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Flatpack Assembly Services

Nick from Blagdon - Marfell

Can you assemble flat-pack furniture?

Dont pull your hair out, give me a call. 0210725938.

Sales of flat-pack furniture are increasing in New Zealand, but research shows that more than a third of buyers struggle to assemble it.
In an online poll of 2500 Kiwis, the Canstar Blue furniture retailers satisfaction survey shows that 36 per cent have trouble putting flatpack and kitsets together, with men faring only slightly better than women.

Aucklanders are the worst in the country with DIY furniture, with 39 per cent having trouble.
Dunedin people came out top - only 20 per cent report having difficulty.

"The New Zealand market is increasingly selling furniture that requires assembly," Canstar New Zealand boss Derek Bonnar says. "Instructions range from easy to follow to quite difficult, meaning that easy assembly is a bit of a relative term

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