New showroom is working display

Press, 14 May 1980, Page 13

New showroom is working display

The Addington Timber Company has been well known in Christchurch for some time. Its range of modular kitchens is now on display in an extended showroom which has recently been opened in Lincoln Road.

Three experienced salesmen are on hand in the showroom to . help with any queries and to give expert advice on the Addington Timber products. Ail are qualified tradesmen and many years in the building industry give them the experience and the knowledge to be of practical help to customers.

The showroom is in-* tended to act as a working display rather than simply a showcase model. All the fittings are displayed in practical settings and are in full working order.

Five modular kitchens are laid out, each with its own wallpaper and individual decor. The kitchens are separate units and show customers the different designs and finishes that are available to help them make an informed decision on their own kitchen requirements. Addington modular kitchens are all made from customwood and are factory assembled in the Lincoln Road joinery shop. Customwood is a high density resin bonded, fibre board which is ideal for joinery. Because it lacks a grain it does not split or splinter and has a high resistance to chipping. These properties make it suitable for many of the products manufactured by Addington Timber.

A wide range of doors is on display in the whowroom, from the basic louvre door to bat-wing and bi-fold types. All are in actual working order and allow customers to see how they work and the amount of space they take up. Also included in the display are spindle screens and room dividers which are manufactured by the company. The showroom has a working display of the

Kestrel stairway, a modu» lar staircase which gives the same strength as a conventional stair but which cuts out the time consuming glueing and wedging normally associated with this type of staircase. Wooden decking is also on display in the showroom, attractively positioned under an Addington aluminium ranchslider in harmony with attractive timber wall claddings which are manufactured by the company. Addington Timber caters for all specialist timber requirements from pre-cut or pre-nailed frames and gang-nail trusses to the complete design and kitset supply of the materials for entire buildings. If desired, they will also arrange for the erection of these buildings. This service is fully explained in the building section of the showroom.

The company has recently begun to diversify into many facets of the building industry. A year ago they began to produce aluminium joinery in an effort to produce a wider range of building materials. The range now produced includes windows and ranch-slider doors and all are displayed in the showroom. The use of laminates plays a large part in the commercial construction done by Addington Timber. The acoustic reflector panels in the Town Hall auditorium and the beams in its Cascade Restaurant are examples of the natural appeal of wood being enhanced by the use of Addington laminates. Addington Timber serves both the urban and the rural communities of Canterbury. The city is served from the Lincoln Road yard, while the western suburbs, Central and South Canterbury are supplied from the large Yaldhurst yard on the Old West Coast Road. Pre-cut, custom-cut and treated timber is available from both yards which are open throughout the week and’ on Saturday mornings.