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The 5 Hidden Ways Your Spray Booth Design Impacts Your Bottom Line

The 5 Hidden Ways Your Spray Booth Design Impacts Your Bottom Line

When sign makers, joiners, cabinet makers, fabricators, and furniture coating specialists think about spray booths, they often focus on the obvious benefits: better finishes and regulatory compliance. But what many don’t realise is how the right spray booth design can transform their entire operation’s profitability in ways that go far beyond paint quality. After analysing hundreds of installations across New Zealand’s manufacturing sector, we’ve identified five critical areas where professional spray booth systems deliver unexpected returns on investment that can…

Truck Spray Booth Upgrade Transforms Commercial Vehicle Refinishing at Brokers United

Truck Spray Booth Upgrade Transforms Commercial Vehicle Refinishing at Brokers United

In the competitive world of commercial vehicle collision repair and painting, having the right truck spray booth isn’t just an advantage—it’s essential for survival. When Brokers United, a leading New Zealand specialist in commercial vehicle refinishing, faced mounting challenges with their existing commercial vehicle spray booth, they turned to Egmont Air for a solution that would transform their entire operation. The Challenge: Winter Struggles and Safety Concerns Before working with Egmont Air in 2018, Brokers United was grappling with several…

Advanced Joinery Have Upgraded Their Workshop with Industrial Dust Extraction

Industrial Dust Extraction by Egmont Air for Advanced Joinery

When you’ve been crafting quality kitchens and joinery for nearly four decades, you understand that attention to detail makes all the difference. Advanced Joinery, Canterbury’s multi-award winning joinery company, recently made a significant investment in their most valuable assets – their people – by upgrading their industrial dust extraction system with Egmont Air. The Challenge: Outgrowing Their Space Darrin Dudson, Managing Director of Advanced Joinery, faced a familiar challenge for successful businesses: growth. “We just needed more space, more capacity,”…

Powering Growth: How Egmont Air’s Modular Extraction System Keeps A·one Kitchens & Interiors Running at Full Capacity

Egmont Air Modular Extraction System

When A·one Kitchens & Interiors needed to upgrade their dust extraction system to match their expanding operations, they turned to a supplier they could trust – Egmont Air. What followed highlighted the benefits of efficient installation and a modular extraction system, showcasing why New Zealand manufacturers choose Egmont Air for their dust extraction needs. A Legacy Built on Quality A·one Kitchens & Interiors’ story began nearly four decades ago. A reputation for quality craftsmanship quickly outgrew humble beginnings and what…

Massive Dust and Wood Shaving Extraction Solution for Lockwood Homes

Massive Dust and Wood Shaving Extraction Solution for Lockwood Homes

This Dust and Wood Shaving Extraction Solution for Lockwood Homes shows how cutting-edge engineering can solve complex manufacturing challenges. Egmont Air designed and installed a sophisticated system for New Zealand’s iconic solid timber home manufacturer that has been crafting quality homes for over seven decades. A Legacy Built on Craftsmanship Founded in 1951 by the Dutch-born La Grouw family, Lockwood Homes remains a family-operated business under their stewardship 74 years later. Their commitment to quality and sustainability has established them…

Datum Projects’ Joinery Factory Upgrade with Egmont Air

Datum Projects Joinery Factory Upgrade with Egmont Air

When Seth Gleeson, Managing Director of Datum Projects, decided to upgrade their joinery factory with a new CNC router, he knew their existing dust extraction system wouldn’t cut it. What started as a simple joinery factory upgrade became a major project that would completely change their manufacturing environment – and it shows how the right industrial solutions can make a real difference to efficiency and workplace conditions. Outgrowing the Original System For nearly a decade, Datum Projects has been making…

Advanced Dust Extraction Powers Growth at Kitchens R Us in Mt Maunganui

In the competitive world of custom kitchen and cabinetry manufacturing, operational efficiency and workplace safety go hand in hand. For Russell Reardon, Managing Director of Kitchens R Us at Mt Maunganui, the decision to upgrade to advanced dust extraction has proven to be a game-changing investment that revolutionised both productivity and working conditions. This family-owned, family-run business has been operating from their Mount Maunganui factory since 1987, building a reputation as one of New Zealand’s most trusted brands in kitchen…

Centralised Extraction Solution Breathes New Life into Titan Marine’s Workshop

Centralised Extraction Solution Breathes New Life into Titan Marine's Workshop

At the heart of Auckland city lies one of New Zealand’s premier shipyards, Titan Marine. Since 1993, this 100% New Zealand-owned operation has built a sterling reputation for delivering skilled, efficient, and professional marine and industrial engineering services to clients from across New Zealand and the South Pacific. When facing challenges with workshop air quality, they turned to Egmont Air for a comprehensive centralised extraction solution. The Challenge: A Workshop Under a Cloud Titan Marine’s fabrication expertise is legendary. With…

Understanding Spray Booth Compliance in New Zealand: A Guide to Keeping Your Workplace Safe and Compliant

Industrial Spray Booth, Egmont Air New Zealand

In New Zealand, all spray painting operations, regardless of size, must adhere to stringent safety and compliance standards to prevent hazardous environments and ensure workplace safety. The AS/NZS4114 standard, which governs various types of spray booths—open face, enclosed, and designated spray-paint areas—is essential for maintaining these standards. At Egmont Air we find this is an area that causes concern for many of our customers. This blog explores the different types of spray booths and paint covered by AS/NZS4114, the hazards…

Egmont Dust Extraction Glistens in Wairarapa

Egmont Dust Extraction glistens in Wairarapa

Egmont Dust Extraction Glistens in Wairarapa – Case Study The Wairarapa is known for its vineyards, gourmet food, walking & cycling trails, and Māori meaning ‘Glistening Waters’. But the Wairarapa Lake is not the only glistening feature of the landscape, Workshop Designs have a brand-new factory that stands proud on the outskirts of Masterton. Mr Will Clinton-Baker, managing director of Workshop Designs, a master builder and craftsperson who appreciates the finest quality, innovation, and a fresh design approach to joinery…