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In Brief

Placemakers Historic Building Restoration Awards, with prize money totalling $10,000, are being conducted by the Historic Places Trust. The awards are to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Trust's establishment, and are being sponsored by the Placemakers chain of building material centres.

There are four categories — domestic residences, commercial or industrial buildings, public or community-owned buildings, and churches and other buildings owned by religious organisations. The winner in each category will receive $2,000, and the judges will divide a further $2,000 amongst highly commended entries.

The Trust's chairman, Dr Neil Begg, said that entries would be open until 31 January. Entry forms would be available from the Trust's headquarters in Wellington, from its 20 regional committees throughout New Zealand, and from Placemakers branches.

Judges for the competition will be Mr Ted McCoy, a Dunedin architect; Mr Rex Nicholls, a Wellington city councillor and property restorer; and Mr Jeremy Salmond, an Auckland architect.

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Rinnai New Zealand Ltd has been appointed the New Zealand agent and distributor for the Australian-manufactured Roden range of gas cookers. Roden products include two and four-burner glass-surfaced cooking tops for use with natural gas or LPG, and portable cookers for camping, caravanning and boating.

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Roden is a division of the New South Wales based James N. Kirby Pty Ltd, and has been manufacturing gas cookers in Australia since 1968. It has won a number of Australian design awards for its products.

Most people are familiar with the tiredness and fatigue that comes from standing on concrete floors for long periods.

Safety-Tred, an interlocking floor tile available from N.Z. Safety, substantially increases worker safety and comfort. It was a recent winner of the Plastics Institute of New Zealand's Industrial Products Award. The 400mm square tiles are 24mm thick, and have a high tread to act as a cushion and keep feet dry and prevent slipping. Temperature and electrical insulation and anti-static properties provide further aids to worker comfort. By substantially reducing fatigue the Safety-Tred tiles also reduce accidents caused by tiredness.

Safety-Tred is available in three types of materials and in different colours for a wide range of industrial, domestic, recreational, commercial and agricultural uses.

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