Master Joiners

Networking

The action or process of interacting with others to exchange information and develop professional or social contacts.

By the time you all read this the 2022 Master Joiners Conference and Excellence Awards will be done and dusted for another year. The opportunities the conference brings us to learn more about our industry and tools to give us a better understanding of how our businesses work are endless and I'm sure this conference was no diff erent.

Allison prepared a fabulous itinerary to suit every walk of life so I know we all had plenty of opportunity to gain plenty of new knowledge and had a great catch up with our fellow joiners and supply partners.

A big congratulations to all of the award recipients and I'm certain the level of excellence in the entries would have once again lifted the bar.

I've always felt beyond the glitz and glamour of the Awards dinner which I'm sure was fantastic and the learning's we gain from the various workshops the most important part of a conference is the knowledge sharing among our peers and the camaraderie among people who share a common interest in an industry we all love and that's called "Networking" Sharing experiences good and bad whether it be materials we've used on a job or a challenging client we've had to deal with, these are all topics we love to share and compare with each other to see who's got the best or worst story to tell. As a Master Joiner I fi nd this to be the most valuable asset we have, the ability to share information with fellow MJ members without bias or fear of being judged, both locally and nationally is the reason we will always have an edge over our non member competitors. Learning from other peoples experiences whether they're failures or triumphs before you have to fi nd out the hard way yourself can be a massive benefi t to all of us and our businesses.

Conference has and always will be the most ideal situation for all of this to fall into place, whether over a beer or a coff ee everyone can share their experiences and knowledge together with someone who actually understands where you are coming from and how it relates. All the things you can't talk to your mates about at the pub! You only need to meet one person or have one light bulb moment at conference that can have a huge impact on your life and business to make all the effort to get there worthwhile. Conference is also a great setting for you to articulate your ideas, being understood allows you to contribute and belong amongst your peers. It enables us to set our standards and our pace. I really hope you all had these opportunities in Blenheim and created some lasting memories.

On another note we all appear to be getting hammered with staff sickness and these contentious

Knowledge sharing and camaraderie among those who share a common interest in an industry.

Covid isolation rules and I'm hearing nothing but horror stories from many of you but hopefully with the end of winter now in sight we can all look forward to some spring sunshine and better health for everyone, just remember when things seem hopeless you can always reach out to the Master Joiners for help.

Regards

Andrew Reilly

National President Registered Master Joiners

Supreme Staircase p.16

Inspired By Nature

It’s Awards time once more for the Master Joiners with the announcement made at their Annual Conference held in Blenheim this year and the Supreme Award Winner for 2022 is truly worthy of the title. Congratulations to Jo Newton and the team from Cutting Innovations for their sensational staircase. Inspired by nature, this technically complex project featuring an American White Oak fi nish and solid Oak handrails was clearly the judge’s favourite. We will have more detail on this stunning winner and the fi rm that produced it in our December issue along with a review of the Conference. As always we are proud to be a sponsor of the Apprentice Awards once more. The standard of the entries simply rises with each year and the 2022 batch are no exception. I am humbled by the overt demonstration of outstanding joinery skills shown by all the entrants and of course the winners in each category.

The Awards are a great way to kick off our September issue but that is not all we have for you. A look at the materials and machinery used to make benchtops proved to be an interesting one. The range now available is quite amazing with technically challenging designs being more and more to the fore in a wide range of materials. Added to this was a feature looking at door systems and how the componentry is incorporated in various doors. Again, machinery features prominently in the manufacturing process making things easier and quicker to complete. On a diff erent level I had the opportunity to interview Simon Lount from Hafele whom I haven’t seen for a few years as well. He has had an interesting last couple of years and it makes for a good read.

As always we also have our regular columns from Geoff Hardy (Due Process) and Ian Featherstone (Glass Half Full) along with various storylines about people and businesses that make up the industry landscape the magazine has been part of for the past twenty seven years now. Don’t forget the regularly updated directory of Master Joiner members down the back either. They are the ones you should go to when in need of trade professionals. Hope you enjoy looking at all the Award winners in this issue. Catch you next time!

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The power of collaboration

The learnings given in the early days of a joiner’s career will last a lifetime. A career lifetime? How long is a piece of string right?

Today, a joiner can have a career that includes cabinetry, installation, specializing, detailing, production delivery or being the business owner and driving business strategy. Registered Master Joiners contribute to apprentice training, passing on critical skills with a keen eye in ensuring a quality workforce. It is critical we continue to evolve the teachings on off er to our incoming joiners.

Waihanga Ara Rau is one of the newly established Workforce Development Councils (WDC) representing construction and infrastructure, which includes joinery. WDCs are responsible for developing industry qualifi cations, setting industry standards and assessing training provision against these standards across vocational education.

Their vision is to reimagine vocational education to ensure the system best meets industry’s current and future needs and give a stronger voice to Māori business and iwi development. They work to provide employers and industry greater infl uence on their workforce development requirements to ensure a sustainable and thriving Aotearoa.

Earlier this year, Master Joiners engaged with Waihanga Ara Rau and contributed to the review of the joinery apprenticeship unit standards, which was facilitated by an experienced Qualifi cations System Product Analyst. A Technical Advisory Group met regularly to carry out the review. We look forward to seeing the outcomes of this review, which is scheduled for completion at the end of August. Master Joiners thanks the contributors to that work whose volunteer time and technical expertise is highly valued in these forums. At the same time, Waihanga Ara Rau met with the Master Joiners leadership to share and learn more of what the future of work looks like in the sector. They now have more intimate knowledge from which to support workforce strategy planning for joinery and understanding its needs. The knowledge seeking to understand our profession extended into visiting joinery businesses to hear and share views. This opportunity was warmly welcomed by Master Joiners.

This opportunity to collaborate with Waihanga Ara Rau allows another dimension of engagement with the wider joinery industry. We are seeking feedback on the current apprenticeship from joiners throughout the country, including those who are not members of Master Joiners.

Improvement cannot happen without the voice of industry so if you have something that you would like to contribute to the improvement of the joinery apprenticeship, please feel free to email us anytime on info@masterjoiners.co.nz

Jo and Ivan from Ace Kitchens and Laminates, Upper Hutt with Louise Rutter, Relationship Manager – Construction Waihanga Ara Rau Construction and Infrastructure.

For more on this go to www.waihangaararau. nz click on the menu bar then go to Reviews and Developments for information on the joinery unit standard review

Book a spot on the 2023 Wall Planner.

Advertising opportunity in December issue

The JOINERS 2023 Wall Planner is currently being put together for release with our December issue. The high return of current advertisers means that advertising space is likely to be limited. Contact us now if you are interested in being involved in this well liked planning tool seen on factory and offi ce walls around the country. Email bob@joiners.net.nz or michael@ joiners.net.nz

Torrington Stairways 2012 Supreme Award winning entry.

Wrong spelling in June issue

In our last issue we ran a piece detailing the past 10 winners of the Master Joiners Supreme Award, our apologies to the 2012 winners Torrington Stairways from Cambridge, who were incorrectly named as Torrance Stairways.

Australia's highest wooden offi ce building in King Street, Brisbane uses Loctite polyurethane adhesives to create high-performance load-bearing elements that combine with walls and ceilings of cross-laminated timber elements.

Creating opportunities in engineered wood

Henkel, a global leader in the adhesives market, is slated to produce Loctite polyurethane (PUR) adhesives in Australia from the fi rst half of 2023. The adhesives will be manufactured in Kilsyth, Victoria, to serve the engineered wood industry across Australia and New Zealand.

“Purbond adhesives are used globally and have long been the benchmark for innovation and reliability in the engineered wood industry. Producing Purbond locally is an exciting endeavor that opens many opportunities for us to help our customers in Australia and New Zealand to grow,” said Brad Simpson, Sales Manager and Business Unit Manager, Adhesives Technologies, Engineered Wood, Furniture and Building Components.

Henkel’s adhesive experts at its Innovation and Application Labs in Auckland and Sydney, help customers explore ways to expedite the time to market and optimize their own production processes for the development of engineered wood solutions. With the production of Purbond in Australia, adhesives production can be customized for specifi c performance requirements such as fi re resistance and for use with modifi ed timbers. “By localizing the production of Purbond adhesives, our customers will benefi t from reduced lead times from order to delivery, as well as greater supply chain security. This refl ects our commitment to putting our customers at the center of what we do,” said Warren Grigsby, Business Development Specialist, New Zealand.

Purbond adhesives for engineered wood construction

With a growing environmental awareness surrounding construction and material use, engineered wood has become an increasingly popular design choice for load-bearing mass timber and high-tech structural engineering applications.

Approved for use in all major engineered wood construction markets, Loctite Purbond adhesives make it possible to manufacture glued wood components that are free from harmful industrial solvents and formaldehyde. In addition, they can be specifi cally engineered and controlled to enable the use of engineered wood in ever-new ways.

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SICAM 2022

buzzing with excitement

Pordenone, Italy will host from 18th till 21st October the 13th edition of SICAM that promises to be packed full of ideas for an international furniture industry that is increasingly lively and in constant search of innovation, stimuli and relationships: a world of industry professionals who are keen to see each other and compare notes at the events that count. The exhibition complex’s ten halls are all occupied, and this year there will be a new expansion to the exhibition space thanks to the signifi cant increase in demand for participation that has again been recorded this year.

“We are looking forward to a truly signifi cant trade fair,” said Carlo Giobbi, organiser of SICAM, “We have the participation of all the major players in every product sector, I believe that the solid participation of all these companies at SICAM 2022 is the best response that the components and accessories sector could give after the challenges and uncertainties of the last two years”.

The same data recently communicated by FederlegnoArredo on the performance of the national furniture industry make it easy to understand the reason for this expectation for SICAM: the fi rst quarter of the current year closed with a 24.5% increase in sales for the entire national furniture supply chain compared to the same period in 2021, with the domestic market growing by 27.2% and foreign sales up by 21%. This consolidates the results achieved in the record year of 2021 for the sector, which recorded a production turnover of 49 billion (of which 18 billion was exports), with exports in particular seeing a signifi cant recovery. On the international market front, this year SICAM will also see the presence of designers, architects, buyers and journalists from all over the world as well as our European. From the Americas, arrivals are expected from the United States, Canada and Mexico; expected from Africa are Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa; and then there is Australia and New Zealand, and the Caucasian Republics of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. A fundamental showcase, but also a gateway to new markets and customers. For SICAM, the expectation is to consolidate the one hundred-plus diverse origins of furniture professionals that have already featured for years in Pordenone, and thereby guarantee the companies attending an extensive and, above all, qualifi ed international visibility at the highest level.

“Constant growth is one of the characteristics that have marked the entire history of SICAM: and this edition is no exception,” continued Carlo Giobbi.“Overall, we are seeing that the international furniture market has recovered well. As a result, many new business opportunities will be created in Pordenone once again this year among exhibiting companies and professionals visiting from all over the world. The format of our exhibition, whose style and atmosphere are so conducive to the development of personal relationships, remains in this sense a guarantee that is recognised and appreciated every time by the entire international furniture industry”.

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BI-MU, Xylexpo & Viscom Italia

join together to create new business opportunities

BI-MU international biennial exhibition of machine tools, robotics and automation systems, additive manufacturing, digital and auxiliary technologies. Plus Xylexpo, biennial exhibition of woodworking technology and components for the furniture industry. Along with Viscom Italia, Europe's leading visual communication trade fair, all kick off concurrently on the second week of October 2022 at Rho-fi eramilano expo centre.

In a scenario highlighting the need for greater dialogue and the desire to once more come together to discover the latest sector innovations - being fully aware, that only innovation is the key to bringing the market back to life again, access to one event opens the doors to the other events.

Thanks to the three organizers’ joint decision, it is as simple as pre-registering at the reception desk. A choice that will permit exhibitors to boost potential visitor numbers. Enable visitors to round off their fair experience, by not only visiting their exhibit of interest but also giving them the opportunity to check out the other events at the same time. Off ering all participants the chance to enjoy a more lively and vibrant fair atmosphere and get better overall general services, enhanced by the three-way event organisation.

“Viscom Italia is a great opportunity for all companies wishing to keep up to date with the latest industry trends and experience innovative technological solutions in the fi eld of digital printing, engraving, screen printing, embroidery, interior decoration and visual merchandising,” comments Massimiliano Pierini, Reed Italia Exhibition’s Managing Director.

Riccardo Gaslini, head of the organizing secretariat of BI-MU, said, “BI-MU and XYLEXPO have been working together for two years now to off er both event participants a comprehensive and rewarding visiting experience. Joined by Viscom Italia, it will certainly help attract greater visitor numbers, benefiting everybody participating at the fair. As trade

The fully integrated BI-MU and Xylexpo events, start Wednesday, Oct.12 until Saturday, Oct.15; Viscom Italia takes the stage Thursday, Oct.13 until Saturday, Oct.15. fair organizers, we are highly aware that the over-lapping events will help make the district more lively and vibrant, and a big plus thanks to the enhanced services provided by Rho-fieramilano to meet the needs of the larger number of operators.”

"”We are living in a period of great transformation where it is necessary to be a bit more daring and strive to make new choices," added Dario Corbetta, director of Xylexpo. "The upcoming exhibition highlights the will of the entire wood and derivative technology protagonists to experience a new way to come together, seizing all the opportunities of a new age where production processes are becoming increasingly transversal and the search for solutions can be extended into neighbouring worlds.”

"You only need to meet one person or have one light bulb moment at conference that can have a huge impact on your life and business to make all the effort to get there worthwhile". (Andrew R, 2022)

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