Since 1964, North Shore Canvas has supplied and installed all types of covers for recreational, domestic, and commercial use as well as outdoor and marine upholstery.
North Shore Canvas Managing Director Craig Cruickshank says the Company has survived through New Zealand’s economic diversifications of the 70s, its reform of the 80s and 90s, the global recession of 2008, and will be continue to be around in 20 years’ time.
“We have been going for so long because we offer loyalty and honesty, which is sometimes missing in today’s world” he says. “We have been fortunate to have a low turnover of staff which is synonymous with our core beliefs, and we’re still dealing with the same group of clients who have been coming back to us for years and years.” From a small fledgling business owned by his father Alan, North Shore Canvas grew very quickly and at one stage was one of the largest marine trimming companies on the North Shore. North Shore Canvas currently has seven staff, including designers, fabricators and installers.
Over the past 30 years, Craig has seen the available product range expand exponentially. “The importers have expanded and we are able to offer more outdoor products than ever before” he says. “We used to follow two main trends – Australia and America – and now with Europe playing a big part too, the variety available is huge”.
In previous years, the bulk of work done by North Shore Canvas was for boat canopies, covers and marine upholstery but in today’s market, domestic awnings and patio screens now also account for a major percentage of the Companies work.
North Shore Canvas works closely with its customers to come up with the right design for the application, offering a wide range of suitable fabrics, and also the ability to supply installation. Free quotation service is available.