Sustainable Suppliers

Our partners provide custom-made joinery solutions that meet the highest standards of thermal insulation and environmentally friendly products. With German engineering from ENERGATE's custom-made windows, New Zealand-made uPVC windows and doors from Starke and German and European windows, doors, shading solutions, and ventilation systems from ECOWINDOWS. All of our window partners guarantee air-tightness and excellent thermal performance. 

Since 1966 SIGA have been developing and producing nontoxic adhesives, tapes, and membranes, with a vision of a world of zero energy heat loss buildings. Their highly innovative products work together to stop air from escaping in specific areas of the building, roof, and walls, achieving a cocoon-like haven. SIGA aspire to meet the needs of customers for an energy-efficient, enduring, and hazard-free building envelope, and are very proud to actively contribute to environmental protection with their product range. 

5Merchants is a New Zealand specialist distributor and seller of PassivHaus components. Partnering with the best industry suppliers, 5Merchants offer a range of high-performing and energy-efficient windows, ventilation, and air and weather tightness products at competitive prices. Using 5Merchants products enable us to achieve the five PassivHaus principles, and in turn saves carbon through energy efficiency, which is high on our agenda. We are proud to work with 5Merchants and align ourselves with an NZ based supplier that also values the PassivHaus principles.

Designed, engineered, and assembled in New Zealand, Switch Lighting’s efficient downlights combine superior performance with sustainable design. Featuring a fully sealed design, their lights eliminate heat loss and airflow, maintaining energy efficiency which is critical for a high-performing sustainable home. With advanced features such as Pure Colour CRI for enhanced colour rendering and deep recessing for reduced glare, Switch Lighting products are a great fit for achieving a high quality, functional and sustainable home.

Robertsons are committed to sustainability and safeguarding our precious natural resources. They integrate sustainable practices into every aspect of their operations; from design and development, production, packaging and distribution, all the while creating beautiful, high quality bathroom products. The tapware and bathroom fixture specification selected for The Peoples House Collection are impressive using the WELS star rating as an important part of the selection process, while not compromising on the latest clean technologies, good looks and style.

We love the fact that Dulux paint is made in New Zealand, and they offer an extensive range of Eco Choice approved paints that have been independently verified, include no added VOC’s and low VOC products. They also have a recycling programme where we can return unused paint and paint packaging to minimise the impact of paint wastes on the environment.

Neocrete has a vision to dramatically optimise one of the largest contributors to CO2 emissions - cement. By reducing cement (and therefore CO2) by as much as 30% Neocrete has the potential to significantly reduce the carbon content of the concrete industry (8% of worldwide emissions). In addition, our product D5 green makes concrete more durable, further enhancing the reasons why it is a great fit for the our homes.

We use MHRV products that are designed to optimise the indoor air quality and lower energy consumption. Zehnder was founded in 1973, and has been at the forefront of fan engineering and acoustic control technologies ever since. They continue to introduce new and innovative products that are designed to optimise the indoor air quality and lower energy consumption.

Stiebel Eltron has over a century of experience in manufacturing innovative home appliances. They are synonymous with green, energy-efficient hot water, heating, and ventilation. Their modern ventilation systems with German engineering excellence ensure regulated air exchange without wasting valuable energy.  

Abodo timbers are sustainably grown in New Zealand forests, whose rich soils and high annual rainfall ensure rapid growth. With a total forested area of 1.8 million hectares (Forest Owners Assn, 2018/19), New Zealand’s high yielding Radiata Pine plantations are the perfect source for raw material. They choose only the highest quality logs, which are then sawn in close proximity to the plantation. This means that transport related emissions are minimised and operational efficiencies are maximised.

As a New Zealand owned and operated business, VYNCO believe it is their responsibility to continuously improve their business processes to reduce the impact of their operation on the environment. VYNCO have incorporated a number of initiatives within their business and are proud to be paving the way for other electrical businesses to take ownership of their waste footprint as part of the construction industry.

Flooring Xtra are committed to creating a circular economy that reduces its impact on wildlife habitats. Their laminate floors are made entirely from remainders of the forestry and wood industry, and use only commercial wood species such as pine and spruce. All their laminate floors are Ecolabel stamped.

Our partners at Bremworth are committed to removing plastic from their carpets. We love the new Bremworth story of returning to pure wool carpet production and saying goodbye to plastic fibres. The average Kiwi home with synthetic carpet is similar to having 22,000 plastic bags on the floor (by weight). Bremworth have drawn a line in the sand and ceased production in favour of wool.