23 June 2025
Last year Sam set out to rejuvenate the Assemble workshop and first on the list for an upgrade was the CNC. “We’d had many years of good service from our Anderson,” he says, “but it was getting tired.” Sam wanted more production capacity for the future, and preferred the efficiency of a full CNC cell, including infeed with labelling, and outfeed. He settled on a KN-3612DE from KDT, supplied and installed by Jacks. Read more...25 November 2024
Congratulations Dalton de Ronde Robo - Canterbury Master Joiners Regional Apprentice of the Year (Year 1) Read more...16 September 2024
We are pleased to share that JacksTech 2024 was a great success! A lineup of industry experts and a good turnout of diverse customers from throughout New Zealand really made the show an exciting event to be part of. Read more...08 March 2024
We're pleased to announce our WDMAX range of cnc machines will be rebranded KDT, as the Chinese woodworking machinery giant simplifies its NZ representation. Read more...16 January 2024
Maggie and Gno Ping Zhang have an interesting story. Their journey in the kitchen industry took them from owning and operating Eden Cabinets in Auckland between 2015 and 2019, followed by 18 months back in their homeland China, to opening another kitchen manufacturing business, Oceanside Kitchens, in Wiri earlier this year. Read more...04 December 2023
Garth and Dean decided on a WDMAX CNC and Homag Edgebander. Read more...03 December 2023
As their flatbed CNC machine approached the 20-year mark and started experiencing issues, Peter continued his commitment to remain at the forefront of technology. In 2021, he made a strategic investment in a Format-4 Profit H350 5-axis CNC machine, supplied by Jacks. Peter says, "In the realm of technology, you're either ahead or behind. Falling behind means constantly playing catch-up. But being ahead opens up new opportunities. Read more...11 September 2023
Catch up on news about our Pre-LIGNA tour of Estonia and Poland, Weinig's new Profimat 50, Dimter's Packaging Days later this month, and meet a new member of our Service team. Read more...07 August 2023
Are you planning machinery maintenance during the 2023/24 summer break? If so, now is the time to talk to us parts you might need. Read more...19 July 2023
Please note our showroom and office-based services now close at 4.30pm. This slightly earlier closing time does not affect our spares parts delivery schedules as courier pick ups from our Auckland parts store remain the same - around 4pm. Read more...11 February 2023
With our customers busy then we're busy - and particularly our Service team. If you have the technical skills to work with our machines, we're keen to hear from you. Check out our Jobs page for further details. Read more...28 November 2022
Chris started Open Furniture on a modest budget of just $25K. His first significant purchase was a Felder K500S panel saw. “I knew I’d need a good quality saw that would fi t my limited budget. Read more...28 November 2022
With years of experience in the Central Otago region, Gavin Player and his team have built a thriving business in Cromwell. Having built a reputation for versatility and quality, and with the region’s building boom showing no signs of slowing down, in 2021 Gavin found himself facing a wall of work. Read more...04 July 2022
Doing homework saves time. Paul Crawford is one of those guys that makes you wonder how someone can possibly get so much done in a day. When Paul talks about the work that’s gone into his showroom, offices and workshop along with the first few years building up a business that was on its knees, you know there have been some long, hard weeks and months. Read more...08 December 2021
Why did Hayden move to laser edge tape? Read more...08 December 2021
“Accuracy was a key reason for buying the Felder,” says Hamish. Read more...09 October 2021
Improving work flows and lightening the load. Read more...Auckland
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