Design and Manufacturing 101
Design and Manufacturing 101
Design and Manufacturing 101
Design & Manufacture 101
Have an idea 💡 you're not even sure it's a doable thing?
Who can you run these ideas by?
Client wanted a multi use heavy duty PVC crate cover. Something outside the box
A clever cost effective idea was created for camping, stock & general trailer cover
- 📍Weatherproof
- 📍Heavy duty
- 📍Opening sides with zips & poles for good airflow
This is the beauty of having me local. With over 35 years in the trade & an eye for design
Custom made PVC and Canvas covers to protect your equipment
Made in CHB for your specific area or item
- ✅Generators
- ✅Stock trailers
- ✅Mower skirts
- ✅Caravan stone chip guards
- ✅Farm equipment protectors
- ✅Outdoor seating
- ✅Boat covers
- ✅Sand pit covers
- ✅One off bespoke pieces
Let's talk about it
Trash or Treasure
Design and Manufacturing 101
Design and Manufacturing 101
We’ve been lucky to have worked with a client on a gorgeous old chaise lounge & been able to post progress updates to our facebook page along the way.
Our online community appears to have enjoyed the interactions & process involved from beginning to end. Keeping it traditional with deep diamond buttoning adds to the flair of the chaise.
Warwick Mystere Green was the velor fabric chosen with a matching gimp to finish.
So if you've got old chairs heading for the tip, look at them again thru fresh eyes.
Restoration
Design and Manufacturing 101
Restoration
Did you know furniture is not all I restore?
Met some great people recently who were downsizing.
They had an old treadle free arm sew any direction sewing machine that needed a new postcode.
Challenge accepted!
Now to get it up and going
Hi, I'm Steve
A lot of you will know me from working for Neil Sloan in Waipukurau.
What you probably don't know is I completed my motor trimming apprenticeship in 1985 with Len Shailer Ltd in Palmerston North and have worked for Paul Yerex in Rotorua & Beacham Jaguar in Havelock North. In 2003 on a whim I saw an advert for an exciting new opportunity to work for one of the most iconic and best names in the region. My family and I moved to Waipukurau to work with Neil at Sloans Saddlery. 20 years later, I almost consider myself to be a local.
Throughout my almost 40 years in the trade, I have mastered
- Motor Trimming
- Furniture Upholstery
- Canvas work
- Shade sails
- Farm and Boat
- Leather work and smallgoods
- Squabs and Caravan fitting
- Carpet overlocking
Just to name a few.
Now, my own boss I look forward to continuing to help you out.
I am always on the look out for unusual pieces of furniture in need of some TLC. I'm a bit of a one man repair shop. I encourage you to come see me if you have something thats been hidden away.
What I Can do
Furniture Upholstery
Have a sentimental family piece in need of some TLC?
Cushioning collapsed in your favourite chair?
Not only can I recover, but I can replace or repair springs
and foam cushioning to breathe new life into any and all
furniture.
This is an example of my work, with the dining chair before and after.
Auto Upholstery
From full motor trimming restorations to renewing/repairing farm vehicles. Seat restoration, headlinings, door panels, covertibles, campervans, floor mats etc, there is nothing in a vehicle I cant do.
Canvas and PVC Work
Need something durable, that can live its whole life outside without needing to be replaced every 12 months? I can design and fit it. Truck tarps, equipment covers eg sheep scales, spray units. Helicopter monsoon buckets
A Sneak Peek
Have you ever wondered how heavy duty covers can be made wider than the 2.4m roll of PVC? Or how patches are adhered to truck side curtains?
Turns out metals aren't the only materials that can be welded together.
By applying the correct technique the 2 samples can be joined together, with a waterproof seal.