Nelson-Marlborough Master Joiners president Phil Agnew (right) presents The Myles Sellers Supreme Award to George Molnar and Anna Thomas of Bays Joinery.
Excellence in joinery design and craftmanship The regional Joinery and Design Awards (JADA) 2022 offer local Master Joiners the opportunity to showcase the very best of their work in front of their peers. Registered Master Joiners bring innovation to the joinery industry. They encourage competition and the pursuit of excellence between, and from, its members, their employees, and apprentices.
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irst held regionally in 2015, to help boost the confidence of local joinery companies prior to entering nationwide events, the awards recognise local excellence in joinery, innovation and design, and encourage the use of best sustainable practice. Philip Thompson who established the awards back in 2015 is the association secretary of Nelson Marlborough Master Joiners and branch manager of Laminex NZ, and says the awards are about recognising quality and innovation in the industry of which members can then celebrate with customers. “Exterior and interior joinery are premium products which require a level of protection to enhance the properties of the products. It is therefore important that you take your time in selecting who designs, manufactures, and advises on care and maintenance. Master joiners bring that to the construction industry.”
Philip says since its inception the awards have been going from strength to strength. The event has grown in numbers from just 14 entries in its first year, to 158 entries in 2022, “Both the numbers and the quality has increased year after year.” Entries are considered by three carefully selected and independent judges. They are critiqued on the level of workmanship displayed, the use of materials, the complexity of the project, and its overall visual appeal. The winner of each category was announced and presented with an award at the event on May 14, at The Granary at Founders Park in Nelson which was attended by many from the local building industry, joiners and designers. Philip is proud of the level of craftsmanship being created in the region. “It continues to amaze me the standard of work across the industry, true craftsmen,
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