We supply our quality European range of awnings to suppliers across New Zealand.
Director / Installer Manager
John is one of the directors of Cool Awnings and is the Installation Manager. He and his wife, Kylie, purchased Cool Awnings on 17th August 2007.
John was born in Auckland and has lived and worked in California, London, and Sydney. He has a long history of driving trucks and buses, but in more recent time has been the Dispatch Manager for a freight forwarding company before moving into the Import-Sea-Freight Manager role. John then decided he wanted to be a business owner, so he purchased a bread run in 2006.
After learning a bit about contracting and business, he built the business up by 25% and then decided to try something more challenging, so they purchased Cool Awnings.
John and Kylie have a teenage son, two daughters, and two cats. John enjoys reading and soccer, and dreams of seeing the Football World Cup live.
CEO / Production Manager
Kylie, along with her husband John, is a director of Cool Awnings and she is responsible for the factory and installation side of the business. She is also responsible for financials and marketing.
Kyle was born in Auckland and has a Degree in Environmental Science. She spent 3 years working for a large tree removal company arranging planting and landscaping projects, and then spent 6 years as a horticulture field officer and auditor before going on marternity leave.
Kylie feels she has learnt a lot about business in the time they have owned Cool Awnings and feels that she and John make a great team as they have different skills that complement each other and they communicate well.
Kylie and John have a teenage son, two daughters, and two cats. Kylie enjoys gardening, renovating houses, and travelling.
Installer Team Leader
Matt is one of our installers and is responsible for the installation of awning skins, drop curtains, and covering fixed frame awnings.
He has been with Cool Awnings since 2011.
Matt was born in Rarotonga and is trained in upholstery. After 15 years working on aeroplane upholstery, he decided it was time for a change.
Matt is married with 5 kids and enjoys rugby league, cycling, and other sports.
Sales / Customer Service Team
Jayshri has been working at Cool Awnings since 2008, mainly in the sales and customer service departments. She enjoys helping our customers find the right weather shade solution for their homes and businesses. Jayshri also liaises with our trade customers to provide quotes, and works out pricing for tenders from commercial customers as well.
She is an avid sci-fi fan and in her spare time loves to read, catch up with family and friends, watch DIY TV shows, and go to the movies.
Fabricator Team Leader
Ali is our fabricator team leader and has been working with us on and off since 2013. We reckon that he is the best canvas fabricator in NZ! He is a hard working person and always has the highest attention to detail with all the products he makes.
He has one beautiful daughter and loves to spend his spare time with his family and at the gym.
Summer Hours – Daylight saving starts
Open Monday to Friday 8:00am to 4pm
Saturdays 10am to 1pm
Outside of these hours we are happy to meet you by appointment.
Winter Hours – Daylight saving ends
Open Monday to Friday 8:00am to 4pm
Weekends, we are happy to meet you by appointment.
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