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hard news
Events update
GIVEN THE WIDESPREAD cancellation and rescheduling of large scale events and gatherings, local and international, we thought it useful to highlight the changes to some of key industry events.
• NZCB Apprentice Challenge – e 2020 NZCB Apprentice Challenge due to kick o during April 2020 is cancelled until 2021.
https://apprenticechallenge.nz/
• Inspired Home Show – Cancelled last month, the next Inspired Home Show (formerly International Home + Housewares Show), is scheduled for 13-16 March 2021 in Chicago, USA.
www.housewares.org
• Fieldays – As early as 17 March,
Fieldays Society made the call to “postpone” Fieldays 2020. Originally scheduled for 10-13 June 2020, it is thought unlikely that an alternative date in 2020 will be feasible.
www. eldays.co.nz
• PlaceMakers – PlaceMakers’ 2020 Conference & Trade Show, set for Auckland over 12-13 August, is now cancelled. e big blue says there may be a conference in 2021 but not this year.
www.placemakers.co.nz
• BuildLink – is year’s BuildLink Conference & Trade Show was to be held in Tauranga over 20-21 May but has now been cancelled. A 2021 date
now seems likely.
www.buildlink.co.nz
• National Hardware Show – Originally planned for June this year, the National Hardware Show has now been rescheduled for 1-3 September 2020 and stays in Las Vegas.
www.nationalhardwareshow.com
• EuroCucina & Salon del Mobile – Usually taking place in April, this year’s pair of bi-annual style events in Milan have been cancelled, with what’s being touted as a one-o event set for 2021 (13-18 April), combining kitchens, bathrooms, lighting, design, furniture and more under a single banner.. www.salonemilano.it/en
Sika goes live with
new website
With the tagline “Build it to last”, Sika New Zealand’s brand new, multi-platform, search-friendly, time-saving website is now live.
It’s modern looking, searchable, responsive across a range of viewing
devices, and, from what we can see it’s somewhat unique amongst Sika’s sites worldwide.
https://nzl.sika.com/
Movers & shakers
Not much moving & shaking this month, except to say that Winstone Wallboards has now announced that David Christensen has been appointed
to the role of National Sales & Channel Manager.
David replaces Jerry Hirst (photo right) who
will be leaving later in the year, after taking David through “an extensive induction programme”.
The company says: “David brings with him a wealth of experience and senior leadership in the building industry,” his current role being General Manager Sales & Marketing at Carter Holt Harvey Wood Products.
Having led Winstone Wallboards’ sales team for almost 20 years before spending two and a half years as GM Sales & Marketing at ITM, Jerry rejoined Winstone Wallboards in 2018 on an interim basis
as National Sales & Channel Manager following the resignation of Bryan Young.
8 NZHJ | APRIL 2020
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