Interior Awards 2019: Meet the sponsors

Meet the nine industry-leading companies that are supporting the celebration of design excellence by sponsoring the 2019 Interior Awards.

Resene

Resene has all the quality paint, colour, stain, wallpaper, curtains and helpful advice you need to get a superb finish on your decorating projects. Choose from thousands of colours in the Resene Total Colour System or let Resene create a custom colour for you. Resene has been proudly 100 percent New Zealand-owned and operated since it started in 1946 and was named New Zealand’s Sustainable Business of the Year 2010 and Most Trusted Paint brand 2012-2018.

To assist you with your projects, Resene provides full specification and colour services or can assist your team with product and colour selection to suit. The Resene range includes innovative products ideal for interior projects, such as Resene FX Metallic, Resene ClinicalCote anti-bacterial and Resene Zylone Sheen Zero ‘no added VOC’ paint finishes.

Resene has an extensive range of Environmental Choice approved low VOC paints to choose from, all tinted with durable Resene ‘no added VOC’ tinters. The Resene team is always inspired and delighted by the creativity of architects and designers, and is proud to sponsor the Interior Awards showcasing excellence in interior projects.

Inzide Commercial

At Inzide Commercial, everything we do has the planet in mind.

From the brands we supply to the New Zealand market, to processes we follow, we are committed to maintaining and improving our standards. We believe strongly in the circular economy and practice this ethos through Interface’s ReEntry recycling scheme in Australia, among other great initiatives such as CarboNZero.

Currently we are seeing landfill transfer happening in the New Zealand flooring industry. This endemic use of downcycled, single-use plastic carpet tiles from China and the USA is harming New Zealand, an island nation, and can only be stopped with your help.

In 22 years of supplying design led flooring solutions we have:

  • Recycled 91 tonnes of carpet tile
  • Facilitated the re-use of 255 tonnes of carpet tile
  • Offset 4318 tonnes of carbon
  • Mitigated 295.14 tonnes of carbon
  • Saved 105,000 litres of fuel by using a Prius car fleet.

It all starts with local companies investing in New Zealand’s economy and biosphere to make a real difference to our world.

Décortech

Décortech are Market Leaders in decorative, acoustic and fire retardant wall and ceiling linings. With a focus on quality and delivering on time, Décortech’s large range of substrates and finishes combined with standard or fully customised perforations provide the complete solution to create truly inspirational interiors.

Luxaflex

The international standard for window coverings.

Luxaflex® has been adding style and sophistication to New Zealand windows since the 1950s.

Our design heritage is founded on innovation for today and tomorrow while taking care to celebrate the beauty in the details. To us, form and function are synonymous. Consistently pushing the boundaries, we are proud to be the market leaders in daylight regulation and solar heat-control solutions.

Catering to both the consumer and commercial markets alike, Luxaflex® products are made in New Zealand, combining unique design and practical features to create outstanding products. Whether it’s offices, hotels or hospitality projects, big or small, Luxaflex® offers the essential ingredients for creating any discerning home or business.

Viridian Galss

Viridian Glass is the largest glass manufacturer and processor in Australasia. Whether it is processing a high performing Low-E double glazed unit, engineering a glass façade or installing a frameless glass balustrade, Viridian has the solution for you. For over 130 years they have been operating in New Zealand with one aim: to help people use glass in extraordinary ways in the places we live, work and play.

PDL by Schneider Electric

With a presence in New Zealand since the 1930s, PDL has a proud history in New Zealand with designing, developing and manufacturing, and our PDL products can be found in most Kiwi homes. In 2001 PDL became part of the Schneider Electric group, forming a formidable partnership. Today, both brands work side-by-side in New Zealand to provide our Kiwi customers with the latest advances and developments in electrical solutions.

It is essential to consider how electrical and energy management products can add value to a building or renovation project. Stylish switches designed to suit specific environments, simple energy-saving devices, and fully integrated systems can complement design features, add comfort, simplify living, increase security, and save money on energy bills. All this is accomplished with respect and an aim to complement the specific environment – whether it is a small home, or a commercial building.

Commercial and industrial sectors are filled with Schneider Electric’s products and solutions, with power distribution, energy management, building controls, and industrial automation. As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers quality electrical and energy solutions across homes and businesses.

ECC

ECC represents the world’s leading lighting and furniture brands and brings these exclusively to New Zealand. We continually search the world for innovative designs and solutions to meet increasingly complex lighting and design requirements. We specialise in lighting and furniture for residential, commercial, retail, hospitality, street and urban projects.

ECC was established in 1909 by George Levett Thorburn and is now run by grandson Mike Thorburn, and great grandsons Richard and Andrew. Mike has been the driving force behind the development of an extensive range of lighting and furniture products over the last 35 years.

Every item in our showrooms have been personally selected with an eye for the unique and original, something we have a true passion for. We firmly believe in building long-term relationships with manufacturers as evidenced by our 30-year association with iGuzzini, Flos and Artemide; brands which draw on the talents of some of the world’s leading designers.

Kada

A New Zealand-owned-and-operated furniture company based in Auckland, Kada specialises in workplace strategy and sustainable furniture, supplying contemporary solutions for corporate, education and business environments. They have an objective to create productive and dynamic working environments, which they believes are integral to your company culture and the success of your business.

Established in 1987, Kada represents international brands Schiavello, Dauphin and Bene, who are known for advanced technology, a wealth of knowledge and great design. Their offerings also include a New Zealand-made furniture range and bespoke services. Manufactured locally, through a trusted network of suppliers and craftspeople, the company is able to reuse, reconfigure and manage production sustainably.

Kada has both a social and an environmental conscience, resourcing and manufacturing with minimal waste, and are ISO 140001 certified.

Kada offers solutions that are optimally suited to meet the challenges of current and future working environments. Their approach follows a research-centric philosophy, and spaces are designed for what works best for you.

Owners John Gilbert and Dave White have a dedicated team of account managers, project managers and support staff based in their Auckland and Wellington showrooms.

APL

APL is a family-owned business that has been successfully designing, developing and manufacturing windows and doors for the New Zealand building industry since 1971. APL is recognised as a truly pioneering and innovative company and we take much pride in keeping this sense of innovation at the forefront of everything we do.

We continually invest in the latest technology across all parts of our business to ensure that optimum quality, efficiency and sustainability standards are achieved. At APL, we believe by building better buildings we’re helping to shape a better world. Our approach to sustainability is all-encompassing and we are constantly working to reduce our environmental footprint.

APL partners with industry leaders throughout New Zealand and the world to deliver the best products to our customers. Together, we push the limits of window and door technology to make tomorrow’s visionary buildings a reality.

APL is the parent company of New Zealand’s popular window brands Altherm Window Systems, First Windows & Doors and Vantage Windows & Doors.

Enter the 2019 Interior Awards by 1 May at interiorawards.co.nz.


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