Sales and Marketing Team
Carver Key Account Manager (Auckland/Christchurch Aluminium Fabricators) & Marketing Manager creating content to guide your decisions to the best result
Aaron Key Account Manager (Otago/Southland) & Sales Manager Australia introducing the ultimate in entry door solutions and more
Richie Sorenson Sales and Marketing Support processing punctually and thoroughly
Customer Service and admin
Rebekah Brown Sales Support Manager ensuring there's always someone there for you
Heather Holly Customer Service Manager Solving your daily challenges
Delenn McMillan Customer Service answers and support
CEO and Operations and Development Team
Noel Gudsell CEO
Simon Parkes Perations Director Developing better products and solutions for you
Peter Ramsden Development Manager
Jason Clark Project Manager Working with you and your team, to deliver your product within your time frame
Production Team
Dean Parkes Production Director Getting high quality doors to you quickly
Ken Walker Purchasing Manager Sourcing the best materials for YOUR door
Chris Burney Aluminium Supervisor - Day
Sandro Kuehne Timber Supervisor
What our customers say about us:
What our employees say about us:
Mission and Values:
To provide a superior service supplying products quickly, that customers are delighted with, and employees are proud of and feel engaged with.
Quality
We strive to exceed our customers’expectation for quality.
Service
We aim to be the benchmark for great customer service.
Teamwork
We regard our suppliers, employees and customers as part of our team.
Integrity
We’re committed to always doing the right thing.
History
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2017
Parkwood shift to purpose-built premises
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2016
Parkwood celebrate the 5th consecutive year with 30% growth each year, with a big day-out (insert collage pics from our big day out)
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2016
Parkwood goes Digital! Door selector, social media, video collection
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2014
Parkwood purchase Plantation doors, an importer of an economical range of exterior doors and louvres
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2014
Parkwood go international! www.parkwooddoors.com.au is formed and a warehouse is established in Melbourne and quickly expands throughout Victoria and into NSW
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2013
Parkwood extend aluminium factory
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2012
Parkwood bring all manufacturing in-house to improve service and increase capacity
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2008-2009
NZ struck with recession. Parkwood innovates with complete re-brand and marketing structure
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2007
Parkwood Introduce the Duramax Fibreglass doors
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2005-2007
development and launch of the Thermtek range of aluminium doors, the first thermally broken entry door. A revelation in its thermal structure, and still totally unique today
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2002
Simon Parkes (youngest son) enters business
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2004 – 2007
Parkwood focus on LEAN manufacturing – improving processes to decrease waste and increase value to customers
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2000
Martindale Doors, a well-known and respected brand of exterior timber doors closes down. Parkwood purchase a lot of their machinery and door designs and begin the manufacture of solid timber entrance doors. The focus on entrance doors begins!
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1998
Imported doors begin to flood the door industry and Allison Doors, a company manufacturing solid timber doors closes down. Parkwood purchase a lot of their machinery, particularly louvre machines and begin manufacturing louvre doors
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1998
At the request of a local builder, Parkwood begins to manufacture solid timber doors, made from knotty Rimu, for a new style bricked home with rolled verandahs
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1996
Parkwood Products Ltd is formed and begins the manufacture of pressed panel hollow core doors
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1994
They win a huge job to re-fit New Zealand’s Parliament building in Wellington with solid Heart Rimu stairs and balustrades
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1994
Dean (oldest son) enters the business.
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1993
Steve and Rachel purchase a an old joinery shop to manufacture stairs and other joinery
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1993
Steve and Rachel Parkes and family shift to Wanganui – “We wanted to manufacture and distribute doors nationwide, and Wanganui was fairly central [doors can be sent overnight to both Auckland and Christchurch]. We also wanted to be in a community where we could have a positive effect on the economic circumstances of our workers and their communities.”
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1985
Steve sets up a small joinery workshop making stairs
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1977
Steve Parkes is a residential builder in Auckland
Warranty and sustainability:
Every door is covered by at least a 5 year warranty – click here for more details
Coming from New Zealand – one of the most beautiful countries on earth – we appreciate and rely on the natural beauty and purity of our environment and the quality of the timber grown in our forests. We do not take these things for granted and we do all we can to protect our environment and safeguard it for future generations. Where possible Parkwood uses sustainable timber suppliers. All our timber waste is recycled and goes back into products such as paint quality timber