Meet the 2013 Interior Awards sponsors
The people and the companies supporting the 2013 Interior Awards programme, presented by Interior magazine. Sponsors include Kada, Inzide, Resene, LG, Mico Design, Steinlager, PSP, Lundia.
The INZIDE team:(from left) Ashleigh Ross (Customer Service), Clive White (Logistics Manager), Robb Donzè (Managing Director), Steve Aschebrock (Sales and Marketing Director).
The Kada team: (from left) Kathy Smith (Accounts), John Gilbert (Managing Director), Fiona McInnes (Sales Manager), Dave White (Director), Kaitlin Craw (CAD/Sales Support).
The Lundia team:(from left) John Lemana (Production), Carol Beeson (Managing Director), Monte Stone (Co-owner), Karen Hansen (Sales Manager), Greg Stone (Contracts Manager).
The Mico team:(from left) Merisha Ansell (Account Manager-Specification), Elena Skhodtseva (Specification-Showroom Consultant), Hamish Kofoed (National Contracts & Specification Manager), Isabelle Vincent (Specification-Marketing Consultant), Rebecca Field (Account Manager-Specification).
The Resene team:(from left) Nikki Morris (Colour Consultant), Justin Grannall (Architectural & Specifier Services Represenative), John Gerondis (National Sales Manager), Jo Duggan (Architectural and Specifier Market Manager), Andrew Simmonds (Newmarket Store Manager).
The PSP team:(from left) Ross Sheppard (South Island Décor Solutions Sales Manager), Jess Sit (Marketing Manager), Duane Naiki (Warehouse Staff) Alisa Bennett (National Specification Manager), Darren Webster (Auckland Sales Manager).
The Steinlager team:(from left) Michael Taylor (Senior Brand Manager Steinlager and Jamie McLellan (Designer).
The Interior Awards team gets up-close-and-personal with the 2013 sponsors in their own backyards. Here are three fast facts about each sponsor:
- Was established in 1962
- Offers uniquely solid timber – environmentally sustainable products
- Manufactures products that last a lifetime
- Changed its name from InterfaceNZ Ltd to INZIDE Commercial in October 2011 (the “z” in INZIDE is pronounced as an “s”)
- Has been in the carboNZero programme for six years and offset over 1,400 tonnes of carbon (using New Zealand-based carbon credits) with another 300 tonnes about to be offset for the year 2012/2013
- Its biggest ‘recycling of carpet tile’ project (no New Zealand landfill) to date was the Beca project at Pitt Street where 12,000m² (60 tonnes) went through the Interface re-entry programme
- Offers the best of New Zealand skills with leading international research, development and design, coupled with local manufacturing
- New Zealand-owned and operated since 1987
- Offers solutions and brands that enhance the workplace –Schiavello, Dauphin, Zuco, Chatboard and Humanscale
- Originally stood for ‘Plastic Sheeting Place’ when it was first established in 1984
- Was the first company to introduce corrugated polycarbonate roofing, 25 years ago, to the New Zealand market
- Has approximately 7000m² of warehouse space nationwide
- Launched in 2007
- Sold in over 20 countries worldwide
- Launched on tap in 2012 in selected New Zealand bars, with the tap design by Jamie McLellan
- Is a 100% privately-owned Kiwi company
- Is a third-generation company, currently run by Nick Nightingale, grandson of founder Ted Nightingale
- Has its main factory only 10 minutes drive from the Eastbourne garage where the business began
- Is the exclusive distributor of Kohler bathroomware for Australasia
- Has an extensive reach with distribution via Mico bathrooms retail stores to virtually every main centre in New Zealand
- Can leverage any number of related products through integration with the Fletcher Building Group of Companies
