm edgings to match the NZPG Timberland range, what are your customers saying about it? The feedback has been extremely positive with many commenting on how authentic the timber like finish is.
Industry wide there is a move toward producing only 1mm edgings, Hutchco decided to offer both 1 & 2mm for select edgings released mid-2019. How have your customers reacted to this? Colours like Melteca Raw Birch Ply & Rural Oak 2mm have been difficult to keep on the shelf with new orders off to our Portuguese manufacturers each month, so if that is anything to go by I would say better than anticipated. Although there is a notable shift to 1mm our 2mm business remains steady.
What Hutchco products are your customers raving about? The newly introduced Tekton pre-finished 0.6mm Tekton Multiplex Birch and White Oak have been hugely popular along with PROLASER PP laser edging in 22 & 45mm wide.
The AWISA exhibition from 1-4 July 2020 will again be held as the multibillion-dollar International Convention Centre (ICC) at Sydney’s Darling Harbour. The Darling Harbour facility has now proven itself to be absolutely world class. In addition, the location has all the benefits for visitors being adjacent to Sydney’s CBD, public transport, hotels, restaurants, harbour cruises and other tourist attractions.
Now Australia’s premier exhibition, convention and entertainment precinct, ICC Sydney is one of the most exciting exhibition spaces in the world with its combination of firstclass facilities, adjacent hotels and inner-city locations.
ICC Sydney has assisted in revolutionising the city’s business and entertainment offering for both locals and visitors. The complex has become a centre of innovation, underpinning Sydney as one of the world’s most desirable exhibition and conference destinations on the international stage.
It is anticipated that AWISA 2020 show will build on the stunning success of the AWISA 2018 held at the same location for the first time. In 2018 the AWISA exhibition broke past records, visitor numbers were up substantially confirming the decision of holding the exhibition back in its traditional home of Sydney.
Following the 2018 show AWISA chairman Brett Ambrose commented that exhibitors were enthusiastic about the venue. Also, the show received recognition as the largest trade show
of its type ever held in Australia. Mr Ambrose reported that, from a commercial point-ofview, feedback confirmed that the show venue exceeded expectations, was particularly industry participant-friendly, and certainly on a par with the best of the international European trade shows.
ICC Sydney features a striking contemporary design, purpose built to redefine the convention and exhibition experience, and to showcase the natural beauty of Sydney. The steel-glass complex stretches over three city blocks from Darling Harbour to Haymarket and includes an exhibition centre, convention centre and adjoining a 9000-seat theatre and Australia's largest stage.
AWISA 2020 has booked the equivalent amount of venue space as for AWISA 2018. Again, the show will be staged on two different levels of the ICC. Fortunately, AWISA is a show that has a natural split along product lines. AWISA Wood and Panel Processing, the machinery part of the show, will remain on the lower level, and AWISA Design exhibitors will be housed on the upper level there where there will be the added benefits, including a quieter and dust free environment, ‘refuelling’ stations, plenty of relaxing spaces and meeting places.
Space will also be available for companies to hold their own side events, and for industryrelated trade associations to network. AWISA 2020 will be one of the largest trade shows to be held in Australia this year.
AWISA 2020 www.awisa.com
1-4 July 2020
ICC Sydney Exhibition Centre
Darling Harbour
Sydney
AWISA DESIGN
AWISA WOOD & PANEL PROCESSING
The trade show for the cabinet, kitchen, joinery, furniture, timber and panel industries.
28,000 square metres of the latest services over the two levels of the ICC Sydney Exhibition Centre.
www.awisa.com
The 27th edition of Xylexpo, the biennial exhibition for woodworking technology and components for the furniture industry, takes place in Milan at the end of May. 400 exhibitors covering the processing of solid wood, panels and composite materials, to surface finishing, tools, accessories, paints, hardware and semi-finished products are ready to welcome visitors from all over the world. Since its first edition Xylexpo has become a prestigious fair thanks to the
innovative offers of its exhibitors and the quality of machinery demonstrations and technologies displayed. Visitors can directly experience the strength of new digital production methods and the latest updates on technology and materials to maximise efficiency and productivity. The show runs from 26-29 May 2020.
It was a busy day at the headquarters for Dezignatek, part of the NZ Panels Group based in the Auckland suburb of Highbrook in mid February when they held an open day for designers, architects and kitchen manufacturers from all around New Zealand to view their factory facility.
www.xylexpo.com
Dezignatek have been making high quality thermoform doors, drawers and panels for nearly twenty years. They also provide custom laser edging for melamine, acrylic and SoftMatt laminate panels used in cabinetry doors, drawers and end panels. NZ Marketing Manager for NZ Panels Group commented “We had well over a hundred attendees who went in groups on a guided tour through the factory. It was a good opportunity to not only see what Dezignatek do but also what NZ Panels Group do. There have been several exciting new developments including a new automated sanding line and a new automated glue line.”
Comments from attendees suggested a greater empathy for Dezignatek having seen the latest technology being used by Dezignatek and the complexity of their operation and their attention to detail to make every client a happy client.
One of the first Striebig vertical saws. Built in 1959, it is fully restored and located in the foyer of the Striebig plant in Switzerland. It featured the swivel motor with dust extraction and the strip gauge which has since been copied by many but improved by few. Ville Tec have recently gained the NZ agency for Striebig and are looking for Striebig owners, for more go to page 64 .
Machines R Us welcomes Tom Balmforth to their team of service technicians. Tom will be based in Christchurch with a focus on supporting South Island customers.
“Having trained as an electro mechanical engineer with the Royal Navy and previous service roles with Biesse and with SCM Group UK Tom is a perfect fit for our dedicated service team now numbering eight full time service technicians covering traditional machinery along with advanced edgebanders and CNC machines.” says Machines R Us Director, John Fleet.
To book a service or to log a breakdown contact Tom via the Auckland service desk on 09 820 9486.
Jacks are pleased to announce that Neil Dodunski has joined the Jacks team in the nationwide role of Projects Consultant for Advanced Timber Processing, working particularly with the Weinig range of machinery. Neil brings three decades of experience in the timber industry, from starting on the production floor through to training remanufacturing companies in correct operation, architectural detailing and production management. In recent years he was the General Manger of XLam NZ in Nelson, before taking a General Manager position at Timbalink, running their Vietnam operation.
Neil possesses a wealth of industry knowledge in timber manufacturing, and has the operational experience to understand the day-to-day realities of timber production. He is looking forward to sharing his extensive experience and helping Kiwi customers further enhance their businesses.
Neil is based at Jacks’ Auckland branch and can be reached on neil.dodunski@jacks.co.nz or 027 563 0679.
Siedel Findlay has recently joined Burns & Ferrall as Product & Marketing Manager, supporting the Nationwide Domestic Team. With a solid background in the appliance industry – starting in her families’ business and more recently with Kitchen Things for over 10 years – Siedel is looking to bring her product experience and creative skills to this new role.
Siedel will be based at Burns & Ferrall’s brand-new head office, warehouse and state-of-the-art purpose-built showroom located in East Tamaki, Auckland and can be contacted at siedel.findlay@ burnsferrall.co.nz
Mark Demus, the long-standing Technical Services Manager for Mirotone has joined NZ Panels Group in a newly created role of Technical Support Manager. Given much of the company's technical queries revolve around veneer panels, his background in this area will be valuable in assisting architects, designers and joiners with their veneer projects. He will also be providing technical leadership and support across the entire range of NZ Panels Group panel products. He started with NZ Panels Group in early March.
Enko Group, a well known Auckland based kitchen and cabinet hardware supply business has been recently purchased by the Whitehouse family: Cameron and his father Julian along with brothers Kerry and Mitchell.
Cameron, who is the Managing Director comments “Together our family will be proud to continue the legacy of what Enko stands for, a New Zealand company that’s bringing global design and innovation to our shores to add style and function to New Zealand kitchens. If you are in the kitchen and cabinetry industry we look forward to working with you closely again with our tagline ‘Smart Kitchen Systems – Made Easy’ being to the fore.”
The Whitehouse family has a strong connection to the Enko Group with Cameron having been the Account Manager for eight years (2008–16) while brother Mitchell was also an account representative for four years (2011-15). The company supplies a wide range of product for the kitchen including cabinet componentry and drawer systems, handles, pullouts and bins, hinges and door control, Shaws Butler sinks and many accessories. Enko also contract manufacture their own Enko cabinets legs and many of their aluminium handle extrusion profiles here in New Zealand.
For more information about the Enko Group contact Cameron on 021 527 495 or email cameron@enko.nz or visit their website at www.enko.nz
Twodivisions of national building products supply group PSP Limited have merged to form a new business unit within the group called SJS (Stone and Joinery Solutions). This will bring a more dedicated and focussed approach to the Joinery and Specification markets for our extensive range of products.
Based out of our manufacturing and warehousing facility in Poland Road, Glenfield, the merged operation – which comprises PSP’s Stonecraft kitchen benchtop manufacturing operation and its Joinery team - will add stability and strength to the market, and add much more for our customer base in these competitive markets, says SJS Business Manager, Vaughan Brown.
“These proven businesses are coming together in a strategic way so we can add more value to customers from Taupo northwards. SJS is all about stability, consolidation, strength, and adding to our current offering of Granite, Marble, Porcelain, Luxe Panel, Plywood, Splashbacks and Toe Kicks, plus so much more. We offer a superb range of Stone and Joinery Solutions now.
“By creating a single one-stop stone and joinery solutions shop in SJS, we are applying a concerted focus in this area - one business with a dedicated team and website, much more
tuned to the needs of designers, shop fitters, architects, joiners and kitchen companies, as well as residential and commercial developers.” Although the breadth of stone and joinery products SJS offers is already unique, SJS will also be launching new products in the coming months, Brown says.
“As high-end solutions, proven products with high warranty levels and the most advanced granite production in Auckland, we will offer customers more as we seek to help them achieve more in their projects.”
Vaughan adds that the SJS team is filled with experience and advice. “We have some great people involved in SJS, and their complementary skills will add considerably to our market offering. Adam Whitefield has been with us for ten+ years and has extremely good joinery knowledge; Rubie Dickinson comes from the granite benchtop fabrication sector and has strong interest and capabilities in interior design; and Sandra Mower, SJS’s Administration Manager has been with us for 20 years so she is already gluing the team together seamlessly. Adam and Rubie will soon be out visiting customers, so let us know if you’d like them to pay you a visit.”
For more information please visit www. stoneandjoinery.co.nz
Durable
28 Poland Rd, Wairau Valley,
Telephone: +64 9 442 5922
E-mail: info@stoneandjoinery.co.nz
FAX: +64 9 442 5603
Dezignatek, the custom door business for NZ Panels Group, has been rapidly expanding since it took over the Arborline doors business in late 2018, and is set to introduce more innovations in the coming year that will set it up as the ‘onestop door shop’ for joiners nationwide.
With a substantial increase in volume over the past 18 months, the business has invested heavily in automation across a number of fronts. A fully automated spraybooth for its thermoform doors ensures a consistently high standard of finishing. Delamination issues are avoided by repeated testing of panels in a specialist oven throughout the production day to check appropriate glue strength.
A large, German-sourced RobaTech fully automated sanding line was commissioned last year, again resulting in a more consistent finish for thermoform panels and a much faster through-put through the sanding area.
The five CNC machines are constantly busy and with a new automated tracking and scanning system, the myriad of panels associated with one project can be visually tracked at every stage throughout the production line, right through to packaging and despatch. While automation may seem to have taken over, there are more than 40 staff on the production floor involved in everything from programming the CNCs to optimally cut every project, to ensuring doors are sanded, glued, pressed, trimmed, packed and despatched without delay.
On the edge-banding side, a 45 degree edge bander offers a bevel edge for melamine doors or a straight or bevel option for acrylic doors. Two other laser edgebanding machines complete the custom-edging offer and can edge the range of soft-matt laminates from Prime Panels.
On the horizon?
With a consolidation of Arborline production into Dezignatek, you can expect to see the thermoform colour range reviewed to present a ‘best of the best’ with some new additions added to boost the range. A new online ordering system is currently being trialled with clients and following their feedback, a wider release will be available – focusing first on the edging business, and then moving to include thermoform orders.
Some additional value-add services that will reduce work for joiners is also on the cards – we’ll give you more detail in the coming months. And if you want to check on news or be sure you’re always up with the latest range, make sure you visit the refreshed website.
www.dezignatek.co.nz
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Check out our new website for Thermoform colours and profiles, technical resources and edging options.
Dezignatek can provide a seamless laser edge on more than 40 melamine colours, 15 acrylic and 5 Soft-Matt laminates. Choose from 35 thermoform colours and
and panels custom-made by Dezignatek.
CNC machinery and digital factory systems have become more and more prevalent in the kitchen and cabinetry industries in the last decade as manufacturers seek solutions to scarce labour resources while looking to improve accuracy, material usage, processing speed and factory throughput.
We discuss the options available with both suppliers and users and find that 5-axis CNC’s are big sellers at the moment for both panel and solid wood users.
The high technological content of the world’s most popular machining centres, meets the requirements of wood industry professionals.
Thanks to the integration with advanced CAD/CAM bSolid , the high-tech becomes accessible and intuitive for all users.
Western Caskets in Kumeu just out of Auckland are one of New Zealands largest casket manufacturers producing over 10,000 caskets a year. Constant growth since its start up in 1979 has seen it regularly update its machinery and kept it at the forefront of technological innovations, no more so than it latest purchase, a pair of Accord fx 5 Axis machines from SCM which virtually eliminate sheet handling while enabling work on all faces of the panel.
The two SCM Accord 25 fx’s are full five axis gantry machines one set up with an individually motorised pod & rail system and the other with a high/low vacuum system, together they allow for great flexibility in handling sheet material through the casket manufacturing process.
For Western Caskets the purchase was a back up and replacement for their SCM Ergo CNC which was getting to the 15 year age mark. It represents their third generation of SCM machinery, however they are not exclusively loyal to the brand and always look around to find the right machine for the job.
“We were originally looking at a single, bigger machine,” says General Manager Alan Eastwood. “But we talked to John Fleet (from SCM dealer Machines R Us) and he suggested because of the nature of our work and high throughput a single machine would be operating at its upper limits, so suggested a set up of two CNC’s, one set largely for the manufacture of our lids and bottoms and the other to produce the carcass in between.”
“We went with that option and it has worked well. One of the SCM Accord fx’s features independently motorised pods and rails and is suited to the production of our carcass work. Once the cutting phase is complete the pods and rails automatically open allowing access for further edge work without handling or moving the piece. This wasn’t readily available elsewhere and had real appeal to us.
“The other Accord is set up with a high/low pressure vacuum system ideal for the way we manufacturer our lids and bottoms. It enables us to release waste and off cuts while keeping the components in the same place for further profile work.”
we are now able to do all panel processingnesting, edgeprofiling and horizontal drilling - without handling the panel.
“This dual set up really does give us improved flexibility and functionality. We simply select the range we are wanting to manufacture from our library and place a sheet on the machine. The pods and rails know where to go and the operation is largely hands free as it processes each sheet, doing all cutting, drilling and edge profiling until only the finished component is left.”
“We also find the onboard software, Maestro, very good. It is easy to use, suits our requirements well, and we are able to make changes on the fly (not all caskets are off the rack) to enable individual custom sizings if required. And if there is an issue at all associated with any aspect of the machine there is always only one call to make.”
“We are very happy with the purchase,” says Alan. “John and his team at Machines R Us are very good to deal with, his advice on machines and their aptness for purpose is always relevant and their service and diagnostic skills are very good if we do run into issues.”
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CNC machining centre providing utmost performance with minimum investment. Designed to meet the needs of small and medium-sized companies, it combines state of the art technology with extreme ease of use for flexible productions of doors, windows, stairs, solid wood parts and for machining wooden and extra-wooden panels: plastic, composites, resins and light alloys.
The PRISMA machining heads with 5 interpolating axes are designed for the processing of solid wood. The ideal solution for windows, doors and stairs.
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At the HOLZ-HANDWERK trade fair, HOMAG will show woodworking shops the specific opportunities that digitalization already offers. Clever aids support work processes and simplify the user’s working life with small steps. Specifically, visitors to the trade fair in Nuremberg will be able to see two proven, integrated concepts that consist of machines, smart hardware and apps. These demonstrate holistic customer solutions for the networked, digital workshop, specially for joiners.
Introduction to digitalization
With the introduction to digitalization workshop concept, HOMAG is presenting simple entry-level solutions that allow the user to increase transparency in their production, recognize potential for optimization and improve existing production processes and offers the following digital assistants to support the production process:
1. Configuring furniture easily: cabinetCreator
This furniture configurator allows users to quickly and easily configure the furniture they want using their tablet, laptop or desktop PC. As part of a step-bystep process, they can draw on a selection of pre-defined basic forms, which adapt intuitively to construction parameters entered by the user. Users can also create their own libraries and save their own design rules and use them later for new models. Once the furniture has been designed, cabinetCreator creates an appropriate selection of fixtures based on fixture data from all established manufacturers. The furniture can now go into production: all data required for production, such as drawings, parts lists and CNC programs can be created directly from cabinetCreator and then exported.
2. Production data at a glance: productionManager
Many businesses still use handwritten parts lists and drawings in paper form. The productionManager—the digital job folder—is used to ensure
that the data is used consistently from the foreman's office, through production and up to the bench room. It summarizes all production-related data and replaces the individual paper documents. Users who have created their furniture in the cabinetCreator can easily import all of the data into the digital job folder with a click of the mouse and thus retrieve the data at any time via the tablet. Data from CAD/CAM systems or industry solutions can also be imported. Joiners now always have at their disposal a transparent status of all jobs and can easily add further parts.
3.Optimizing cutting patterns: intelliDivide cutting
This optimization software creates cutting patterns based on different criteria (e.g. low waste, optimal use of offcuts or simple material handling) and issues a parts list— regardless of the type of saw.
4. Label printing at the manual saw too: productionAssist Cutting
With this cutting assistant, carpenters have a digital assistant that supports them directly at the saw in the workshop. The assistant can be used flexibly in conjunction with circular saws as well as upright and horizontal panel saws—irrespective of the type, age and manufacturer.
In the first step, users transfer their cutting patterns from the intelliDivide optimization software into the productionAssist Cutting app. They then select
the specific cutting pattern they need at that precise moment. When users are cutting the parts, the productionAssist Cutting app gives them a continuous, precise overview of the status of the cutting pattern (even for manual saws): which parts have already been sawed? Which part is suggested next?
Users can then print the labels for each part at the click of a button using the label printer provided in the set. As a result, every part can be clearly identified. At the same time, every label provides the correct processing information for the subsequent edge banding machines and CNC processing centers. The result: complete production data from the first process step.
5. There’s a slot for every part: productionAssist Sorting productionAssist Sorting is the digital assistant for sorting furniture and components at the workstation in the workshop. The assistant has two decisive benefits: it ensures that all parts for the assembly in the bench room are complete and avoids time-consuming searching for components. The prerequisite for using this sorting assistant is a special sorting rack. Users scan the barcode on the workpiece and receive a suggestion of which rack compartment the part should be sorted into. In this way, the users pre-sort the parts for assembly according to the individual items of furniture. The result is a simple, fast and secure process.
At HOLZ-HANDWERK, HOMAG will showcase these new features in a workshop with the following machine technology:
Precision saw: SAWTEQ B-130
The SAWTEQ B-130 is the smallest HOMAG panel dividing saw. It costs little more than a well-equipped circular saw while providing a much more precise and efficient cutting process. A cutting length of 3800 mm is now available as an option. Amongst other things, the saw is equipped with:
• CADmatic 5:The highperformance HOMAG saw control system with intuitive operating concept and clear management functions can communicate with tapio, as well as with other machines and software solutions.
• module45:With this unit, users can also complete miter cuts on the panel dividing saw at the same time.
• intelliGuide basic: The user guidance allows for clear processes that flow well, fewer errors and thus increases output.
Edge banding: EDGETEQ S-200 (MODEL 1130 FC)
This entry-level model can process edges up to a thickness of 5 mm and workpieces up to a thickness of 60 mm. What is new for this machine is the higher feed speed of 11 m/min. Glue application can switch flexibly between EVA and PUR according to requirements— such as for the production of bathroom furniture that requires resistance to moisture.
Comprehensive CNC processing: CENTATEQ P-110
Sawing, drilling, trimming: the CNC machine can be used universally for different materials, whether they are panel materials or solid wood. The machine also offers 360° clearance and allround bumper safety technology. This allows the machine to be freely assembled and converted.
CONCEPT 2 - Networked, digital workshop - to be continued in future issue.
Exacting as many efficiencies as you can is part of operating a successful business. So it is for door manufacturer Bennett Doors based in Taupo who have recently invested in a five axis CNC machine from Holzher, the Dynestic 7535. This machine with it’s 5 axis cutting spindle and a 2.2 metre deep grid table is the flagship of the new series of nesting machines available from Holzher.
JOINERS Magazine spoke with owner Craig Bennett about the new machine and the advantages it will create for the business.
The company have been around since 1998 making a wide range of doors including interior composite and entrance doors including solid wood along with an impressive range of door handles and other accessories. They have three staff on the floor including Craig’s son Ben along with Craig.
“Up until now virtually all operations in the manufacturing process have been by hand. These doors are produced for a wide range of clients including merchants in the area for whom we make prehung doors and a range of building companies and individuals for both new as well as renovation projects.” comments Craig.
Keeping up with an ever increasing demand led Craig to look at ways to increase production.
“Efficiencies are what it is all about. This new technology with it’s solid gantry design ensures great precision and optimum cutting and drilling results through its two synchronised axis drives which give it permanent axis stability and guaranteed axis alignment. Also with the large Z axis operating range there is plenty of room to machine special projects both on raised cups or the flatbed surface. This saves time and money. The new CAMPUS software package which we are learning more about every day is quite impressive.”
The high flow nesting table ensures optimum vacuum flow. The double acting suction pads enable the clamping of doors, stairway components and such like making the five axis CNC machine a real all rounder with virtually unlimited machining options. Interestingly, the 7535 also makes it possible to process lengths over 6 metres. The liquid cooled five axis cutting spindle is supplied with 10kW power as standard with a speed range of 1000 to 24000rpm. High performance 12kW and 17kW with controlled axis locking are also options.
Drilling and cropping of door frames is a quicker and highly accurate process. With the software a library of door designs can be stored for easy retrieval. Ben has been learning the ropes with the software and has found it easy to operate. “We will have everyone eventually able to operate the machine so that we all remain multi tasked that keeps us upskilled and gives us variety on the floor” says Ben.
Craig chips in “We are in really busy times at the moment here in Taupo and we see this CNC machining centre as a means to expand the business by keeping our clients existing and new, happy and well supplied.”
The machine was supplied and installed by Mike French and his team at Technical Machinery Services who are the New Zealand agent for Holzher. They provide not only training of staff but also service back up.
Craig and Ben wish to extend their thanks to Raj, Mike, Cam and Simon for their continued support and expertise. From the initial stages of ordering through to set up, their technical advice and training has been invaluable.
www.bennettdoors.co.nz
five axis technology makes for more efficienciesSimon, Melanie, Ben, Craig, Ross and Dynestic.
“drilling and cropping of door frames is a quicker and highly accurate process”
The LUMINA series offers a unique combination for panel processing - two systems for perfect invisible joints; the Glu Jet application system for standard use of PUR glue and LTRONIC, the laser edging unit from HOLZ-HER enabling processing at unbeatable speed and cost efficiency.
The Glu Jet system is unique in its accuracy and performance as the glue is perfectly metered to the size of the board used. PUR glue is just a matter of placing the cartridge into the machine. The complete changeover process is handled by the ltronic software and takes no more than 3 minutes.
The Evolution machines on all sides to automatically produce the required workpieces from panel strips previously cut in the longitudinal direction. The XCut mode completely eliminates cross-cuts otherwise required as the machine is able to check the size of board inserted to make the components required.
French, 021 353 632, mikef@techms.co.nz
Pillay, 021 504 929, raj@techms.co.nz
“We can land a European campervan in NZ, fully kitted out cheaper than we can buy the materials we need to build one of ours here in Auckland.” With this statement Managing Director of Action Manufacturing Grant Brady lays out the stark reality of the commercial environment they’re operating in. At their Albany facility on Auckland’s North Shore, ACTION are fitting out up to 750 Recreational Vehicles (RVs) a year.
Grant’s not complaining when he points to the apparent affordability of European RVs. Instead he’s pointing out a crucial advantage ACTION have. Although apparently cheaper, a European RV is only designed for 15 – 20 of domestic use a year, for a decade or so. Compare that with ACTION’s vehicles, which are built to withstand 240+ days use a year for six years on the roads around both NZ and Australia (ACTION are exporting 40% of production into AU.) “And then they’re sold and used for another 15 years or more as someone’s private RV. It’s like the difference between buying a door handle for your house, and a door handle for a hotel,” explains Grant. “As with a hotel door handle, our RVs are designed and built with durability in mind.”
It’s this durability, alongside the consistent quality of their RVs, that keeps this proudly Kiwi company busy producing for many of NZ’s well-known RV rental companies, including Kea, Britz and Maui. Durability is what dictates ACTION use of 15mm European ply rather than the traditional 12mm. In the same vein, 2mm edgetape is standard throughout their fit-outs, and the production method is cam-and-dowel and glue. Heavierduty materials and hardware are essential to deal with the banging and scraping RVs receive during their rental years.
Durability was also a consideration when ACTION came to replace one of their aging CNCs. Having grown their production from jigs and power-tools through CNC nesting over the years, in 2019 they chose to take the next step in efficiency and invest in a complete CNC nesting cell. “We’ve proven the value of efficient manufacturing over the years” says Grant, “and so decided to step up our investment in machinery, in the expectation of even better results.”
That investment included a new Anderson Evo CNC cell, and a Homag 1650 Edition series edgebander. Just a few months in, the improved efficiency in the machine-shop is already clear. Machine Shop Team Leader Phillip Meads lays it out simply: “Our CNC processing time for
a sheet has more than halved” he says. “We can process a sheet in around 8 minutes now.” Given ACTION go through between 18,000 and 20,000 sheets of ply a year, halving the processing time is very significant.
Anderson’s EVO cnc comes with a twelvestation tool carousel for fast tool changes, while pop-up stops and vacuum zones give flexibility for processing. In addition to being fast – up to 80m a minute – there’s a scissor lifting table, a pusher and an off-loading conveyor table, all with dust extraction. After processing it’s over to the Homag for edgebanding - where a Compakto return table adds to the overall efficiency of production.
Mark Julie – Production Manager – confirms that the machines from Jacks are performing as promised. “We’ve had to change a few processes as a result of moving to a newer technology” he explains, “but in general the changes have been related to software.” ACTION have invested in AlphaCam in their busy design office, and transfer machine files to the Anderson Evo CNC via USB. CNC Operator Logan Steven Brown explains the process. “We get the design file for each vehicle from the office all fully nested. We simply open the file, run the nests on the EVO, and then put the labelled parts to our trolleys for transferring over to the Homag.”
Another critical factor in ACTION’s investment decision was the back-up and support available from Jacks. Anderson and Homag machines are renowned for their reliability, but when things do go wrong then Action need fast and effective support – or their Albany site’s assembly teams (with 85 staff) can quickly run out of materials. Jacks’ large and experienced service team can provide the timely support they need. Another back-up:ACTION have kept a couple of their older machines – a CNC and edgebander – to cope with any unexpected overflow. Although so far they’ve been largely redundant.
With their continued growth – the company is spread over three sites employing 220 staff – ACTION are a success story for NZ manufacturing. From the early days of powertools and jigs to today’s modern machine shop employing 8 staff, ACTION’s willingness to invest in new technology is reaping rewards. As Australasia’s leading quality vehicle specializer they represent the excellence and efficiency that lives behind the ‘proudly made in New Zealand’ brand.
Over45 years the Anderson Group has built a reputation based on speed, service and the outstanding reliability of its products. The company offers experience and expertise in the manufacturing of CNC machinery that few other companies can match.
Since their launch, Anderson’s award-winning GS series nesting cells have been unsurpassed in the woodworking industry. The GS is focused exclusively on nesting - without design compromises that are made to enable other types of processing. The result is the fastest nesting CNC in production - Anderson has been able to extract the maximum production capacity from the machine concept, and bridge the gap between conventional nesting routers and book-cutting beam saws.
With an average nest time of around one minute per/m2, the GS can produce up to twice the output of a traditional nesting CNC router. And because the GS does the complete process of cutting & drilling then processing times compare very favourably to using a beamsaw then drilling machine.
The GS nesting cell is the benchmark for speed and efficiency, as anyone who saw the GS in operation at the last AWISA will confirm. Using the same linear motor magnetic drive technology as used on the world’s fastest MAGLEV trains, both X & Y axis offer an agile and powerful movement. While cutting speed is always dictated to by material and tooling, the GS’s rapid vector speed is an astounding 169m/min. While rapid speeds are important, even more critical is how quickly you can get there. The advanced acceleration ramps between operations on the GS are lightning fast, making significant time savings – especially in the drilling operations where a larger proportion of the processing time is spent in rapid moves.
The GS has a bed size of 3700 x 1900 complete with four vacuum zones to suit NZ sheet sizes. Other specifications include two 300m3/h Busch vacuum pumps, a 15hp liquid cooled electro spindle complete with 10 position tool changer, and the exclusive ‘Smart Drill’ high speed boring technology with 32 vertical drills. Other features include an infeed label printing station, and auto loading and simultaneous unloading complete with outfeed conveyor.
Interested? See the future of panel processing for yourself at Jacks’ showroom in Auckland - there’s a working cell on the showroom floor. Contact your local Jacks representative for further details.
We’ve proven the value of efficient manufacturing over the years” says Grant, “and so decided to step up our investment in machinery, in the expectation of even better results.”
Leitz Tooling have been making tooling for the woodworking industry for over 140 years since the first drills were produced by Albert Leitz back in 1876 in Germany. The Leitz family has owned the business to this day.
Reliability and longevity are the keys to the success of Leitz Tooling. No more so than with the servicing of diamond tooling. The servicing of pre milling cutter heads for edgebander machines is done using the latest diamond sharpening machines and technologies in their Penrose Service Centre in Auckland. There is minimum machine downtime when you book their overnight service. They also offer a reliable tool pickup and delivery across Auckland free of charge.
“Even the best quality tool can only provide optimum performance if it is regularly maintained by experts.” comments Leitz Tooling’s New Zealand Manager Wolf Hoheisen. “We use in our Auckland Service Centre the same machinery and programmes as in our tool production at Leitz in Germany. This gives our tools consistent top quality be they brand new or resharpened from our service centre. What’s more, we can use the same technology to sharpen tooling from all manufacturers.”
Leitz Tooling has some 140 service centres worldwide where great importance is placed on quality. This is underwritten with its quality management system certified to DIN ISO 9000 standards providing a uniform quality worldwide.
Joinery IT has been serving the New Zealand market for more than 11 years now. Principal Phil Smith recently announced a few changes to the face of their business.
Beatty Smith (Phil’s mum) who has been doing a wonderful job looking after the accounts since Joinery IT was formed is to retire. Sandy (Phil’s much better half) is learning the admin role, taking up where Beatty leaves off. Customers will no doubt hear from Sandy over the coming months.
Extra support - A new guy… most Cabinet Vision users will know him already, Darryn Currill is based in Whangaparoa. He started with Joinery IT in the third quarter of 2018 bringing loads of detailing experience. A veteran user of CV with more than 10 years’ experience at DBJ Furniture.
And to the big news … the office in Matamata has been sold. The proceeds of which have been used to custom build a mobile office. We are fine tuning things locally in preparation to spend the next 2-3 years travelling the length of New Zealand. Expect to see us in your area sometime soon.
That is the big question that faces most cabinet makers at some stage. This decision point arrives at varying times and for varying reasons.
• Perhaps you are just starting your business and would like to include software from day one.
• Your business has been operating for 5 years, staff members have increased and your workload is far too heavy.
• Your business is now 10 years old, is well established, but you or a staff member are taking too much time to get jobs organised for production.
• Your customers are now asking to see some 3D prints of their project.
• You have been trying to employ another tradesperson, but have not been successful.
These are just a few of the issues that arise and will prompt you to consider a software program. At these points some businesses have researched the software issue and discovered that it is very good decision to purchase.
Why then have some businesses been reluctant to go down this path?
Let's start with the obvious reason, cost, they feel they cannot justify it. Nothing could be further from the truth. Quality software is now available for as little as $19 per day (and that is for the top level Pro Toolpath CNC linking version, much less for lower versions).
So at around $6.50 per day will give you a full design package, costing, cutting and optimising. You simply lay out your floor plan and from that point create 3D views for your client, fully dimensioned 2D views for your workshop, optimised sheets for cutting and cabinet parts lists for construction.
A job cost has also been created based on your labour times and material costs. There is a conservative 3 hour saving in the office preparation, 2 hours in the workshop and an hour on site (all cabinets and their parts are numbered automatically). As you can see the program has well and truly paid for itself in labour saving alone.
At this point some businesses dig their heels in and say “no I can't afford to pay out another cent”. This is where the head must rule. That $6.50 is already accounted for in their current production methods; It is being spent many times over. A software program not only decreases your production time, it also helps you to eliminate costly mistakes. How many times has a number been written in the wrong sequence, and not discovered until it's too late?
Another reason that is mentioned for not wanting to purchase is “we custom build; a computer program will not suit our business”. A quality program will give you the ability to set your construction methods and allow you to change your methods to suit architectural requirements.
Support; this is a big issue with all cabinet makers, who feel if they purchase software, they will be left in the dark or have to pay out for extra costly training. With all software It is vital that you receive good backup support, phone and remote assistance must be provided in the initial cost of the software. There should be no need to sign up for yearly maintenance. You purchased the program, so that should be included.
One of the big dislikes for most cabinet makers is the quoting process; it can be a very time-consuming task. The simple fact is that you must produce fast and accurate quotes; unfortunately our industry has always offered free quotes, clients expect this and don't understand all of the variables that are now possible in even the simplest kitchen.
“Please provide a quote with three different door finishes, and three different drawer styles. Not to mention the bench tops and the internal fittings”. If a miscalculation is made on a couple of doors, this can now cost you over $100.
With a software program you can quickly and accurately quote this situation. Simply place the required cabinets on the floor plan (no need to do a finished layout) add any accessories, generate a cost, then generate a different cost with any material.
Software for cabinet makers has reached the point where you can say “when will we purchase a program not will we purchase a program”. You can no longer afford to be spending wasted hours doing job preparation. Consider the software as another production tool, the same as your existing machinery.
There are many other benefits that the software will bring to your business that will help you get better organised allow you to lighten your workload. All jobs will be quoted and constructed the way you want them, provide a more professional look to your clients and help you achieve more sales.
The 3D kitchen program has been in the market place for over 26 years and has a well established client base. The software is provided in a way that all cabinet makers will understand and is supplied with construction methods set up to your individual requirements.
If you have reached the stage in your business where you know that things need to change, you will want to consider the 3D Kitchen software option. Operating a cabinet making business can be a very demanding task. You need to take advantage of anything that is able to assist you. Software is now a high priority on the list. For more information about integrating a software package into your business contact:
Harley Adamsm: 0274 813 312
w: 3dkitchen.nz
Whether you need a saw for breaking down panels or dimensioning solid timber, the Fimal Concept 350 Plus has the versatility to do it all. Ripping, crosscutting, mitre cuts, compound mitre cuts or grooving, all processes can be carried out on the Fimal Concept 350 Plus.
With its small footprint (less than half the required space of a traditional panel saw) the Fimal Concept 350 Plus is sure to attract the attention of those with space restrictions. It also significantly improves workshop safety. The sawblade is completely enclosed -
before, during and after the cutting operation - effectively eliminating the possibility of the operator coming into contact with the sawblade. Due to the pressure beam securing the material as it’s cut, the accuracy and quality of cut is also greatly improved. Even better, the pressure beam traps the dust within an enclosed area, meaning more effective extraction.
In addition to improved safety, a small footprint and versatility, the Concept 350 Plus can double panel-processing productivity: you can process 2 x 18mm panels stacked on top of each other in one cutting action.
Fimal’s Concept 350 Plus comes in 3 sizes: 2600mm, 3200mm & 3700mm. Each model can be customised with a range of optional equipment such as a laser to preview the line of cut, cutting optimisation software, digital displays and much more.
Fimal saws are available exclusively from Jacks. For more info contact your local Jacks rep, call 0800 522 577 or email sales@ jacks.co.nz
in Italy, the Fimal Concept 350 Plus combines the benefits of a Panel Saw and Beamsaw
Ithas been some four years since we last spoke to Greg O’Kane, Managing Director at Waipukurau Joinery about his business and where things were heading. A member of Master Joiners and operating from his purpose built factory site, he has continued to progress the business down the path of using the right technology for the job. The business continues to produce quality kitchens and bathrooms, staircases and other joinery components. Bob Nordgren from JOINERS spoke with Greg about the latest development.
Looming ever larger has been the manufacture of benchtops for his kitchens. “We have found we have needed a machine that can handle bigger laminate and acrylic sheet sizes as well as combining more flexibility and the inclusion of parametric software.” Greg comments. Greg turned once more to Steve Fifield at Proform CNC Ltd for the answer. Four years ago they installed a Proform AT25/13 flat router for Greg.
“That machine has been great but we needed to get a bigger machine” says Greg. So they upgraded to the Proform Fusion CNC router ATC 38/13.
“This machine had a number of improvements we were looking for.” explains Greg “First off it had a bigger flatbed (1300mm by 3800mm) so we could use bigger sheet sizes, and it has a 12 head rotary tool changer which makes things quicker without losing any of the efficiencies the earlier machine had. Furthermore the ATC 38/13 utilised parametric software which along with the other two features gives us greater flexibility in manufacturing, especially benchtops.”
The setup will allow them to have one person to operate it and make benchtops. It remains a simply operated, nested style machine with an on board computer using the Windows 10 operating system. The spindle is more powerful (a heavy duty 9kW HSD router). The rotary tool changer is ideal for
counter top manufacture and it still has a relatively small foot print at 4550mm by 1550mm as well.
Greg has had it since November 2019 and seen production improve. “It remains an efficient and reliable machine with the service from Proform second to none. It makes just in time manufacture a reality and enables us to keep close control on costs.”
And the future? “Just as it was four years ago: continuing to make good use of technology and make efficiently good quality product for our clientele.”
For more about Waipukurau Joinery contact Greg on 06 858 8313, email greg@waipukuraujoinery. com or visit their website at www. waipukuraujoinery.com
Acero have been working with one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of sinkware to develop a range of tight radius pressed bowls with a 15mm radius corner.
Very few have mastered the process of deep draw tight radius technology to produce a product to such a high standard. The corners are clean with no distortion and the finish is to the very highest European standard. Investment in robotic technology and stringent quality control ensures each bowl is produced to the same level of quality and the polish is even every time.
The range features top mount and undermount as standard, 15 litre per minute overflow capacity using waste kits from Italy, robust 1.0mm thick stainless steel and a high end silk finish
The Acero Pressato Range has four single bowls and four double bowls. Each double bowl has a slim 20mm bridge to maximise sink volume for the cabinet beneath. The PR220 features a large 450 x 400mm main bowl and a 180 x 400mm second bowl and with the 20mm bridge it will easily fit into 700mm cabinet.
Acero are very excited to be able to offer another range of sinks designed to suit the New Zealand Market that align with their standards of high-quality and value for money that they are known for.
Another exciting addition to the Acero product range is the Mercer Aurora black colour. In keeping with current trends of matt black, the black stainless steel Aurora bowl is an intense black and extremely durable. PVD colouring technology produces a
durable product that is difficult to scratch and unlike other coloured sinks on the market the colour process uses no liquid meaning it is one of the most environmentally friendly colouring technologies available. The new colour is available in all of Aceros Aurora
product range including single bowls, double bowls, taps and accessories including the range of waste kits. The black wastes kits are a perfect match for the black Duro Granite models, allowing you to swap out the stainless steel for an all black look.
The New Black Aurora range is available now, for more info go to www.acero.co.nz
Acero have been working with one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of sinkware to bring to New Zealand, a range of tight radius, pressed bowls with a 15mm radius corner. Very few have mastered the process of deep draw tight radius technology to produce product to such a high standard. The corners are clean with no distortion and the finish is to the very highest European standard.
Easy access is the hallmark of good storage systems anywhere. In the residential environment visibility and design is equally important. It is a market segment where innovation, new options and new materials are constantly brought to market. We asked our leading suppliers for their latest incarnation of some of these storage options, from cutlery drawer organisers, to portable racks for cleaning products, to pantry pull out options, and options to maximise use of the kitchens deepest darkest corners
We’ve seen a distinct move away from cupboards and towards drawer-based storage in recent years, to the point where, even if the visible cabinet panel is a hinged door, often you’ll find a stack of drawers installed behind it. And this makes sense; drawers make the most of the cabinet interior and provide accessible, ergonomic access to contents.
What’s the next step? Surely, it’s organising within each drawer not just to maximise space, but also to minimise noisy content movement and to reduce clutter, thus aiding fast retrieval of items.
Harn Ritma® System
Movable divider panels and lateral dividers to fit the Harn Ritma® soft close drawer system make it so easy for your clients to set their drawer spaces up exactly as they wish; creating plate stack spaces, slots to keep those pesky plastic lids in one place, or keeping various sorts of foodstuffs together.
When it comes to drawer trays, you, or your client, may be after a top of the line stainless steel system, budget-friendly plastic trays or a designer, flexible arrangement. Whatever the preference, Fit has options to suit:
Open Space is a flexible drawer organizing system that utilises plastic profiles, steel dividers and wooden boxes in a freeform manner. Black plastic profiles, trimmed to fit from 1200mm lengths, sit at the front and back of the drawer. Steel dividers, in 2 height options, fit into pre-cut slots in these profiles; the taller
ones are perfect for creating plate stack spaces. Wooden boxes, available in two sizes, nest within the dividers. Mix and match components to create your own customized drawer layout.
Impala Inoxa. Functional and durable, this stainless-steel drawer organiser system is completely modular so you can create the perfect cutlery drawer or utensil drawer configuration. It's also removable; ideal for easy cleaning and carrying to table or BBQ. Fit have a huge range of pre-assembled kits, or you can customise from the individual components. And, for maximum convenience, it's also dishwasher safe.
Impala Plastika. Elegant yet functional, these drawer organiser trays are made for Fit in Germany, by an ISO-9001 accredited company established in 1993. They’re made from high-quality plastic, which is selected for its suitability for this use.
Multiple sizes, easy clean surface and inserts for spice bottles and drawer knife block inserts make this system a great way to maximise kitchen drawer organisation and minimise frustrating, time consuming clutter.
For the budget conscious, Fit also offer practical, economical cutlery trays, utensil trays and spice bottle organisers. Also very popular is their anti-slip drawer
matting in black, grey and white; excellent for preventing glasses and crockery from slipping and sliding in drawers, with the added benefit of helping to reduce noise.
Contact your Fit rep, phone 0800 852 258 or email sales@fit-nz.co.nz to discuss your drawer organising requirements.
These products are all featured in Fit’s brand new 2020 issue of their general storage project book – Making Your Space Work, which covers, drawer and door systems, wardrobes systems and drawer organisers. Contact Fit to order hard copies or download a copy from https://www.fit-nz. co.nz/fit-cataloguesand-downloads
DISPENSA - Offering a clear view of the contents from either side.
Trays and baskets can be individually hung at heights to suit the contents,
Achieving optimum functionality through user-centred design has been a top priority for Vauth-Sagel of Germany since its foundation more than 50 years ago. Their expertise with wireware is well-established, with their Saphir and Premea style kitchen storage units having been available in New Zealand through Fit for several years.
Planero, launched here in 2018, is the first shelf developed by the family-run kitchen system manufacturer with a flat powder coated steel basket design; it is, in effect, the 21st century equivalent of wireware!
Planero combines high design features such as a contemporary grey colour and barely visible technical components for brilliant aesthetic appeal with established function and comfort values. This Planero pairs attractive, optimal storage and fast, simple installation with immensely practical and convenient function, such as shelves being easily removable for cleaning. Initially launched with 4 models, Planero has proven popular and 3 further models have joined the New Zealand offering.
Your clients can now select a premium Vauth Sagel Planero unit to suit their needs;
• VS TAL Larder for a fixed front pull out pantry
• VS COR Fold and Cornerstone MAXX units for blind corners
• VS Cor Wheel Pro for corner units with two opening doors
• VS SUB Side and VS SUB Slim under bench pull out units. And
• VS SUB Basket, a pull-out tray for underbench installation that also perfectly suits stacking into drawer based pantry storage.
Contact your Fit rep, phone 0800 852 258 or email sales@fit-nz.co.nz to discuss your Vauth-Sagel kitchen storage requirements.
These products are all featured in Fit’s brand new 2020 issue of their Premium Kitchen Storage with Vauth Sagel project book. Contact Fit to order hard copies or download a copy from https://www.fit-nz. co.nz/fit-catalogues-and-downloads
Boasting impressively slim sides of just 12.8mm and four available colours, LEGRABOX blends discretely with all kinds of cabinet fronts and materials. And thanks to the inspiring technology of Blum’s EXPANDO T fixing system, that includes dense or thin materials such as ceramic or Corian, starting from just 8mm!
Blum LEGRABOX drawers are a tried and tested box system, which has won a multitude of awards for design and innovation. The cabinet profile has been developed and refined with top quality in mind – meaning the quality of the motion can be felt the moment the drawer opens.
LEGRABOX is available starting from just 270mm in depth but can be used in cabinets up to 1400mm in width with a 70kg weight-bearing capacity! With multiple applications available like the SPACE TOWER pantry or SPACE TWIN narrow cabinet – no matter the project, there’s a LEGRABOX drawer to suit your needs.
Keen to see the full range?
Visit blum.com/legrabox
Find it difficult to specify the inner dividing systems BEFORE the kitchen is installed, but always have requests for it? Order an AMBIALINE Starter Pack from Blum! This handy little pack is available in all available AMBIA-LINE steel design colours – Silk white matt, Orion grey matt and Terra black matt.
Conveniently made to suit either 500mm or 550mm deep LEGRABOX drawers, the AMBIA-LINE Starter Pack includes everything you need to start your dividing journey! With easy installation and no cutting required, this little kit is the perfect pick for a smooth ordering journey.
Sign in to E-SERVICES to order now! e-services.blum.com
The single order code gives you: a 300mm wide soft touch cutlery tray, drawer frames in 100mm and 200mm widths for M height drawers, and a universal drawer frame with a magnetic adaptor to suit C height or deeper pull-outs. Large kitchen – no issue, order two packs.
Now available in New Zealand, AVENTOS HK top is ready to spec and install. Small in size but big in features! The minimalist and compact design is the only “small” detail when it comes to Blum’s newest lift system, with many features now integrated into the mechanism
itself, including a built-in angle stop now adjustable without even having to remove the cover cap. If you can dream it – you can build it.
AVENTOS HK top can handle fronts as thin as 8mm with EXPANDO T and as thick as 30mm. It’s available in three motion technologies:
Configure the latest AVENTOS HK top online! Register for E-SERVICES at Blum.com
BLUMOTION soft-close technology for handled applications, SERVODRIVE for electric handle-less opening, and TIP-ON for mechanical opening with handle-less designs.
Hideaway Bins is excited to announce the arrival of the Concelo® Laundry Hamper, solution at an attractive price. The Concelo Laundry Hamper same platform as the Red Dot bin. This means it is packed with innovative features, which raise the bar in what you should now expect from any laundry hamper.
The team at Hideaway Bins that deliver solutions to common complaints raised by and the homeowner. With this is mind, Concelo Laundry has been created to stand out in the than a ‘me too’ product.
German made Häfele Matrix Runner, the smooth, synchronized concealed runner damper ensures a seamless and premium drawers.
the door brackets, ensures there to the job for door adjustments on Concelo products!
Hamper is a one-piece Clip access to the frame and the frame and no dirt trap between the door and the frame!
Concelo Laundry has been also works with electronic push homeowner a true hands-free laundry hamper solution.
The aluminum framework that conceals the runners and holds 6-way adjustment (+/- 2.5mm vertical and horizontal and +/-
Delivering solutions to common complaints - a leader in design that stands out in the crowd.
door front. The Concelo Laundry is available in two colours popular Cinder colour to towards dark cabinetry. Or why not install a white and a cinder side by side to make it easy for the homeowner to sort dark laundry from whites!
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Concelo is available nationwide from March 2020, through Hideaway’s distribution partners: Häfele, Carters, ITM, Impey's, Rose City Wood Panels, and Scooters or direct from hideawaybins.co.nz/concelo
IntaWood Products Ltd, specialists in component manufacture, have recently relocated to a new purposebuilt facility with new machinery and new Egmont dust extraction system.
IntaWood have been providing the Joinery industry with flat-pack products and components for 6 years, not only throughout New Zealand but including export to USA and Europe too. The priority for John & Lisa Kay, owner and managers of IntaWood Products Ltd, was to create a productive and effective factory that allowed machinery to perform at peak production levels while maintaining a clean and safe environment.
Egmont Air carefully calculated the machinery requirements, factory capacity and specified the new dust extract system to provide powerful suction so that each machine could operate at its optimum performance and maximize up-time production.
IntaWood have installed one of the largest CNC machines in the country so it was important that it operates efficiently and without interruption. Egmont Air designed the system to allow for the CNC and all existing machines to operate simultaneously. The system was also fitted with a Pressure stabilzer that automatically adjusts airflow and suction to optimum levels as machines are utilised or turned-off and provide incredible powersaving at the same time.
Mr Kay comments “The new Egmont Air System has exceeded our expectations and made our factory virtually dust free which is enjoyed by all.. Under advice from Egmont Air we upgraded the motor to future proof us going forwards. Overall we are extremely happy with our decision and enjoy a cleaner environment."
Egmont Air offers a large range of products and solutions for joinery shops and timber processors 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.
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.
Contact Egmont for a FREE brochure or on-site evaluation today on 0800 781 200 or visit the website www.egmontair. co.nz
Duropal Pyroex splashbacks are a 4mm fire-retardant solid compact material, available in a range of fashionable colours and are easy to install.
Duropal Streamline worktops offer the best quality laminate worktops at unbeatable prices. Sourced from the world's most environmentally responsible manufacturer, Amorini New Zealand is proud to offer Duropal high pressure laminate worktops to our customers. Available within a two working day dispatch, tops can be manufactured to your specified sizing direct from our on-line design centre.
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All seen and un-seen edges are fully clashed and the base fully sealed ensuring maximum protection
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Amorini will dispatch your Duropal worktop within two working days from time of order
Amorini's simple online tool is the industry leading software tool to for all quoting and ordering
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
With a quiet confidence PPG Industrial Coatings New Zealand, the local arm of international paint and coatings manufacturer PPG Industries has launched a new water based primer and topcoat system called Amerthane WB which will be of interest to many in the trades, especially those involved in the solid wood, MDF and ply market. JOINERS Magazine took the opportunity to talk with Grant Pedersen Technical Manager at PPG’s R&D Unit in Auckland for the past ten years and Adrian Armstrong, Technical Sales & Training about this new system.
“We have had the top coat in use for a while now but after extensive testing we now have a compatible water based primer for those who want to use a fully water based system.” comments Grant.
“What makes this significant are the technical issues we had to overcome to create this system. For example, as you know water in contact with MDF type product is not good so the challenge was to create a protective film without changing the dimensional stability of the MDF. We have had a system for clear coatings for a couple of years called Amerthane 500 and now we have Amerthane WB for a fully water based colour paint system.”
The launch of this system has been the outgrowth of changes in the marketplace in recent years what with the health and safety issues involving solvent based pints.
“With the scaling up of water based paints we see not only the health aspects but ease of clean up with water based, a far lesser issue of safety of onsite storage and an emerging cost effectiveness through economies of scale as more and more is now being used.” continues Adrian
“It is an effective alternative to solvent based paint in many applications.” The use of water based paint has been particularly popular in the flat to semigloss with the satin finish being the most effective. There has been a move from open booth spraying to closed booth where temperature, humidity and air movement can be controlled: a necessary process for water based to be successfully applied.
Another exciting change will be the upgrading of the existing PPG Merlin paint matching software to the Global Paint Manager software used by PPG worldwide which already has some 40,000 colours with 1000 colours available already in Amerthane WB to all PPG distributors and direct customers. “Most of our time in future will be looking at validating colours used in both the solvent and water based paints. This will cut down in turn the time taken in the colour matching process.” observes Grant. “The Amerthane WB system offers excellent durability as well as mechanical properties such as UV resistance. As research and development continues, we believe Amerthane WB represents the best current water based system in the market.”
Ernie Dumper National Sales and Business Development Manager who with Grant Pedersen started this project some five years ago comments “This water based paint system is a game changer for those in the joinery, cabinetmaking, furniture and kitchen manufacturing trades. The market wanted a system – primer and topcoat – and PPG have now delivered.”
For further information contact PPG Industries or one of their approved distributors.
LED stands for Light Emitting Diode and it is a relatively new, and cost effective way to illuminate the world around us. Go back 10 years, and LED was considered a good idea but not quite ready for full commercial or home use. They were too expensive and they didn’t give out enough illumination to make the cost worthwhile. Now the research and development of this green technology has caught up with expectations, bulb prices have come down and they are giving out enough light to compete with CFLs and incandescent alternatives.
The idea of electroluminescence had been around since the turn of the 20th century but it wasn’t until 1962 that Nick Holonyak, Jr. from the General Electric Company in America developed the first visible (red) LED. It wasn’t then until 1976 that the first ‘high’ brightness LED was invented by T P Pearsall that could be used in fibre optic telecommunications. The discovery of blue LED led to a more effective way to produce white light but the first ones that were produced were expensive and not commercially viable.
In Japan the combination of blue, red and green LEDs were brought together that could produce any colour of light in combination and the scientists who discovered it, Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura, received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2014 for their work. This advance has led to the next generation of LED lightbulbs which can produce a decent amount of light and have a much longer shelf life than incandescent bulbs.
One of the first buildings to go entirely LED was the Sentry
Equipment Corporation in Wisconsin in 2008 and a year later a Christmas tree in Finland was lit by 720, 2 watt bulbs. By 2010, many businesses were beginning to switch to LED lighting with the advantage that it was more cost effective over time and cut down on energy bills.
LED bulbs use less power than any other makes. According to many manufacturers, LED offers a 90% saving over the old fashioned incandescent bulbs. And they can be about a third more efficient than the CFL bulbs that we were all encouraged to use to be greener. For instance, a 25 w incandescent bulb equates to a 6 watt CFL and a 4 watt LED bulb.
The major benefit of LED bulbs is that they last significantly longer than the old incandescent bulbs. They have great thermal management properties and a well manufactured bulb should last around 50,000 hours compared to an incandescent bulb that cold last 1,500 hours. This major difference presents a real cost saving for those who switch to LED lighting and is even better than CFL bulbs.
It used to be the problem with LED bulbs that they couldn’t provide enough light. It’s a tribute to the research and development of this technology that in the last
couple of years this problem has been largely solved. LED bulbs now compare favourably with other light sources and, unlike CFL lights, they provide full light immediately rather than taking time to ‘warm up’.
The other thing that has changed with LED bulbs is the range of different ones available. From just a couple of designs you can now get candles, spotlights, golf balls, tube, reflector and GLS. There are also the fittings that you would expect including bayonet and screw which means that offices and households will be able to find a bulb to fit their needs.
The problem with Compact Florescent Lamps is they contain mercury and are therefore more problematic when it comes to disposal. LED bulbs are entirely safe and they also do not give out high temperatures when lit and are therefore easier to handle than a hot bulb. You also don’t get the glass enclosures that you find with other bulbs and you don’t have to worry about things like broken glass.
The light emitted by normal LED bulbs comes in three different varieties which are: Warm white which is used in most homes and is similar to current halogen bulbs. Cool white is a similar colour to
fluorescent tubes such as those you find in shops and offices. Daylight colour is a stark white light and has a hint of blue to it, used mainly for highlighting real colour.
SMD stands for Surface Mounted Device and they are one of the new generation of LED lighting. Bulbs contain SMD chips that add the extra brightness that has made it a more viable choice for both households and offices.
COB stands for Chip on Board which are another new generation of LED technology and provides a denser amount of light compared to SMD and great optics because you get a consistent beam of controlled light. It provides a better lumen to watt ratio which means that they are considered highly efficient.
Many experts believe that the introduction of LED lighting is one of the most important developments in recent times, allowing us to have a low energy lighting solution that can be used in a wide range of situations. As performance improves, more and more homes and businesses will begin to have it installed and the cost will continue to fall.
source: renewableenergyhub.co.uk
LED lighting uses 85% less electricity than typical incandescent and fluorescent light sources. LEDs provide us with the most efficient way to save energy and conserve our natural resources. The light produced from an LED is an even spectrum and can last beyond 10 years - which is 30,000 - 60,000 hours or more!
LEDs consume significantly less energy and operate at lower temperatures than typical incandescent bulbs. Most of the energy emitted from an incandescent bulb is converted into heat instead of light, which is why you'll burn yourself if you try to touch it once it's turned on. In many cases you can actually feel the temperature difference just by being near the light. LEDs, however, don't burn out like a conventional lamp, so while they do produce
some level of waste heat, individual diodes do not need to be replaced and they do not cause colour fading in clothes and art. The small amount of waste heat produced within the LED during the conversion of electricity into light is drawn into the downlight profile to dissipate into the air and prolong the life of the LED diodes for a safer, healthier and more energy efficient light source.
Imperia Downlights from Stefano Orlati are safe, affordable and energy efficient and now come in a range of finishes and profiles to suit any cabinet. 24v downlights are available in matt black, foggy silver and satin nickel with optional surface mount brackets for round and square profiles.
www.stefano-orlati.com
From humble beginnings in 1948 to an iconic leader in New Zealand’s commercial and domestic kitchen equipment supply industry, Burns & Ferrall have established a reputation for excellence in customer service and product support is now even greater.
Joining forces with E.CF-Asia Pacific, incorporating Reward Hospitality and Tas Hotel & Catering Supplies in mid-July last year, they now offer a hugely expanded inventory and extra capacity, as well as the largest hospitality showroom in the country.
To support this growth, the company will be opening a brand-new head office, warehouse and state-of -the-art purpose-built showroom in March 2020 located in East Tamaki, Auckland. The new showroom boasts a fully operational test kitchen, bar and wash-up zones, as well as inspirational displays of the latest products and trends in tabletop and domestic sinks.
Included within the space are leading brands including EcoLab, Tork, RATIONAL, Meiko and many more.
Burns & Ferrall’s Director, Tony Broome says “This is a dream start to 2020. Our new premises gives us the capability to offer next day delivery anywhere on the North Island, with future plans to offer the same service to the South.The larger premises consolidates the distribution, service, delivery & dispatch arms of our business creating greater supply chain efficiencies for our valued customers.
CEO of E.CF-Asia Pacific, David Bull says, “The importance of maintaining local representation is essential to our success within New Zealand & the Pacific Islands and is something E.CF-Asia Pacific and Burns & Ferrall have an ongoing commitment to. The opening of the new fullservice Auckland head office, warehouse and showroom is the first step in supporting and developing this already exceptional business”.
We now also have access to a broader and more comprehensive product offering from the global E.CF Group sourcing network, larger inventory depths, digital tools and group support.
“We’re really excited about showcasing and delivering our industry-leading products, even quicker than ever before,” says Director Tony Broome. “Customers will notice our broadened range into tabletop and consumable categories, showing our commitment to becoming the hospitality industry supplier and distributor of choice.”
For more information please contact your local representative or call us on 0800 MY SINK. Burns & Ferrall, 12 Reg Savory Place, East Tamaki, Auckland 2013.
“If I had to summarise what’s got us to this point I’d say to partner with the right people, get good advice and measure your success.”
So says Stu Martin, of SMJ Ltd (Stu Martin Joinery) in Taupo. He goes on: “Jacks are the right partners for our machinery and have been since day one. Blum are proving to be so for our hardware. And our business advisor has certainly helped get us where we are today.”
SMJ have changed their edge banding processes, moving from a hot-melt to a pre-glue machine from Austrian manufacturers Felder. It may seem an odd decision for a company that has grown to now employ four full time staff, as well as a part-time office and accounts person (Stu’s partner Sarah). But a pre-glue edge bander was entirely in keeping with their business model. “We’re all about quality, flexibility and meeting the customer’s needs,” says Stu, “and our new Felder P200 fits these goals perfectly.”
Some context. Established in 2007, Stu Martin Joinery started with Stu working from his home garage. But after a year he decided he needed a bigger profile. With support from friends and family he moved to an industrial area behind Taupo and has been there ever since. During these 10 years SMJ has grown their customer-base and now their work is split into 85% complete refit renovations and 15% new builds/house lots. “We’re not chasing the lower end of the renovation market,” explains Stu. “We’re interested in customers who are ready to upgrade to the kitchen they’ve always wanted – and we’ll work with them to achieve that within an appropriate budget.”
Perhaps the most interesting way SMJ has been so successfully able to satisfy such discerning customers is Stu’s focus on design. “A few years ago the business was solid, but flat-lining,” he says. “I had one of those moments where
you think to yourself, where to from here? Should we grow? New machines, more people, bigger premises? Or is there a different path?” Stu decided to concentrate on design – and specifically kitchen design. An investment in Cabmaster software and many years study since and he’s about to achieve level 5 certification as a kitchen designer. It’s with Stu’s design skills that SMJ differentiate themselves from their competition. Stu is also on the advisory board of the BCITO, and heavily involved in design training for apprentices.
SMJ’s business model is to manufacture where they can and have time, and to outsource where they can’t, don’t want to, or are too busy. Hence Stu’s opening comments about finding good partners. “To be flexible and offer our customers a complete range of styles and products we need good partnerships with a range of suppliers. And we have plenty of these. Sage Doors and their laseredge products. Top quality stone, ceramic or stainless benchtops in Rotorua, Tauranga or locally. And for our carcasses, when we’re busy we use a local business who are CNC based to cut and clash for us. But when we have the time we’ll do the carcasses
ourselves. Such an arrangement means we can be taking on new work as it comes and then send it down the manufacturing channel that best suits us and the job requirements. And because we assemble everything here then install, we’re totally in control of the quality. That quality control is what’s key for us, and our customers.”
It’s SMJ’s need for flexibility that led them to move from an old hot-melt glue edge bander to the Felder P200 machine they run today. “Why heat up a pot just to run a small job? We could go days without needing an edge bander. With the P200 it’s a switch on and switch off machine. It’s ready when we need it. It’s reliable. It’s like a fancy Janssen - another machine we rely on and that hasn’t missed a beat in 12 years. And with pre-glue then we get a huge variety of tape and colours and that fits our requirements”.
Business remains strong for SMJ. Repeat customers such as the glass blowing business - Lava Glass bring interesting and varied work, while Aucklanders setting up holiday homes bring their big-city style and budgets. Stu is totally in control of SMJ’s numbers and therefore the
workshop schedule. He needs to be so he can quickly make a call about whether to manufacture in house or outsource. “It’s key we manage our workshop carefully” he says, “because we don’t want to outsource everything - or the team would be standing around waiting for work. We’d rather have two or three jobs on the go here, another couple at install stage, and two or three being manufactured by our partners then flat-packed to us.”
Stu and partner Sarah maintain a strong website, Facebook and Instagram profile, and word-ofmouth rounds out their marketing. As a result of their efforts the average value of their kitchen projects has doubled in five years, reflecting their targeting of the mid-to-top end of the market. “It’s not new thinking, our business model” says Stu. “But everything we do is focussed. Our new Felder, our design-led process, our high level of outsourcing and our focus on the numbers. They all lead to one thing: working smarter, not harder.”
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Budget Packaging ... chose Airtight
Hostess Kitchens ... chose Airtight
Hume Pine ... chose Airtight
Carters Truss & Frame ... chose Airtight
Placemakers ... chose Airtight
Woodlands Shopfitting ... chose Airtight
Rosenfeld Kidson ... chose Airtight
Munns Joinery ... chose Airtight
Smail & Co ... chose Airtight
These are just some of the recent Airtight installations, and there’s a good reason behind it ...The Airtight Solution.
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MIRKA® Direct Electric Random Orbital Sander (or DEROS for short) is the first ever electric sanding machine with a brushless motor and no external power supply; it is also the lightest electric machine on the market. Thanks to its high efficiency brushless motor, the MIRKA® DEROS maintains a constant speed even under heavy load. It has plenty of power and its performance is actually comparable to a conventional 500W electric machine and that gets the job done quickly.
Mirka’s attention to detail has created a machine packed with ground-breaking features. This includes a soft start function, a built in electronic motor brake and integrated vibration sensor and Bluetooth low energy technology offers the lowest vibration values in its class. The unique symmetrical design guarantees that the tool can be used for long periods without fatigue. With an easy to operate lever to control motor speed. A pad brake that
also acts like a seal minimizes the air leakage between the pad and the shroud. This makes the dust extraction more efficient. In addition, the power cord is removable and interchangeable.
As with all Mirka machines, excellent ergonomic design was a top priority to ensure the MIRKA® DEROS can comfortably be used for long periods without fatigue. For example, gripping the machine is more controlled and relaxed. The unique symmetrical design makes it just as comfortable whether it’s being used in the left hand or the right hand and the longer body provides the option of a two-hand grip.
For the best dust free sanding results use the MIRKA® DEROS with MIRKA® Abranet. Abranet is especially developed for sanding putty, primers, lacquers, composite materials and a wide range of other materials for industrial use. Abranet combined with the multi hole backing pad of the DEROS offers the highest dust extraction abrasive performance and a long lifespan, making it a cost-effective solution. Designed for dry sanding, by hand or with a machine, the true dust-free sanding characteristics result in a cleaner work environment, as well as a better surface finish.
Mirka DEROS now comes with smart features; it has an integrated vibration sensor and Bluetooth connectivity. Download and install the free myMirka app on your mobile phone and you can monitor the vibration levels of your Mirka DEROS in real time. By keeping track of vibration
levels, you can make informed decisions that affect your health. Read more about myMirka for digital services and connectivity: www.mirka.com/mymirka
Mirka power tools have a 2 year warranty from the date of purchase covering defects in material and workmanship. By registering your Mirka power tool within 30 days from purchase you will obtain an additional one-year warranty.
We appreciate you taking the time to read this. If you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact us.
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After extensive market research of current ‘laser’ edging technologies, the distinct properties of co-extruded polypropylene (PP) were notably superior. Not only environmentally friendly when produced and disposed but PP has excellent tolerance to high temperatures which is perfectly suited for thermal fusion technologies.
What started as an innocuous ‘test run’ request to our Portuguese manufactures Probos of satin white 22/28mm for selected users with laser/ NIR/hot air/HyFuse machines became the Launch pad for the PROLASER range.
PROLASER’s subtle embossed satin & mirror like gloss finishes coupled with a uniformly square profile achieves seamless results in the production of cabinetry and furniture giving the appearance it was cast in one piece.
How this is achieved is through the identically colour matched coextruded layers, the coating layer (front-face) and the functional Layer
(rear-face colour matched polymer). Using PROLASER PP edging means there are no joints for buildup and bacteria to form which is ideal for interiors where hygiene is a priority.
The PROLASER range continues to grow with over 8 colours, 3 widths (22mm, 28mm & 45mm) and two finishes.
Standout features of PROLASER PP (Polypropylene) laser edging;
• minimal post-production cleaning
• exceptionally resistant to heat, moisture, peeling, UV fading and micro-scratches
• absence of glue joints prevents the establishment of bacteria build-up
• PP is inert and particularly tough, making it ideal for radius and contour processing work
Co-extruded polypropylene (PP) is perfectly suited for thermal fusion technologies.
The granite and engineered stone benchtop cutting business is a relentless one which requires robust, well made machinery. It also needs effective dust extraction units to help make it a safe and healthy place to work in.
The Stone Warehouse factory facility based in Albany north of Auckland is a purpose built site where they fashion their granite and engineered stone benchtops for a range of clients throughout the Auckland region. Bob Nordgren from JOINERS Magazine had a chat with Tony Prime, the Factory Manager for the last four years about the dust extraction system in their factory.
The Stone Warehouse is a family owned business specialising in exotic granites and engineered stone which started back in 1993. Its factory has been on its present site some seventeen years now. In 2005 they had Viking 1978 Ltd, manufacturing engineers and leading suppliers of New Zealand made and assembled dust and fume extraction systems and spray painting booths, manufacture and install a purpose built reverse pulse cartridge filter grinding bay suitable for their extremely harsh engineering environment with all aspects of cutting, grinding and polishing of stone and granite products.
A medium sized system, with a length of 4.5 metres by a metre wide and about 2.7 metres high, this could handle none the less an air volume of some 20,000 cubic metres per hour with a 0.5m/ second face velocity. It has some twenty reverse pulse cartridge filters. This is in fact one of a huge range of custom made cartridge filter booth systems Viking have produced over the last fifteen years.
“It has been a very successful and reliable extraction system,” comments Tony. “The cartridge filters have in fact only been replaced once in the fifteen years we have operated it. It is vacuumed and cleaned out once a month.”
The cartridge booth consists of a top plenum with cartridge filters that are pulse cleaned by compressed air automatically, the lower section consists of hoppers and removable waste bins. A centrifugal fan unit is
ducted to the outside atmosphere and is complete with a vertical discharge cowl. Tony comments “The company later had erected a plastic sheet enclosure to contain the harsh environment and help create a cross draft air movement for that entire work area which also works very well.”
For more information contact Ross Metcalf at Viking on 021 760 762, email ross@vikingltd.co.nz or visit their website at www.vikingltd.co.nz
For more information about The Stone Warehouse contact Tony Prime on 09 415 0715, email tony@ stone.co.nz or visit their website at www.stone.co.nz
couple of years dipping in and out of a range of subjects and watching her student loan climb. “Then there came a range of jobs – I worked in an office for a year and also tried out Real Estate - but nothing really appealed.”
Next Kayla (27) picked up some work painting houses and started to feel like she was getting closer to what she really wanted to do –maybe it was a trade.
NZA Apprenticeship CEO
Chris Hilson knows all about the importance of growing the next generation of skilled tradespeople and says joinery apprentice Kayla Pountley is a great example of the talent and enthusiasm available.
When Aucklander Kayla Pountley left school, she headed to uni, because that’s just what was expected. She spent the next
“My Dad’s a builder, and so I knew what was involved and started to look out for apprenticeships.”
At that time, Kayla was on a benefit and one of the ways the Ministry of Social Development supports people find jobs is the partnership with NZA Apprenticeship. It also underpins where Government is helping build capacity in the construction sector.
“I got a call from the NZA Apprenticeship’s business
manager who said ‘there’s an opportunity for labouring with a joinery company if you are interested. It’s not building, but it’s a good stepping stone into a trade’.
“I took it and loved it. I love seeing what we create – the doors and windows and seeing how it all comes together. It’s quite physical, so a good mix of things and no one day is the same.”
Kayla had been working at Next Level Joinery for the past year, and her bosses are really happy with her work and how she has fitted into the team. They’ve offered her a joinery apprenticeship and Kayla couldn’t be happier.
“The best thing is the opportunity I get to work and learn at the same time. I’ve finally found something I love, and I love going to work.” Being in a male-dominated industry hasn’t phased Kayla, and she is quick to recommend a trade apprenticeship to her friends.
“I reckon you’ve got to go out and give it a go. I spent time trying to please people by going to uni, but this is what I truly want to be doing.”
Chris says NZA is seeing a growing enthusiasm for the trades and it will continue to be important given the planned growth.
“Programme’s like Skills for Industry and Mana in Mahi are opening up opportunities for people who may not have considered apprenticeships and helping businesses support the next generation as they’re training. Everyone wins.”
The NZA partnership is supported by Industry Partnerships, Service Delivery, and forms part of MSD’s commitment to the Construction Sector Accord.
June 4th, 5th, and 6th, 2020
Claudelands Event Centre, Hamilton
• 11 Conference Sessions
• 6 Breakout Sessions – you choose which ones!
• Two celebrity personalities and a range of content experts
• • Annual Excellence Awards Gala Dinner
• • Awards dinner celebrity guest speaker
• • Sessions for working in your business and on your business
• • One day - getting to what you need to know – getting to the point.
• • Selection of Saturday activities to choose from
• • Friday Partners Program – not to be missed.
• • Register online at https://masterjoiners.nz/events-list/ conference/
• • Select your own accommodation to best suit you – see website for details of preferred provider – book today to secure your preference.
• • Registrations open to the industry – see website for details
Annual Excellence Awards entries close April 15. See website for all details https://masterjoiners.nz/ event-directory/excellence-awards/ Email inquiries to info@masterjoiners.co.nz
Striebig AG, the Swiss manufacturers that invented vertical saw technology, are pleased to announce that their sole agent in Australia, Ville-Tec Engineering & Repairs, is now also their sole agent in New Zealand. This means they are Striebig’s new distribution partner in New Zealand for marketing and sales, customer service as well as maintenance and repairs.
“Ville-Tec have been our long standing partner in Australia since 1998 and have made a very good name for themselves in the Australian market” comments Sepp Furrer Sales Manager International for Striebig AG.”We are confident that this decision will strengthen our market position and confidence in the Striebig brand in New Zealand. Come and see our range of vertical saws at this year’s AWISA Exhibition in Sydney, Australia in early July.”
Striebig AG are the only manufacturer of vertical panel saws in the world which exclusively specialise in this particular product category. They have a sixty year history of producing vertical panel saws for all non ferrous materials including timber, plastics, composite materials, aluminium and compressed fibre cement. The key to all Striebig
panel saws is the sizing cut: producing the perfectly fitting, dimensionally accurate edge that is ready to be glued. Their holistic approach in all of their company processes is their guarantee for sharp edged and precise cuts.
Register your Striebig machine serial number for service and support with Ville-Tec and receive a free gift for your trouble.
By registering your serial no and company details you will receive repair advice and parts availability by email. Reply to info@ville-tec.com.au
The ‘vertical system’ offers space saving, precise and efficient, vertical sawing technology as the perfect combination of precision and economy. In many fields of application it is the only possible cost effective and space saving solution for panel cutting. They offer advantages over horizontal cutting machines in terms of space, price performance as well as precision and sawing.
Ville-Tec have been around since 1996 as a leading supplier of quality European brands, service and spare parts particularly into the woodworking industry in Australia. As well as Striebig AG they are sole agents in Australia for the Costa Levigatrici, an Italian made range of heavy
duty sanding equipment since 1996, Gannomat with a range ol dowel hole drilling and inserting machines from Austria since 2001 as well as selling Simpro, a range of smart lifting options made in New Zealand.
“We are very pleased to be able to now offer our services and expertise in selling, servicing and the supply of spare parts for the Striebig range of vertical panel saws in New Zealand.” comments Ville-Tec owner Peter Vuille-Bille.
From their base in Sydney, Australia, Ville-Tec have been selling and servicing Striebig machines all over Australia for two decades and stock about a quarter of a million dollars worth of Streibig parts as well as new machines in Australia. “We are expert in vertical saw technology and the Striebig range of Swiss made machines backed by their know how and warranties are the best available anywhere.”
Ville-Tec & Striebig will be at AWISA in Sydney in July.
For more information contact Peter Vuille-Bille, Ville-Tec Engineering & Repairs, mob +61 (0) 419 588 595 or email info@ville-tec.com.au or visit www.striebig.com.au
OECE responds to the creative challenges of artisans, architects, designers and entrepreneurs by meeting all their artistic needs with innovative, environmentally friendly, high quality solutions guaranteeing beautiful, hard-wearing surfaces.
OECE offers wood coating solutions that satisfy the most demanding requirements of professional applicators in countries all over the world.
Here in New Zealand we have highly skilled technical support staff and distribution across our nation to help our customers perfect every stage of application and thereby ensure optimum product performance.
Polyurethane primerAvailable in white & black
Polyester primerAvailable in white & clear
Waterborne primerAvailable in white
Polyurethane clear Waterborne clear
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Polyurethane pigmented - Gloss levels 10% to full gloss
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OECE offer an endless colour selection, including a custom color service
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BBS
NZ market leaders supplying quality hardwood timber products, BBS Timbers Ltd is a NZ family owned & operated business. As a specialist supplier of quality timbers from responsibly managed forests, the company has full control over the importing of the timbers they sell.
An extensive range of over 40 timber species including NZ natives such as Rimu, Tawa, Kauri & Matai, and exotic favourites, Oak, Maple, Walnut, Cherry, Jarrah, Selinga, Purpleheart, Iroko, Ash & French Oak, are all processed at the large Whangarei site making the company a key supplier for solid wooden flooring, decking and cladding.
However, the scale of the business operation, and the fact that 99% of the wood processed is hardwood, means a very specific dust solution
control is required. Typically, hardwood is twice as heavy as pine and is very fine and is more of a concern in regard to staff dust exposure. Two new high-speed planers from Europe to cope with increased sales resulted in a new extraction system being required.
Brian Donaldson from Whangarei’s Gasworks and Plumbing Ltd has been servicing BBS Ltd’s site for decades, the company employing a team of experienced gasfitters, plumbers, solar installers, and sheet metal fabricators. However, as a completely new filtration system was needed, he contacted Geoff Ebdon from NZ DUCT+FLEX to specify a system that would cope with the dust type and volume.
A large capacity filter with 6 Double Modules and an inlet module to help slow the velocity
of the incoming dust was chosen. To remove the dust, a scraper chain system was fitted to drag the dust to the outlet where a 1 metre long rotary valve exit drops dust into the transport duct to the silo/ containers. The filter modules are fitted with Regeneration fans. These fans situated at the top of each chamber, clean the filter bags or socks by blowing clean air in a reverse direction, one chamber at a time, through the socks to help remove collected dust from the sock material, so they carry on working efficiently. This is quite a gentle way of cleaning the filter socks and results in long sock life.
The Rotary Valve and Filter and transport fan were all manufactured by Danish based JKF Industri, leaders in dust filtration in Europe with over 60 years design and engineering experience, particularly with the
slower growing denser European timbers. To ensure minimum disruption to BBS Ltd, a container with everything required for the filter was delivered direct to site from the factory – (minimising NZ freight charges), after Christmas ready for the install team to start work. The team arrived 6th January, built the filter by the Thursday and the old undersized unit was craned out and the new put in place before the team left that Friday. Gasworks and Plumbing then connected up the LIPLOCK® ducting system inside. No production time was lost.
As all the components i.e. the fan, filter, filter bags and ducting all come from JKF Industri, compatibility and performance of the whole system is assured.
“The secret to long lasting dust removal, with minimal
timbers from Whangarei – New Zealands biggest processor of hardwood, upgra
maintenance, is sizing up the filter, fan and the needs of the customer machinery correctly says Geoff Ebdon from NZ Duct+Flex.
We have been installing our Danish designed Filters in New Zealand for over 10 years now. We have never had a need to re-visit any of our joinery customers to clear a blockage in our products. All wood dust customers have been operating on the original bags for many years and only in the past few weeks have we supplied new filter socks to 2 of our older filters”.
Modular Bag Houses may be one of the older filter methods, but they are still often a very cost efective solution for high air volumes and heavy dust loads in not only the wood working industry but others also. NZ Duct+Flex offer a range of filters from 1000 m³/hour to
the economic route to a proper dust extraction system
from$11,995.00
well over 100,000m3 / hour if it’s required. With new safety legislation and best practice just around the corner, we can also offer this range of filters with our World Leading Unique Vertical Flameless Venting, if required. See our videos of this unique product at wwww.nzduct.co.nz
Contact NZDUCT+FLEX on 0508 69 38 28
For Whangarei Gasworks & Plumbing Ltd go to www. gasworksandplumbing.co.nz
Alpha Precision design and manufacture complex components, machines, fixtures, and parts which have exceptionally high tolerances, are repeatable and are stable. We provide our clients with solutions for efficient manufacturing processes. As part of our expertise, our expert technicians can service and repair spindles. We have been servicing and repairing CNC spindles since 2006.
All spindles are carefully dismantled, taking note of any potential causes of failure. Critical parts are checked for size discrepancies and run out. Motor
windings and internal sensors are checked. Reputable replacement bearings are used, and our internal quality control documents and operating procedures are followed for re-assembly and set up.
We have our own advanced precision machining and grinding workshop, with CNC machining centres and cylindrical and surface grinders, so all mechanical repair issues are taken care of in-house for timeliness and accuracy.
Talk to Alpha Precision on 06-348 7755 about spindle servicing and repairs
With the continuing trend for dark coloured cabinetry and hardware, Hideaway Bins are pleased to announce the addition of the Cinder colour to its popular Hideaway Compact bin range. The new Cinder colour option strikes the right balance between need for premium looking design and the great value offered by the Hideaway Compact bin range.
SCM, Electro, Biesse, Anderson, HSD, Hiteco, HSK, ISO30, Colombo
Avoid machine downtime and save.
We have completed many successful CNC Spindle reconditions over the last 12 years at a fraction of the cost of the manufacturers option.
The longer you leave it the more damage there will be to your spindle.
Call us on 06-348 7755 to discuss.
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The Cinder colour was first released with the award winning Concelo® range and was designed to harmonize with the dark grey and Anthracite colours from leading drawer brands.With many kitchen designers and manufacturers offering matching dark grey cabinetry and hardware, the Compact Cinder bin range now makes it possible to achieve a totally harmonized look across the whole kitchen. The added practical benefit of Cinder is its ability to hide dirty marks and scuffs.
In total, 13 Compact bin models are now available in Cinder, and are the same price as their Arctic White equivalent - all floor mounted Compact bins are available in Cinder, and door pull models in 15L, 20L, 35L and 40L buckets sizes are also available. Check out the Hideaway Bins website to see the full Compact bin range - with 35 Compact bin models to choose from, there is a Hideaway Bin to suit any project. www.hideawaybins.co.nz
Compact Cinder bins are available nationwide, through Hideaway’s distribution partners; Häfele, Carters, ITM, Impey’s, Rose City Wood Pannels and Scooters.
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 such as wooden boards, can be moved gently and precisely. The length of the operator handle can be varied, which allows the user to always maintain a safe distance from the load. The optional swivelling unit, allows you to swivel workpieces by 90° with the push of a button, letting the user to swivel workpieces weighing up to 120 kg securely and ergonomically. For airtight non-porous workpieces, the additionally available venting unit enables the user to quickly and safely release the workpiece as required.
The benefits you can realise from the installation of a vacuum lifter include, increased productivity thanks to reduced handling and loading times, reduced requirement for multiple people to handle workpieces and secure, the minimization of downtime due to employee injury,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.
Due to its modular design, the vacuum tube lifter can be customized to yourindividual application. Automation Equipment offers Schmalz comprehensive range of accessories and complete systems with a highly ergonomic and responsive aluminium crane or gantry.
Vacuum Clamping Systems
Manual and Machine
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 highquality clamping equipment for your machinery and application.
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.
Console Table Systems
Efficiency, Flexibility and Quality
Whether using a 1-circuit or 2-circuit system, panel processing or frame production – console vacuum blocks fromSchmalz can be positioned precisely and are relocated when changing the layout. A comprehensive range of high-quality vacuum blocks and spareparts are available for all leading CNC manufacturers.
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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
The National Kitchen and Bathroom Association are now seeking entries to the 2020 NKBA Excellence in Design Awards. The only dedicated design awards in the country for kitchen and bathroom designers, it is a fantastic opportunity for the industry and its talented designers to shine.
The 2020 judging panel includes leaders and innovators of the design community. The judges are Alice Lines of homestyle magazine, Darren James of Darren James Interiors, Davinia Sutton of Detail by Davinia Sutton, Evelyn McNamara of Evelyn McNamara Architects and Stefan Sonntag of Masterwood Joinery.
Trying to understand what the judges are looking for and which projects to enter is always a bit of a guessing game. However, NKBA has provided several insider tips from the judges themselves.
Alice Lines, Editor of homestyle, is in her fifth year of judging the awards. She says this year she would like to see more humancentred spaces with personality and character.
“I’m hoping to see clever use of materials to create beautiful, yet useful spaces. Around the world, tactile interiors are a trend that shows no sign of abating, so I’d also love to see more local designers embrace that intention here,” says Lines.
Evelyn McNamara, Director of ema architects, is the 2020 guest architectural judge. Bringing a wealth of experience in architecture, Evelyn is very detail focused, but also places a huge importance on the spatial design of spaces.
“I will be looking for spaces that evoke mood and emotion. I am hoping to see a range of materials
used well, in addition to cleverly designed, functional, inspired spaces,” says McNamara.
Entries to the design awards close on Sunday 5 April 2020. From there, judges will begin deliberating and the award winners will be announced at the Excellence in Design Awards on Saturday 18 July. This year the awards are being held in beautiful Wellington and the event is sure to be a wonderful celebration of the best kitchen and bathroom designs New Zealand has to offer.
In addition to the excitement around the NKBA Excellence in Design Awards, the National Kitchen and Bathroom Association have been busy receiving submissions to their
2020 trends survey. NKBA survey respondents answered a series of question around kitchen design covering colours, materials and budget.
Suzie Rees, Executive Officer of NKBA said the survey had some surprising results.
“One of the biggest surprises to NKBA was that the tide seemed to be turning away from black. With a strong presence of black cabinetry on Instagram and other trends sources, it was interesting to note that only 11% of respondents said black was going to be on trend in 2020. The most popular colours were a natural timber look and white. It was also great to see designers showing an interest in porcelain.
We were pleased to see that 37% of respondents said porcelain would be the bench material of choice, and many predicted it being big with splashbacks as the seamless look grows in popularity. We are looking forward to seeing if the winning 2020 NKBA Excellence in Design Award kitchens correlate with these results.”
To enter the NKBA Excellence in Design Awards visit: http:// awards.nkba.org.nz/
2020 is an election year and has also kicked off with several local and global issues for us to contend with. What might these mean to us this year and beyond? An unfair question perhaps: but whatever the answer it will likely involve the ability to adapt to change.
The theory of natural selection has important parallels to business:
Markets, environments and technologies change constantly and the businesses and their people most suited to that change, or most able to take advantage of it, survive and flourish.
Species die out because they cannot cope with new climates or compete with a more aggressive species or due to unforeseen events. Businesses do too, but unlike animals, they do so because of their own choices: they choose whether to respond to change, adjust their strategy, embrace new technology and bring on and develop new skills.
Those that respond survive in business, those that let the world change around them die out.
The best way to thrive now is the same as it was 'then.' You must always put the customer first.
Dr Ian Brooks, author of many books including 10 Steps to Becoming Customer Driven, states: “the main thing in business is to have profitable customers who want to stay with you for a very long time. This is more likely to happen if you focus on the basic principles or keys to business success”.
The first key is to deliver such superior customer value that your customers are so delighted they want to come back for more. It is not enough for them to be satisfied
or even happy. If you want their loyalty, they must be delighted. Specifically, you must understand what you have that your customers want so badly they are prepared to pay for it. (Don’t think it’s about products or quality, think total customer experience every step of the way, including acting as their trusted advisor)
Despite the need for agility, the drive for change is often met with resistance. There is a conflict between desire to progress and reluctance to change. This must be carefully managed.
On one hand leaders and marketers, those charged with driving the business forward, will be constantly looking at how change can benefit the business. On the other hand, the operations team are often under pressure to maintain performance. Change often means increased risk and ensuring changes are implemented successfully is a big challenge. Saying ‘no’ to change can be the default response for an overstretched or misaligned team.
But this must not be the default position. Before saying ‘no’ to an idea ask your people; “what is the ultimate cost of missing this opportunity or doing nothing; in business terms?”. The team needs to ask, “what are the benefits and risks to our existing customers, services and business processes if we go ahead or do not go ahead with this change?”
Truly agile organisations have mastered the paradox to be both stable and dynamic at the same time.Try and embrace and trust change and work on being loose and supple, not rigid and brittle.
This is where change management is necessary. The change manage-
ment process needs to make sure the right questions are asked along the way: Is the change necessary? Is it worth the cost and resources? What are the risks? How can we negate these risks? If the right processes are followed, ideas and communication are allowed to flow and the right questions are asked (and answered), there is almost always a mutually agreeable solution that can be found.
Practise and refine your change management process and develop a more agile team and a more agile business. Putting controls and people in place to get it right is a strategic no-brainer, but there are challenges and objections to overcome along the way.
The success of change management relies largely on organisational change, in the broader sense – changing people’s attitudes through great leadership.
Ian Featherstone is a business advisor and leadership coach, and the owner of Glass Half Full. He specialises in the construction industry, particularly the joinery & cabinetry sector. For more information or to find out how you can move your team forward, please visit www. glasshalffull.co.nz
Itis reasonably common to make mistakes when completing a joinery contract. For example, sometimes in a fixed price contract the scope of work incorrectly lists something that should have been tagged out, so the joiner is obliged to do it, for no extra payment. Or in a cost reimbursement contract the scope of work may omit to list something that should have been included, which means the owners are free to get someone else to do it. You may have been persuaded by a debt collector to attach terms and conditions of trade to your quote, which turn out to be totally at odds with what the joinery contract says. Or you may have done a side deal that never got recorded in the contract. But probably the costliest mistake is if you understate the contract price or the estimate, or you insert an amount or a rate thinking it is GST exclusive when in fact the contract says it is GST inclusive.
When you discover the mistake, your clients might be understanding enough to let you change the contract. But I have seen many cases where they haven’t, particularly when the change is going to cost them a lot more money. After all, when they committed to the project
they might have exhausted all their sources of finance, and it might not have occurred to them that the joiner had made a blunder when writing up the terms of the contract.
Consequently, even if they accept there was a mistake, they are likely to take the view that if anyone is going to suffer the financial pain then it ought to be the joiner. And of course, if by the time you discover the mistake you are in dispute with your clients, they are likely to strenuously deny that there was any mistake at all.
Where your clients aren’t willing to let you change the contract, can you do it anyway? The answer is, not easily. You can understand why. If everyone who later regretted the deal they had entered into, could simply argue that the contract doesn’t reflect their true intention and the terms ought to be changed, then no contract would ever be worth the paper it was written on. So very early on, the law adopted the approach that whatever the contract says is what you intended it to say, and it is up to you to read it carefully and get legal advice if necessary, to ensure that it does reflect your true intention.
However, humans are not infallible, and there are some situations where the strict application of that rule would be unfair. So occasionally the rule is relaxed. Our law allowing you to correct mistakes in contracts goes back a long way, but in 1977 Parliament decided to tidy it all up by passing the Contractual Mistakes Act which is now known as Part 2 Subpart 2 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017. That Act allows any court or tribunal to make any order that it thinks is just, including an order modifying the contract or an order that the other party pays you compensation.
That doesn’t mean that you can ask the Judge to annul your marriage on the grounds that you didn’t realise your spouse would nag you incessantly and sit on the couch all day, nor does it allow you to reverse that $50,000 bet you put on the All Blacks when Namibia pulled off the upset of the century. It only applies when what you believed was the true situation, turns out not to have been true at all. Like when you thought your client had a resource consent to add a pergola to the house – or in fact both of you thought that – but
the High Court later rules that the resource consent was in breach of the unitary plan and is therefore revoked.
Unfortunately for joiners, the contractual mistakes legislation isn’t the get out of jail free card you might have thought. For a start, you have to apply to a court or tribunal and that means significant costs, interminable delays, strenuous opposition by the other side, and no guarantee of success. Furthermore, the fact that you are the one who made the mistake counts against you.
But most importantly, the Act says the court or tribunal can’t do anything for you if your mistake was a mistake about the interpretation of your contract. And if your contract doesn’t say what you thought it said, that is a mistake about its interpretation.
For example, in a 2002 High Court decision (Clements v Singh) the Judge ruled that a mistaken belief that a contract price was exclusive of GST when in fact it was inclusive of GST, was a mistake about the interpretation of the contract, and the contractual mistakes legislation could not assist.
All is not lost, however. There is another law called the “equitable doctrine of rectification of contract” which is not subject to the same limitations as the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017, and it can assist when your mistake related to the interpretation of the contract. To get the contract corrected under the equitable doctrine, you have to prove that both parties had agreed on something – for example that the window frames would be done on a charge-up basis even though the rest of the job was subject to a fixed price – but when the contract was drawn up neither party realised that they had forgotten to record the charge-up arrangement. If the owners later deny that, one way the joiner could prove it is to show that he invoiced for the frames on a charge-up basis and the owners paid those invoices with full knowledge and without any objection.
The equitable doctrine won’t help you, however, where the written contract correctly records both parties’ understanding, even though that understanding was mistaken. For example, if the joiner made a major miscalculation in the contract price which would end up requiring him to do the work at a substantial loss, but the contract correctly records the price that both parties had agreed on at the outset, even though they were ignorant of the mistake at the time. Or when you both thought the entrance foyer was a certain dimension, but it turns out it wasn’t.
If in actual fact the contract doesn’t record what the parties had agreed on and you can use the equitable doctrine, you face similar disadvantages to those you face with the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 –you have to apply to a court or a tribunal, and it is a bit of a gamble. Rectification of the contract isn’t
automatic, so if they think it would be unfair to the other party, they won’t grant it.
Fortunately, there is another way you can get some relief from the consequences of a contractual mistake, which isn’t subject to the same strict rules, and is quick and economical. The only hitch is that the other party to the contract must dispute your claim, and the loss it has caused you must be $30,000 or less. What you can do is apply to the Disputes Tribunal, which is our small claims court. It costs you very little to file a claim and the case gets disposed of within a few months. It doesn’t cost much in legal fees because at the hearing (which is quite informal) you argue your case yourself. Your lawyer can help you to put your claim together, but not to argue your case on the day.
The Disputes Tribunals do have power to resolve disputes relating to contracts. Not only can they order that one party pays a sum of money to another, but they can make changes to a contract. They can make those changes where a term of the contract is “harsh or unconscionable”, or a party was induced to enter into it by a mistake, or it doesn’t reflect their true agreement. So if you have become the victim of a mistake in a contract, don’t give up hope – get in touch with us, and find out what can be done.
Geoff Hardy has 45 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 and email geoff@martellimckegg. co.nz. This article is not intended to be relied upon as legal advice.
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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.
Canam Joinery Ltd
196 Swanson Rd, Henderson, Auckland. Ph 09 836 0732, contact Angus Welton.
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.
Coastal Cabinetry Ltd
2/165 Archers Rd, Henderson, Auckland. Ph 0221 998 540, contact Christopher Richards.
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 St 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.
Hewe Kitchens & Interiors
10 Triton Drive, Albany, Auckland 0632, Ph 09 479 6504, contacts Tony Hewetson or Craig Hewetson.
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.
Kitchen Dynamics Limited
122 Kitchener Road, Waiuku, Auckland, Ph 09 235 0252, contact Colin Drummond.
Kitchen Inspirations Ltd
Unit 15, 518 Buckland Road, R D 2, Pukekohe, Ph 09 239 0875, contact Justin and Rebecca Berry
Legacy Joinery 120 Captain Springs Rd, Onehunga, Auckland. Ph 09 250 2150, contact Brandon van Zyl. 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.
Meridian Joinery Ltd
18 Parity Place, Glenfield, Auckland, Ph 09 444 9247, contact Kieren Mallon.
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.
Silverdale Stairs Ltd
8 Titan Place, Silverdale 0932, Auckland. Ph 09 426 4816
Smith & Parker Joiners
35 Waipanga Road, Kamo, Whangarei, Ph 09 435 5415, contact Albert Smith or Simon Parker. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Southey and Knight Group Ltd
50 Hooper Ave, Pukekohe, Ph 022 455 9975, contact Ryan Southey. NZS4211 Affiliated.
The Kitchen Tailor
536 Mahurangi East Road, Algies Bay, Warkworth, Ph 027 448 1879, contacts Adam & Kirstyn McNeil
Timber Joinery Solutions Ltd
1007 Tauhoa Road, R D 4, Warkworth, Auckland, Ph 09 422 5873, Contact Dave Sattler. NZS4211 Affiliated.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Colourform Joinery Ltd PO Box 10121, Te Rapa, Hamilton, Ph 07 849 6655, contact Mike Taylor. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Concept Kitchens & Bathrooms Ltd 73 Riverlea Rd, Hamilton, Ph 07 856 4705, contact Ross Bones.
Countrylane Kitchens
44 Marshall Road, Katikati 3178, Ph 0274 761 315, contact Darrell Garrett.
Cromptons Joinery PO Box 751, Taupo. Ph 07 378 7968, contact Allan Crompton. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Customtone Kitchens
33 Progress Drive, Otorohanga, Ph 07 873 8083, contact George van Boven.
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.
Interior Fittings Ltd
23 White St, Rotorua 3010, Ph 07 348 1041, contact Josh Anderson.
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.
LPS Cabinetry Ltd
55 Miriama St, Taumarunui 3920. Ph 027 539 4702, contact Lewis or Deborah Stewart
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.
Montage Kitchens & Joinery
PO Box 5266, Frankton, Hamilton. Ph 07 8479 174, contact Ian Megchelse or Craig Mackie. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Morrinsville Industries Ltd
PO Box 69, Morrinsville. Ph 07 889 5199, contact Murray Foster. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Native Timber Joinery Ltd
92 Bruce Berquist Drive, Te Awamutu, Ph 07 871 6188, contact Stuart Walker. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Pacific Coast Kitchens NZ Ltd
471 Omokoroa Road, R D 2, Tauranga, Ph 07 548 0606, contact Eric Thompson.
Plain & Fancy Furniture & Kitchens
2 Lake Rd, Frankton, Hamilton, Ph 07 847 4563, contact Michael Kenyon.
SMJ Ltd
49A Matai Street, Taupo. Ph 07 378 8049, contact Stu Martin.
Stanley Interiors Ltd
6 Browne Street, Matamata, Ph 07 881 9234, contact Craig Davison. 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.
Torrington Stairways
24 Matos Segedin Drive, Cambridge, Ph 07 827 6323, contact Brian Courtney.
Wackrow’s Joinery Ltd
Gillies St, Box 150, Cambridge. Ph 07 827 5981, contact Carl Riley or Liam Wackrow. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Waikato Benchtops Ltd
Glasgow Street, Huntly, Ph 07 902 5243, contact Simon Curran.
Waikato Joinery Specialists
56 Killarney Road, Frankton, Hamilton, Ph 07 847 6006, contact John Vercoe. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Secretary, Craig Fleet
UCOL, Private Bag 11022, Palmerston North 4442, Ph 06 952 7001, c.fleet@ucol.ac.nz
Al-Wood Joinery (2019) Ltd
7 Arthur Street, Pahiatua, Ph 06 376 8692, contact Gus Shilvock.
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.
D-Mac Joinery Ltd
517 Lees Rd, RD5, Feilding, 4775, ph 027 457 0490, contact Drew McBride.
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.
Hughes Joinery Ltd
PO Box 4250, Palmerston North, Ph 06 952 3581, contact Cliff Hughes.
Jeff Clayton Joinery
25 Roxburgh Cres, Palmerston North. Ph 06 357 1736, contact Jeff Clayton.
Lanwood Joinery
26 North St, Palmerston North. Ph 06 357 4757, contact Steve Duck.
Levin A1 Joinery Co Ltd
27 Hokio Beach Rd, Levin. Ph 06 368 9987, contact Phil Benefield. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Mastercraft Kitchens By Healey
127 Keith St, Roslyn, Palmerston North, Ph 06 355 4646, contact Peter Healey.
Murray Judd Joinery Limited
25 Station Street, Woodville, Ph 06 376 5043, contact Murray & Tessa Judd. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Rob O’Keeffe Joinery Ltd
368 Heads Rd, Wanganui. Ph 06 344 5040, NZS4211 Affiliated.
Reilly Joinery
18A Parkview Ave, Feilding, Ph 06 323 3743, contact Andrew Reilly. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Sayer Industries Limited
12 Waldegrave Street, Palmerston North Pho 06 355 8242
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.
The Door Shoppe
157 London Street, Wanganui, Ph 06 345 7707, contact Mark & Diane Thompson. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Townshends (1994) Limited
59 Makomako Road, Palmerston North. Ph 06 354 6699, contact Denise McLean. NZS4211 Affiliated.
The Joiner – Leighton Judd Ltd
50 Johnston Street, Foxton, Manawatu, Ph 06 363 5119, contact Leighton Judd
Tweakit Joinery Solutions
200 Tutaki Road, Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North. Ph 06 357 2897, contact Vaughn Tongs.
UCOL
Princess St, Palmerston North. Ph 06 952 7001, contact Craig Fleet. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Unique Timber Joinery
143B Gillespies Line, R D 5, Palmerston North, Ph 06 355 2654, contact James Griffin. NZS4211 Affiliated.
WDA Installations
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.
Vogue Kitchens & Appliances
214 Courtenay Street, New Plymouth 4312, Ph 06 758 7241, contact Carl Lewis.
Secretary, Sue Page QSM, JP
13a Charles Street, Westshore, Napier 4110. Ph 06 835 9549. Email: masterjoinerhbpb@gmail.com
Awapuni Joinery Ltd
22 Parkinson Street, Gisborne, Ph 06 867 3301 contact Peter Webster.
Alexander Joinery Ltd
55 Dunlop Rd, Onekawa, Napier 4112. Ph 06 843 2036, contact Jason Collins.
Brittin Builders Ltd
T/A Parkhill Joinery
475 St Georges Road South, Havelock North, Ph 06 877 7623, contact Tom Robertson. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Burley Kitchens & Cabinetry Ltd
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.
Pace Office Furniture Ltd
113 De Havilland Drive, Bell Block, New Plymouth. Ph 06 755 4012, contact Lew Dickie or Bryan Frank.
14 Lipton Pl, Onekawa, Napier. Ph 06 843 5588, contact Craig Burley.
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.
Rabbitte Joinery Limited 807 Warren St, Hastings. Ph 06 870 8911, contacts Greg & Trudi Rabbitte. NZS4211 Affiliated.
12 Serenity Cres, Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North, 4414. Ph 027 443 1534, contact Craig Buckley. (continued over page)
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
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.
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.
David Ladd Joinery Ltd
19B Broken Hill Road, Porirua. Ph 04 237 9175.
Goldmark Group Ltd
9-11 Jean Batten St, Kilbirnie, Wellington. Ph 04 387 8964, contact David Goldsack.
Graedon Joinery
69 Pharazyn St, Melling, Lower Hutt, Ph 04 939 0405, contact Graeme Hopkirk. NZS 4211 Affiliated.
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.
Maycroft Construction Ltd
16 Gregory Street, Lower Hutt, Ph 04 567 0014, contact Chris Fayen
Maymorn Joiners Ltd
247 Parkes Line Rd, Upper Hutt, Ph 04 526 6657, contact Anthony Neustroski. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Orchard Joinery Ltd
14-18 Te Roto Drive, Paraparaumu, Ph 04 298 3380, contact Geoff Orchard. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Paraparaumu Doors & Joinery
14 Manchester St, Paraparaumu, Ph 04 297 2233, contact Tony Thomson. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Pete’s Joinery & Building Ltd
205 Main St, Greytown. Ph 06 304 9137, contact Peter Algie, Rhys Severn or Paul Coventry. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Prestige Joinery Limited
140 Perry Street, Masterton, Ph 06 377 1331, contact Gregory Morgan. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Renalls Joinery Limited
147 -155 High St Sth, Carterton. Ph 06 379 8008, contact Steve Ruscoe. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Stylish Interiors Ltd
29D Dragon St, Granada North, Wellington. Ph 04 473 1944, contact Mathew Gubb. 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.
Secretary, Philip Thompson PO Box 1348, Nelson 7040. Ph 03 547 1730
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.
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 St, Motueka, Ph 03 528 7256, contact Paul Rusbatch. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Cantwell Joinery and Window Centre
15 Bristol Street, R D 4, Riverlands, Blenheim, Ph 03 578 3375, contact Ian Cantwell.
Casey’s Joinery
150 Vanguard Street, Nelson 7010, Ph 03 548 4066, contact Jack Wells.
Complete Kitchens Ltd
415 Main Road, Spring Grove, Wakefield, Tasman 7095, Ph 03 539 0055, contact Hamish Drummond.
Cooper Webley (2006) Ltd
64 Beatty Street, Tahunanui, Nelson, Ph 03 547 0010, contacts Noel Tait / Michelle Hill.
Decade Homes Ltd
32a Abraham Heights, Nelson 7010, Ph 027 546 8885, contact Phil or Maree Agnew.
James Neal Joinery
35 Fell Street, Grovetown, Marlborough, Ph 03 577 7872, contact James Neal.
Matai Joinery Nelson Ltd
26 Quarantine Road, Stoke, Nelson 7011, Ph 03 547 7990, contact Greg Couper. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Motueka Joinery Co 2001 Ltd
20 Old Wharf Road, Motueka, Ph 03 528 9012, contacts Phil or Barb Sharkie.
Nazareth Joinery 2017 Ltd
1 Warwick Street, Mayfield, Blenheim, 7201. Ph 03 578 8752, contact Leigh Jones.
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.
Secretary, Mary Van Schalkwyk
12 Granite Drive, Rolleston, Canterbury. Ph 021 025 81798. cjmasecretary@gmail.com
Adrian Harris Woodcraft Unit J, 3 Timothy Place, Wigram, Christchurch 8042, Ph 03 348 6996, contact Adrian Harris. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Advanced Joinery Ltd
27 Watts Road, Sockburn, Christchurch, Ph 03 348 7700, contact Greg Ayers. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Alsop Joinery Ltd
18 Alloy Street, Sockburn, Christchurch, Ph 03 348 4666, contact Paul Baker. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Anderson Joinery Ltd
247 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton. Ph 03 308 2988, email: anderson.joinery@xtra.co.nz, contact Dougal Anderson.
Architectural Joinery Ltd
82 Buchan Street, Sydenham, Christchurch. Ph 03 377 6760, contact Andrew Clark
Ashburton Joinery Limited 8 John Street, Ashburton, Ph 03 308 5059, contact James Donaldson. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Bates Joinery (2008) Ltd
101 Shortland Street, Christchurch 8061, Ph 03 388 8111, contact Mark Allworthy. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Bower Joinery
12a Bower Ave, Christchurch. Ph 03 388 2924, contact John Mudgway.
Brent Johnson Joinery Ltd 306 Flaxton Road, Rangiora, North Canterbury. Ph 03 313 6256, contact Brent Johnson. NZS4211 Affiliated.
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.
Joinery Concepts 2006 Ltd 25 Osbourne Street, Phillipstown, Christchurch, Ph 03 381 1066, contact Peter Robertson.
LX Joinery 39A Buchanans Road, Sockburn 8042, Christchurch, Ph 03 342 9605, contact Steve Mangan. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Mackay Kitchens Ltd 345 Brougham Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, Ph 03 365 3988, contact Chris Moore. Millbrook Kitchens Ltd
25 Southbrook Road, Rangiora, Ph 03 313 5764, contact Andrew Silcock.
Modern Age Kitchens & Joinery Ltd 127 Montreal St, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023. Ph 03 365 1675 contact Grant Woodham.
Modulink Screen Partitions 2012 Ltd 47 Hands Road, Addington, Christchurch, Ph 03 338 6464, contact Sam Bain.
Murray Hewitt Joinery Ltd
25A Lunns Rd, Christchurch, Ph 03 343 0360, contact Murray Hewitt. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Murray Milne Ltd PO Box 356, Ashburton. Ph 03 308 8018, contact Murray Milne.
MWF Manufacturing Ltd 23 Leeds St, Sydenham, Christchurch. Ph 03 365 6218, contact Gary Altenburg. NZS4211 Affiliated.
NZ Doors (2004) Ltd
41 Anchorage Road, Hornby, Christchurch, Ph 03 344 2516, contacts Ron and Lisa Zwarst. 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.
Trends Kitchens Ltd
34A Parkhouse Road, Sockburn, Christchurch, Ph 03 343 5242, contact James McKeown
Vision Joinery Limited
150 Ashworths Road, Amberley 7481, Ph 03 314 8083, contacts Scott Drewery & Yvette Drewery.
Woodshack Kitchens
113 Izone Drive, Rolleston, Canterbury 7675, Ph: 03 347 9790, contact Mark Davis.
Secretary, Jo Sherborne
PO Box 2115, Washdyke, Timaru 7910, Ph 03 688 4783, email jo@barrettjoinery.co.nz
Alpine Joinery
480 Fairview Road, No 2 RD, Timaru, ph 03 688 5748, contact Paul Butchers.
Barrett Joinery Ltd
204 Hilton Highway, PO Box 2115 Timaru. Ph 03 688 4738, contact Mark Mitchell. NZS4211 Affiliated.
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.
Geraldine Timber Products
27 High Street, Geraldine, Ph 03 693 9598, contact Paul Autridge. NZS4211 Affiliated.
J E Dennison Ltd
5 Redruth St, Timaru. Ph 03 688 0029, contact Gary Dennison. NZS4211 Affiliated.
JMAC Joinery Ltd
7 Laughton Street, Washdyke, Timaru, Ph 03 688 2725, contact Craig Mason. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Joinery Zone 2012 Ltd
110 Fraser Street, Timaru. Ph 03 688 8223, contact Warren Atwill. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Lunds Joinery Ltd
33a Grants Rd, PO Box 128, Timaru. Ph 03 688 9149, contact Mark Albert. 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.
Rycole Joinery
44 Homestead Road, 1 DRD, Oamaru, Ph 03 434 5012, contacts Darryl and Adrienne Whitburn NZS4211 Affiliated.
Tony Boyce Builders & Joiners Ltd
Washdyke Flat Road, Washdyke, Timaru, Ph 03 688 2181, contact Tony Boyce. 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.
Coronet Woodware (2017) Ltd
99 Glenda Drive, Frankton Industrial Est, Queenstown, Ph 03 442 3700, contact Colin Strang. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Cut-it Joinery Limited
22 Clan Mac Road, R D 2, Wanaka 9382, Ph 03 443 5031, contact John Titterton.
Formatt Bespoke Joinery Co Ltd
19 Glenda Drive, Frankton, Queenstown. Ph 03 441 4944, contact Reuben Bogue. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Gavin Player Furniture & Joinery Ltd
14b Chardonnay Street, Cromwell, Ph 03 445 8136, contact Gavin Player.
Howley Joinery Ltd
224 Mersey Street, Invercargill, Ph 03 214 1055, contact Peter Howley. NZS4211 Affiliated.
JP Quality Kitchens Limited
66 Vogel Street, Dunedin, Ph 03 474 1395, contact John Peddie.
Joinery Specialists 1997 Ltd
608 Kaikorai Valley, Kenmure, Dunedin, Ph 03 488 2371, contact Graeme Emmerson.
Leading Edge Joinery Specialists Ltd
13 Surrey Street, Gore, Ph 03 208 3001, contact Donald McGuigan. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Leith Joinery PO Box 778, Dunedin. Ph 03 477 0115, contact Peter Leith. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Masterwood Joinery 2008
PO Box 385, 28 McNulty Road, Cromwell, Ph 03 445 0313, contact Don McDonald. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Mearns & Leckie (2006) Ltd
7 Gow St, Mosgiel 9024, Ph 03 489 2024, contact Brian Ballantyne. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Mojo Modern Joinery Ltd
2 Wolter Crescent, Cromwell, Ph 03 445 0128, contact Craig Harrison.
Miller Creative Group Ltd
53 Anzac Avenue, Dunedin. Ph 03 477 4191, contact Keith Cooper.
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.
Advanced Engineering Services
www.aesparts.co.nz
Allegion (New Zealand) Ltd
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
Automation Equipment (NZ) Ltd
www.autoequip.co.nz
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
Cosentino New Zealand Ltd
www.cosentino.com
Crombie Lockwood (NZ) Ltd
www.crombielockwood.co.nz
Daiken New Zealand Limited
www.daiken-nz.com
Elite Hardware Ltd
www.elitehardware.co.nz
Enko Group Ltd
www.enkogroup.com
Häfele NZ Ltd
www.hafele.co.nz
Halswell Timber Co Ltd
www.halswelltimber.co.nz
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
Joinery IT
www.cabinetvision.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
Queenstown Joinery
53 Industrial Place, Queenstown, Ph 03 442 7555, contact Kevin Harradine. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Retro Wood (Zeddd Group Ltd)
122 Kaituki Ridge Lane, Queensberry Hills, Cromwell. Ph 027 434 6912, contact Catherine Mann.
Riversdale Joinery Ltd
Liverpool Street, Riversdale, Southland 9744, Ph 03 202 5527, Barry O’Connor. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Ron Kirk Joinery Ltd
403 Kaikorai Valley Road, Dunedin, Ph 03 453 5718, contact Ron Kirk. 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.
Treebay Manufacturing Limited
17 Jutland St, Dunedin Central, Ph 03 453 0340, contact Brian Daken.
Wanaka Joinery & Glass Ltd
52 Ballantyne Road, Wanaka, Ph 03 443 7890, contact Jason Fisher. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Wedgerwood Joinery Ltd
11 Ngapara St, Alexandra. Ph 03 448 8832, contact Blair Harris. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Withers Joinery
78 Factory Rd, Mosgiel. Ph 03 489 4179, contact Paul Crawley. NZS4211 Affiliated.
Wood Solutions
PO Box 2443, Dunedin. Ph 03 479 2323, contact Andrew Bellamy. NZS4211 Affiliated.
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
NZ Kitchens & Bathrooms
Quarterly New Zealand Panels Group www.nzpanels.co.nz
Onboard New Zealand Limited 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
Woven Bamboo Ltd www.wovenbamboo.co.nz
Leitz utilises dust flow control tool gullet designs (DFC) to neutralize dust velocity and trap it within the hood. Leitz aerodynamic dust hoods efficiently extract virtually all of the dust from the cutting process and send it into your dust collection system.
Hoods are designed with easy tool access, and adjustable gate features, for ease of use and maximum encapsulation of the cutting process. Leitz dust hoods are also available with noisecancelling technology, which reduces cutting related sound by as much as 5dB.
Sawdust is not only a daily cleanup and downtime issue, but excess dust can also lead to serious consequences for your employees, equipment, facilities, productivity, and the quality of your products. The airborne dust within your facility is inhaled by employees, sucked into machine motors,
and coats everything within the facility, all of which lead to serious health, maintenance, and safety issues.
Wood dust is considered carcinogenic to humans (Group 1) (IARC). IARC states that wood dust causes cancer of the upper respiratory system and is linked to health issues related to the inhalation of bacteria, mould, or fungi within the wood. Wood dust is also associated with toxic effects, irritation of the eyes, nose and throat, dermatitis, and respiratory system effects which include decreased lung capacity and allergic reactions.
Dust on the workspace floor can cause slip and fall accidents. Dust is also highly combustible and can cause catastrophic explosions resulting in employee injury or death and destruction of facilities. You may have invested in the best dust collection system available, with automated gates and spark arresting technology, but the problem originates at the
cutting tool. Most cutting tools are engineered to eject dust into the cutting path of the tool, and most machine “tool hoods” fail to efficiently trap and extract dust from the cutting process. A large percentage of the dust simply flows in the airstream around the tool and is ejected back into the workshop.
Leitz has long been a leader in engineering custom dust control solutions which provide a clean and safe environment for employees, improve product
quality, and optimize process efficiency. Whether you need to upgrade existing machinery, or have new machines in the budget, put our 20+ years of dust extraction engineering experience to work, ensuring the safest and most efficient tooling and dust extraction solutions possible.
www.leitz.co.nz
• Specialising in smaller interior and Joinery profiles.
• Hundreds of standard profiles available with 5-15 day lead times. Minimum runs can be as small as 50 lengths
• We are the only NZ extruder to manufacture our extrusion dies inhouse, meaning new profiles can be ready to extrude in a matter of days
• Full in-house extruding, anodising, powdercoating & punching & drilling.
• Powdercoating and anodising of any aluminium profiles
Proudly manufacturing in New Zealand for over 50 years
Eclipse Insurance & Mortgage Brokers have come a long way since the business was established by Rohit Patel in 2003.
Our Company Value is in our name
E – Ethic
C – Commitment
L – Leaders
I – Integrity
P – Professionalism
S – Satisfaction
E – Excellence
Rohit realised there was a gap in the Fire & General Insurance market and took the opportunity to assist business owners with the Advice they were lacking. With his background as a Direct / Intermediary Commercial Broker, having previously worked for State Insurance, it is no surprise how passionate Rohit is about insurance. 16 years later, the business now operates from its own purpose- built premises situated on Hillsborough Road, Mt Roskill, Auckland.
During the years, Eclipse has evolved from Fire & General Insurance to providing all types of Insurance Products and Mortgage Advising.
Working alongside Rohit, we have 2 Business Development Managers, Insurance Coordinators, Claims Consultant and a Mortgage Adviser.
We provide full range of Risk Solutions immaterial of the scale. Our customers range from one- man business operation to corporates. All businesses face risk regardless of their size and industry they operate in. Having the correct insurance covers is crucial. Incorrect or inadequate cover can lead to disastrous consequences for individuals, families or business. Under insurance is a serious problem which we come across on a regular basis. We had identified several instances where clients were under insured and were able to assist be replacing their existing covers and providing them with an extensive insurance cover. The right advice makes all the difference and prevents costly mistakes.
• Business Liability Insurance
– the five key ones are Public Liability, Statutory Liability, Employers Liability, Management Liability and Product Liability
• Cyber Insurance – data protection and network security are leading risk for all organisations as technology is at the heart of every business
• Fleet Insurance
• Trade Credit - is a great way to protect your income and business assets against potential customer insolvency.
• Civil & Construction Insurance whether involves house building or commercial construction
• Life & Health Insurance Solutions including Key Person Risk, Debt Protection, Shareholder Protection
• Professional Indemnity Insurance
• Personal which includes Home, Contents, Motor Vehicle and Landlord Insurance
• Home Loans including New Loan, Refinance, Top ups, Debt
Today’s consumers are more informed and have more choice than before. Financial Advice is becoming more valuable in the eyes of the customer, which in essence is all that matters. In a competitive market, it’s not enough to provide a good service only, but show our customers how we can make the process easier and show value for money.
Certain parts of NZ insurance market are showing signs of hardening already, with insurers withdrawing from Wellington and Christchurch due to catastrophic events like the earthquakes in Canterbury and Kaikoura; which generated huge property insurance losses. A good broker is invaluable in a hard market when policy wordings are narrower, limits are lower, and excesses are bigger; brokers can be your advocate should a claim be rejected.
By having a long term relationship with a good insurance broker, you can take advantage of the current state and can save for the inevitable, more expensive premiums, higher excesses, lower policy limits or narrower coverage.
Insurance can be overwhelming and understanding what you need
can be complex. It’s best to leave this for the experts whilst you carry on managing your business.
At Eclipse our mission is to deliver First Class products and services that will exceed our customers’ expectation. We aim to get our customers best products at competitive price.
