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The magazine for the joinery, cabinetmaking & kitchen manufacturing industries Official Publication of the New Zealand Joinery Manufacturers Federation
EDITOR Best Kitchen Design p.72
Shows & Awards Once More
Michael Goddard michael@joiners.net.nz
PUBLISHER Bob Nordgren bob@joiners.net.nz
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ood to see winter on it’s way at last and daylight saving a few weeks away. We have an interesting issue built around coverage of the Master Joiners Awards and Conference from Invercargill in mid June. The Supreme Award winning staircase from McNaughtons is a technical marvel and well worthy of the big prize. We have pictures of all the other winners and of course the Apprentice award winners which we once again are proud supporters of. We will have a story on the Best Kitchen from Modern Age Joinery in our December issue. It was really good to see so many down in Invercargill, it made for a great event. There were a couple of new awards this time as well including the inaugral Ken Monk Memorial Award won by Bruce Delaney from Wintec. This year’s Conference felt like a changing of the guard not only with a new President in Paul Ingram but also for the emergence of a number of younger members coming through the ranks. The Awards night was quite special with it’s record attendance. Another feature is a look at the two European trade shows Ligna and Interzum held in late May. From all reports they were well attended including quite a few Kiwis. New ideas and perspectives always emerge from these shows and this time was no exception. From Ligna there was the firm establishment of digitalisation and systemising at a factory level among other things. We follow that with a look at another popular feature: benchtops and sinks. There continues to be real competition in this field with so many benchtops surfaces for example being on offer. Not to be outdone we have quite a few board products on offer as well in this issue. An interesting item that emerged out of the Master Joiners Conference was the Track My Tree concept from NZ Panels Group of which we have more in this issue. A good idea with excellent marketing behind it. We continue the rise of waterborne with a look at the application systems used in the finishing industry and just how important it is. No doubt in my mind that waterborne is the way to go and how easy it really is to take on board especially for those already involved through the solvent scene. As often said to me having the right mindset - and following a few simple rules - is key to the move to water based paints. I’m betting we see a proliferation of new products in this area in the year ahead. On that note I will sign off and let you enjoy this issue. Bob Nordgren
JOINERS Magazine September 2019 page 6
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