Little Giant Interiors’ New Rosedale Cabinetry Factory
In January 2023 we moved Little Giant Interiors, our in-house cabinetry maker, into a larger factory. Manufacturing shifted from a 150m² unit in Henderson to a 700m² facility in Rosedale, on the North Shore, sitting alongside our parent company’s head office. It was a straightforward call about space and capacity, and it changed both how much cabinetry we can build and how tightly we can run the floor.
Why we moved
The Henderson site did its job, but it was small. By late 2022 we were building enough kitchens and cabinetry for our renovations that the space had become the limit, not the team and not the demand. A 150m² floor only holds so many machines and so much material before the work starts queuing. Rosedale gave us more than four times the floor area, and putting the factory next to head office meant the people running the group and the people making the cabinets were finally under one roof.
What the new factory runs
The extra room let us bring in machinery built for higher volume. Here’s what the Rosedale factory runs day to day:
- A Format-4 CNC machining centre (Profit H08) for cutting and drilling panels accurately and repeatably.
- A Homag edgebander that applies laser edge banding for a clean, hard-wearing finish on panel edges.
- A Micronair central vacuum and extraction system that pulls dust and offcuts away at the source, keeping the floor cleaner and safer.
- A larger assembly section where cabinets are put together and checked before they head out to site.
None of this is about chasing the newest badge on a machine. It’s about running a production floor that keeps up with the number of kitchens we design, instead of sending the overflow to an outside supplier.
What this means for you
More capacity means your cabinetry is less likely to sit in a queue behind someone else’s job. Because we make it ourselves, the timing of your kitchen is something we control rather than something we chase a supplier for. The larger assembly area and the extraction system also mean the work is put together and checked in a space set up for it, which shows in what turns up at your place. You can see the current range on the Little Giant Interiors website, and the kitchens on display at our Wairau Valley showroom come from this same factory.
Frequently asked questions
When did Little Giant move to the Rosedale factory?
We moved in January 2023, from a 150m² unit in Henderson to a 700m² facility in Rosedale on the North Shore. It sits alongside our parent company's head office.
Why did you need a bigger factory?
Space. By late 2022 we were building enough kitchens and cabinetry that the old floor had become the limit, not the team or the demand. Rosedale gave us more than four times the floor area.
What machinery does the Rosedale factory run?
A Format-4 CNC machining centre for cutting and drilling panels accurately, a Homag edgebander that applies laser edge banding for a hard-wearing edge, a Micronair extraction system that pulls dust and offcuts away at the source, and a larger assembly area where cabinets are put together and checked before they head to site.
What does the extra capacity mean for my kitchen?
Your cabinetry is less likely to sit in a queue behind another job. Because we make it ourselves, the timing is something we control rather than chase a supplier for.
