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Angela Kerr and her business partners Peter Murrie and Peter Kerr are the new owners of Xplode Signage, an iconic company in Silverdale that operated for 19 years under previous owner, Justin Logan.
“We’ve ensured that nothing changes from the way Justin ran Xplode,” says Angela. “It’s the same people, the same relaxed atmosphere, the same good service.”
Like Justin, Angela grew up locally, went to Ōrewa North primary school and Ōrewa College. She worked for a print broker in Albany for seven years before she and the two Peters decided to take the plunge in Silverdale.
“This business came up and the three of us looked into it and decided it would be a really good investment.”
Three months in, the trio bought a state-of-the art Roland 640 printer, the first in New Zealand, which they say extends the capabilities they can offer new and existing customers.
Nicknamed Gunna Design – after Gunna, Angela’s rescue dog – the business goes beyond signage, offering a design and print service too.
“It’s going really well,” Angela says. “It’s quite physical at times, and fast-paced.”
Commissions include building, interior, glass and window signage, as well as vehicle wraps, which are “quite fun to do”.
Having never owned a business before, Angela says it’s “a bit scary, but fun at the same time, and you learning lots as you go, day by day”. And the community has been great.
“Ōrewa’s always been supportive,” she says. “Even when I was growing up everyone supported each other around here. It’s kind of funny when you walk around the shops and it’s, ‘I know you – I went to school with you!’”
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