About Pizazz
The story, so far...
Pizazz was created and continues to be directed by David Pountney and Jan Powell.
They understood the unique power and immense communication value of images and that the introduction of digital printing would result in profound changes in the market for, and display of, all forms of graphic images.
Digital printing would make short production runs of graphic images economic, and customers would be able to change them more often, resulting in massive growth in the market for graphic images. It would also create a market for new graphic image display systems that enabled customers to change their graphic images easily and safely whenever they wanted. That functionality was not possible with picture framing and foamboard mounting, the main existing options.
Pizazz started with the introduction of its two part standoff Monomounts.
The Pizazz Difference
A large international magazine publisher had engaged a designer to upgrade their Auckland offices, and that design included displaying large copies of their current magazine covers, each held between two panels of clear acrylic, up on the walls in their entry foyer and reception area.
The magazine publisher's management were very happy with their new offices and the magazine cover displays. They liked the visual impact the covers had because there were no picture frames competing for visual attention.
After several weeks, we got a call from the publisher's receptionist, who had been given the job of changing the large copies of the magazine covers. She explained that she was finding it very difficult, because when she unscrewed the front screws of the Monomounts, everything was released, and she had to get the two panels down from the wall, replace the large flimsy graphic image, then get the image and panels back up on the wall, keeping everything aligned correctly while she reinstalled the front screws into the Monomounts. She was very concerned that she could drop a panel and damage it, and/or the image, and/or the wall or the furniture.
We understood her problem, and after analysis, we created the solution: our three part Multimount.
We did this by turning the front screw of the Monomount into two parts: the first part secures the back panel in place, so that when the second part, which secures the graphic image and front panel to the first part, is unscrewed, all that is released is the graphic image and front panel, while the back panel remains secured on the wall. This solution made changing the graphic images easy, fast, and safe.
We called our new standoffs Multimounts, and it became our first patent.
Our second patent covered displaying graphic images between two panels using Multimounts. It also covers our Extra Spacers.
Our third patent was for our Edgemounts, which enable valuable graphic images including works of art, photography etc; to be displayed and changed without putting any holes through the images, that occurs when disposable posters are displayed with Multimounts.
Our core values
Quality
Our standoffs have enduring quality because they are made up to a quality standard at every stage of the manufacturing process, rather than by cutting corners at every opportunity, to achieve the cheapest price.
Pizazz standoffs are unconditionally guaranteed to be free of any material and/or manufacturing defects.
Service
We are customer centric. Providing our customers with consistently excellent service is the foundation of our business. Everything we do is considered from the customer's point of view from the start.
We are easily contactable by email and phone, and you will communicate with a member of our team, not an AI chatbot.
Value
We strive to keep our prices as affordable and cost effective, for as many customers as possible, without compromising our quality.
Many customers have found that buying the cheapest priced products can be the most expensive decision, because they often find they need to be replaced with better quality products.
Integrity
Our success is based on our consistent honesty and transparency in all our dealings with our customers and suppliers.
We are authentic – we say what we will do and do what we say. If anything goes awry, as can occasionally happen in any business, we immediately focus our energies on making it right.
We remain very interested in collaborating with customers, to create new systems for displaying all types of graphic images and introducing them to the market.
