7/7/2009
The Manawatu Standard has this to say about Pridex Kitchens (Palmerston North) franchise as the branch expands the product range into wardrobes.
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17/6/2009
Pridex Kitchens Franchise to open in Kapiti
We take great pleasure in annoucing that Trish Williams will join the Pridex Franchise network with immediate effect trading as Pridex Kitchens Kapiti
Trish is a qualified CKD and interior designer and has been designing and project managing kitchen installations and other building related projects for the past 19 years. She has been based in Paraparaumu for the past 14 years during which time she has accumulated a significant network of contacts under the banner of the “Chatswood Design Studio”
Trish comes with a wealth of experience and we take great pleasure in welcoming her to our national franchise network.
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12/5/2009
Manawatu Standard article on Innovative Interiors Wardrobe franchise
The May 2009 edition of the Manawatu Home and Garden has this to say about the launch of the Innovative Interiors franchise in the Manawatu.
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29/4/2009
Innovative Wardrobe franchise opens within Pridex Kitchen Showroom
As part of the vision for the establishment of it national franchise network, Pridex Kitchens identified the need for alliances with key industry players. With that strategy in mind, “Innovative Interiors” was identified as the most reputable, widespread and recognised manufacturer of wardrobes in New Zealand.
Innovative already has 15 franchisees located from Auckland to Dunedin and has been established for nearly 20 years. Innovative’s association with Pridex’s growing kitchen network is therefore a highly strategic move benefiting both networks and their customers.
Todate, Pridex Kitchen franchisees have co-located with Innovative Interiors franchisees in Auckland and Palmerston North and there are further significant synergies planned for franchisees in the near future.
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16/3/2009
Pridex Tauranga
We are pleased to announce the sale on Monday 16th March 2009 of the Pridex Kitchens (Tauranga) franchise to Neil and Katrina McDermid effective immediately.
Neil and Katrina’s franchise will be based in Tauranga and will initially service a large area bounded by Hamilton, Waihi, Taupo and Whakatane, and including Rotorua. This area will reduce slightly when the Hamilton franchise is up and running later this year.
By way of background, Katrina comes from the kitchen industry as a designer with Avenue 15 Kitchens in Tauranga. Neil will for the present time remain as a full time employee in the education sector but intends to increase his active involvement with the franchise as the business grows.
We’d like to take this opportunity to welcome Neil and Katrina to the growing Pridex franchise network team and look forward to their input to our network development.
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2/2/2009
Pridex East Tamaki
Pridex Kitchen East Tamaki in the news.
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31/01/2009
Palmerston North franchise in the news again
Attached is an article published in the Manawatu Evening Standard of 13/01/2009.
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27/12/2008
Pridex in the community
The attached article in the Manawatu Standard dated 27th December 2008 marks the donation of a kitchen to the Square Trust Rescue Helicopter.
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22/12/2008
Sale of Pridex Kitchens Christchurch franchise
We are pleased to announce the sale on 22nd December 2008 of the Pridex Kitchens Christchurch franchise to Kay and Bruce Whelan effective 2nd February 2008.
The franchise will be based at 786 Halswell Junction Road, Hornby and is co-located with the Pridex South Island factory controlled by Roger Syme.
We’d like to take this opportunity to welcome Kay and Bruce to the growing Pridex franchise network and have every confidence that their input will be an excellent addition to our network.
Kay and Bruce come from outside the kitchen industry so will share in the steep learning curve we have all been through. They have a close working relationship with Pridex Kitchens (South Island) who will provide support, backed up by Pridex Franchising (NZ) Limited, based in Palmerston North.
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22/12/2008
Pridex in Joiners Magazine
As part of our strategy to establish 17 franchises across New Zealand by the end of 2009, the attached advertisement and article has been published in the December 2008 issue of the “Joiners Magazine”
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26/11/2008
Pridex’s first “new franchisee”
The Manawatu Evening Standard interviewed Pridex’s first “new franchisee” Rosie Davey-Hicks along with Director Steve Chaning-Pearce.
Attached find a copy of the article
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1/11/2008
South Island Manufacturing
We have completed our negotiations with Christchurch based kitchen manufacturer, Roger Syme, the owner of Modulink.
From 1st December 2008 Modulink will manufacture all kitchens for delivery in South Island under the Pridex Kitchens South Island brand (PKSI).
This means that Pridex Kitchens can supply kitchens across New Zealand under the Pridex brand. This is a very important first step in our franchise expansion plans.
PKSI has three existing franchises currently trading under the “Kitchens Direct” brand in South Island. These showrooms in Christchurch, Dunedin and Wanaka will change names shortly to Pridex Kitchens and become part of the New Zealand wide Pridex Kitchens franchise.
The “Kitchens Direct” brand will in future be used to brand a web based sales channel for kitchens sold over the internet and manufactured either in Palmerston North or in Christchurch.
The place of manufacture will depend on which island the kitchen is destined for.
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25/10/2008
First independent franchise sold
PRIDEX Industries is pleased to announce the sale of the Palmerston North franchise and to introduce Rosie Davey-Hicks as our new franchisee. Rosie will take over the management of the recently remodeled showroom on Saturday 1 November 2008 along with our showroom and installation teams.
By way of introduction, Rosie is the proud owner of a 2008 Pridex Kitchen. As a client, she was delighted with the excellent service and quality product she received from Pridex Kitchens. This enjoyable experience prompted her to purchase the Palmerston North franchise, when it recently became available. From a client’s perspective, Rosie has firsthand knowledge of the joy in owning a Pridex kitchen. She also knows how exciting (and sometimes worrying!) the process can be. Taking this into account, Rosie and her team will ensure that your purchase of a Pridex kitchen is as enjoyable and stress free as possible.
These changes herald an exciting time for the Pridex Kitchens franchise network as described in the New Zealand Herald on Saturday 25th October 2008.
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10/10/2008
Expansion through franchise outlets
Pridex has taken a further bold step in its expansion plans by advertising for 18 independently owned Pridex franchises across both North and South Island. The franchises are being marketed by ABC Business Consultants and complement the existing 4 franchise outlets in North Island and 3 in South Island.
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1/09/2008
South Island manufacture
Pridex Kitchens directors take pleasure in announcing that a Production Franchise Agreement has been entered into with Modulink for the production of Pridex Kitchens in Christchurch for delivery to South Island customers.
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05/09/2007
Pridex wins Excellence award
Pridex received the Manawatu Business Excellence “Generating Award” as well as the “Supreme Award”. The Supreme Award is given every second year to the best business in the Manawatu.
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Online article published on "STUFF.CO.NZ"
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Excellence
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Commended from the top
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01/06/07
Pridex aims to lead kitchen market
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22/12/05
Takeover start of sales lift
Pridex Industries has just increased in size by more than 60 percent with the purchase of Origin Office Furniture...
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02/05/05
PRIDEX Kitchens is going places, and in
order to do so the company has decided to
keep all its manufacturing in Manawatu.
"Our goal over the next three to five
years is to be positioned as on of the top
five kitchen manufacturers in New Zealand,
with 15 to 20 showrooms around the country,
producing 100 kitchens a week from our new
premises here in Palmerston North,"
says managing director Chris Prier.
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18/10/2004
Pridex Industries NZ Ltd is pleased to
announce the acquisition of the business
known as kitchen-design.co.nz, Kitchens
4 U Ltd, from Jid Champness and Rob Andrews.
In the last two weeks we have completed
negotiations and as of 15 October 2004,
the business of kitchen-design.co.nz will
be a wholly owned subsidiary of the Pridex
Group.
We are pleased to welcome Jid Champness,
designer and Carl Turner, project planner
to the team and look forward to the growing
sales opportunity that this showroom brings
to the Pridex Group.
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14/08/2004
City investors accelerate
kitchen company's growth
City based Pridex Kitchens has signed up
investment finance to capitalize on its
new factory and is launching a growth programme
to boost output and triple staff.
Managing director Chris Prier said the
plan is to put the Pridex brand across New
Zealand, through franchised agencies, in
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12/06/2004
KITCHEN FIRM HOT,
HOT, HOT.
Steve Chaning-Pearce is best known to Manawatu
business through his long time role in low
profile, high achieving NZ Pharmaceuticals.
But his previous business life was in kitchens
and bathrooms, not laboratories.
And that explains why he developed an interest
in Chris and Jan Prier’s Pridex Kitchens
– enough to put together a small investment
group which is putting its money behind
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