PlaceMakers product picks – May 2025

Every month, we round up four Product Picks that could make your projects run smoother and your clients happier. Check out our picks for May!  

The world’s number one major appliance brand,* Haier provides smarter ways of living with industry-leading innovations in cooking, dishwashing, laundry and whole-of-home solutions 

Haier’s future-forward technology provides the ultimate in convenience and time saving, with hob-to-hood connectivity, Wi-Fi enabled remote controls, and versatile, easy-to-use functions. 

Freestanding, built-in, or integrated options are available to suit your project’s needs in contemporary made-to-match styles, and fresh finishes that enhance modern living. 

Visit www.haier.co.nz or phone 0800 242 437 for more information. 

*Source Euromonitor International Limited; Consumer Appliances 2025ed, % unit share, 2024 volume sales data.

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Dricon HandiPatch® – asphalt pavement repair solution 

HandiPatch® is an environmentally conscious and high-performance asphalt pavement repair solution designed for fixing holes in asphalt and concrete surfaces. Manufactured using recycled asphalt, HandiPatch® is not only easy to use with its simple sweep, fill and compact process, it also promotes sustainability by reducing the environmental impact of pavement repairs. 

Used for: paths, floors, driveways, flooring patch repairs. 

Benefits 

• Easy to use.
• Simply sweep, fill and compact.
• No mixing or water required.
• Use in all weather conditions.
• Repaired area can be trafficked immediately.

Visit HandiPatch® | Dricon for more information! 

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Dricon – construction grout 

Construction Grout (CG) is a flowable, general-purpose, shrinkage–compensated, cementitious grout – specifically designed for use where high early compressive strengths are required. CG is a ready-to-use pre-mixed product that only requires the addition of clean water to produce a free-flowing grout. It is pumpable and can be applied as a trowelable or semi-dry packing material. Designed with graded fillers and additives to aid uniform mixing while minimising segregation and bleed.  

Used for: gap filling, under base plates and reinforcing tubes. 

Benefits 

• High early strengths with durability.
• Ready to use pre-mixed requiring only clean water.
• Can be dry-packed, rammed, trowelled, poured and pumped.
• The expansion system compensates drying shrinkage in both plastic and hardened states.
• Free from chlorides or other substances which could aggravate steel corrosion. 

Visit Construction Grout | Dricon for more information! 

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AMPD – PlaceMakers exclusive range of electrical products 

AMPD is your reliable range of electrical products – available exclusively at PlaceMakers! 

AMPD offers durable power boards and heavy-duty extension leads in various lengths for flexibility on-site. Built for performance, these products ensure you can power your tools with confidence.  

Choose AMPD at PlaceMakers! Click the link to view our exclusive range.