Fit aim to bring you innovative design solutions for your kitchen and home, with the highest quality and A+ service.
We team with leading global designers and manufacturers who are at the forefront of kitchen technology.
All products have been comprehensively tested for durability and performance and are backed by a comprehensive warranty.
We have a robust team of around 20 full time employees, with reps covering every area of New Zealand on a regular basis.
Our Purpose
To enhance lives, living spaces and communities.
Our Brand Promise
Fast. Easy. Fit for purpose.
Our Team
Lyndon Boakes
CEO, Resource Team Leader Joined Fit June 2005
Marty Boakes
Director, Sales & People Skipper Joined Fit January 2007
Darryl Robinson
Chief Revenue Officer Joined Fit March 2024
Frank Blignaut
Operations Team Manager Joined Fit July 2019
Graham Jones
Inventory & Supply Chain Manager Joined Fit October 2018
Jeremy Boakes
Product Development & Technical Support Joined Fit June 2013
Nilan Fonseka
Chief Financial Officer Joined Fit October 2019
Lesley Auchterlonie
Marketing Skipper Joined Fit March 2015
Aaron Scott
Christchurch Warehouse Skipper Joined Fit March 2016
Henry Don
FIT360 Champion Joined Fit July 2012
Liz Chester
Customer Happiness Team Joined Fit May 2023
Roelien Boulle
Customer Happiness Team Joined Fit April 2021
Sharna Boakes
Customer Happiness Team & Sales Support Joined Fit January 2020
Tarah Forrest
Customer Happiness Team Joined Fit December 2023
Fraser Crisp
Customer Ambassador Joined Fit July 2008
Steve Hillyer
Customer Ambassador Joined Fit August 2009
Jonathan Boulle
Customer Ambassador Joined Fit October 2018
Mark Bartlem
Business Development & Specification Manager Joined Fit November 2021
Logan Boakes
Customer Champion Joined Fit January 2016
Helen Greenwood
Distribution & Dispatch Joined Fit March 2014
Brenten Walton
Distribution & Dispatch Joined Fit November 2014
Dean Theobald
Distribution & Dispatch Joined Fit March 2021
Ian Mulling
Christchurch Distribution & Dispatch Joined Fit June 2021
Stephen Riddiough
Distribution & Dispatch Joined Fit September 2021
Shona Tautari
Distribution & Dispatch Joined Fit April 2022
Luke Boakes
Tanova Production Team Joined Fit January 2016
Greg Wood
Tanova Production Team Joined Fit September 2017
Our Company Culture
CARE LIKE REAL PEOPLE
Have a heart, hop into the shoes of the people we interact with, think sustainably.
FAVOUR AUTONOMY AND TRUST OUR PEOPLE TO DO RIGHT
Our people act with integrity, take ownership and responsibility.
LISTEN AND SOLVE FOR THE CUSTOMER
Make it good, listen to feedback and ideas, find long term solutions.
MAKE IT BETTER
Question the norms: Be positive, adventurous & creative without fearing failure.
RECOGNISE LIFE IS SHORT
Have fun while working smart.
WE WIN WITH CO-PROSPERITY
To be successful we need our partners and people to be happy, prosperous and successful.
Our Charitable Work
2023 Annual Fundraiser
We greatly admire the work Mates in Construction do for mental health in the construction sector. Our 2023 fundraiser allowed us to contribute $8766 to their valuable program.
OneSchool Global
OneSchool Global New Zealand has campuses in Northland, Kaipara, Auckland, Waikato, East Coast, Manawatu, Taranaki, Wellington, Upper South, Canterbury, and South. FIT supports them on an ongoing basis.
Rapid Relief Team
RRT is a global charitable organisation with teams in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Europe, the Caribbean, USA, Canada and South America. FIT supports them on an ongoing basis.
Brief Company History and Significant Dates
2021
A beautiful Italian designed and made range of cabinet handles is added to the Fit product range.
2020
Fit attain New Zealand Made certification for significant parts of the Tanova range. A new Tanova segment (Designer Series 2) built on premium Simlead drawers is launched.
2019
Tanova overhaul their premium ranges launching Tanova Designer Series for kitchen and laundry, including models compatible with LEGRABOX drawers. And Fit moves to a larger facility in Christchurch, having outgrown our first Mainland site.
2018
Access Group become Fit same warm and wonderful people, same fantastic product range, but with a fresh new name and look.
2017
Launch of Tanova's ventilated drawer range following a consultative development process including designers, kitchen experts and wardrobe specialists
2016
A full time appointment made to provide specialist focus and attention on specifiers such as designers and architects
2015
Access Group open a distribution facility in Christchurch to enable faster delivery and even better service to our fantastic South Island customers
2012 - 2013
Having outgrown the Maungaturoto premises in just two years, Access Group move to new, much larger facility in Wellsford
2012
Access Group takes over Rycam bringing on board, amongst many other products, Scilm Profiles, Zipbolt, Ryfix Connectors and Ferrari Hinges. A small Tanova laundry range is launched, first in New Zealand and, we believe, a global first too!
2011
Access Joinery Supplies re-brands to become Access Group Ltd
2011 - 2012
A drawer system range is taken on and Tanova is re-developed to work with this, Making Tanova a complete kitchen waste solution system.
2010 - 2012
Access Joinery Supplies, through innovation, sales team and new catalogues etc achieves exponential growth
2010
Access Joinery Supplies outgrow their premises and move to new facility in Maungaturoto
2008 - 2011
Tanova products undergo an intensive redevelopment process, with bins and buckets now sourced from a premium manufacturer in Italy
2007
Purchase of a small business manufacturing a simple kitchen bin system; the Tanova concept is launched!
2005
Managing Director, Lyndon Boakes, purchases a small hardware business in Auckland. Access Joinery Supplies is born!