Awards
Firman Joinery is proud to have won multiple awards recognising excellence in the joinery industry. We have also supplied joinery for many award-winning homes.
Firman Joinery takes pride in the work it does. We appreciate fine craftsmanship and regularly enter national competitions to showcase our work. This has seen us recognised by our peers as a manufacturer of high quality joinery, including receiving the NZ Master Joiners’ National Supreme Award - the ultimate accolade for our industry - in 2021 and 2018.
2021 Award
Supreme Award
NZ Master Joiners' Awards
2021 Award
Best Stairs
NZ Master Joiners' Awards
2021 Award
Best Region - Waitaki
NZ Master Joiners' Awards
2019 Award
Best Region - Waitaki
NZ Master Joiners' Awards
2019 Award
Gordon Caulfield Memorial Trophy
NZ Master Joiners' Apprentice Awards
Awarded to the employer of the apprentice with the highest scoring points in the Over 2 Years category, who is a member of Master Joiners
2019 Award
Apprentice Awards – Best Timber Project Over 2 Years
NZ Master Joiners' Apprentice Awards
Judges' Comments: "Not a project for a client, but one that displays an array of traditional skills performed at a high level of complexity and workmanship. "
2019 Award
Apprentice Awards - Highest Judged for Workmanship and Skill
NZ Master Joiners' Apprentice Awards
Judges' Comments: "Given the timeframe combined with material limitations on all aspects of the project they achieved an outstanding result. This totally represents a joiner, it is great to see it is not a totally lost art. "
2019 Award
Apprentice Awards – People’s Choice
NZ Master Joiners' Apprentice Awards
2018 Award
Supreme Award
NZ Master Joiners' Awards
Judges' Comments: "This project is a standout as it ticked all the boxes in the majority of the categories it entered. Shows a well crafted, thought through delivery with use of mature timber tones and materials with the addition of a white base palette. "
2018 Award
Best Kitchen Award
NZ Master Joiners' Awards
Judges' Comments: "Great workmanship and skill required to undertake a combination of materials to form the curves and overlays. Careful attention to crafting the details and each element to ensure an overall top quality result. The detail discipline continually applied throughout with subtle changes in material tone to identify the activity. "
2018 Award
Best Use of Creative Lighting
NZ Master Joiners' Awards
Judges' Comments: "Subtle and creative lighting throughout giving ambience which is unique and highlights the kitchen design and materials rich in colour. "
2018 Award
Best Region - Waitaki
NZ Master Joiners' Awards
Award Winning Projects
November 2022
National Supreme Renovation of the Year - NZ Master Builders
plus National Category Winner, National Kitchen Excellence, National Top 100, Regional Supreme Renovation of the Year, Regional Category Winner and Regional Gold - Southern Region
Firman Joinery supplied the joinery for this award winning project by Roger Gilchrist Building Services, Oamaru
November 2022
National Kitchen Excellence Award - NZ Master Builders
Firman Joinery supplied the joinery for this award winning project by Roger Gilchrist Building Services, Oamaru
November 2022
Regional Kitchen Excellence Award - NZ Master Builders
Regional Kitchen Excellence Award, National Top 100, Regional Gold - Mid & South Canterbury Region
Firman Joinery supplied and installed the joinery for this award winning project by David Reid Homes, Waitaki/South Canterbury
August 2018
National Gold Reserve Award - NZ Master Builders
plus Local Supreme Winner - Southern Region, Local Category Winner - Southern Region & Gold Award - Southern Region
Firman Joinery supplied and installed the joinery for this award winning project by Trevor Ward Builders, Queenstown
August 2018
Gold Award - Southern Region - NZ Master Builders
plus Category Winner - Southern Region, National Gold Reserve Finalist & National Category Winner
Firman Joinery supplied and installed the joinery for this award winning project by A J Saville, Queenstown
August 2017
Local Supreme Winner - Southern Region - NZ Master Builders
plus Local Category Winner - Southern Region, Gold Award - Southern Region & National Gold Reserve Award
Firman Joinery supplied and installed the joinery for this award winning project by Trinity Construction, Queenstown
August 2017
National Gold Reserve Award - NZ Master Builders
plus Gold Award - Southern Region
Firman Joinery supplied and installed the joinery for this award winning project by Trevor Ward Builders, Queenstown
August 2014
National Gold Reserve Award - NZ Master Builders
plus Gold Award - Southern Region
Firman Joinery supplied and installed the joinery for this award winning project by Trevor Ward Builders, Queenstown
August 2014
National Bathroom Award - NZ Master Builders
plus Southern Region Bathroom Award
Firman Joinery supplied and installed the joinery for this award winning project by Trevor Ward Builders, Queenstown
August 2013
National Gold Reserve Award - NZ Master Builders Award
plus Gold Award - Southern Region, Lifestyle Award Winner - Kitchen & Lifestyle Award Winner - Interior Design
Firman Joinery supplied and installed the joinery for this award winning project by Trevor Ward Builders, Queenstown
August 2012
National Gold Reserve Award - NZ Master Builders
plus Gold Award - Southern Region & Local Category Winner - Southern Region
Firman Joinery supplied and installed the joinery for this award winning project by Trevor Ward Builders, Queenstown
August 2006
Gold Award - Southern Region - NZ Master Builders
plus Local Category Winner - Southern Region
Firman Joinery supplied and installed the joinery for this award winning project by Alpha Enterprises Ltd t/a G J Gardner Homes, Oamaru