Trends New Zealand Volume 35 No 1 | Page 30

French accent The latest and best induction hobs from France are available at Trade Depot, New Zealand’s well-connected online home-improvement store Above: Flat-out advantage – the toughened ceramic glass Induction cooktops made by Groupe Brandt of France and sold at Trade Depot have a completely flat top that’s easier to clean than other types of cooktop. Trade Depot’s broad upmarket product focus includes kitchens, appliances, bathrooms, laundry, heat pumps, lighting, tools, hardware, plumbing and electrical. search | save | share at Designed to stand out from the crowd, your entertainer’s kitchen is to a large degree the sum of all its quality appliances and accessories. To this end, a New Zealand online home store that combines an eye for style and functionality with a drive for great value for money is a god-send. Trade Depot offers a broad array of home products to suit a refined, upmarket home, so it’s no surprise the growing company carries the latest Brandt induction cooking technologies. Induction is fast and popular because of its high energy efficiency when compared to gas and electric ceramic cooktop models. Around 84% of energy is directed at heating the food. Groupe Brandt of France is the pioneer of in-built, induction cooktops and remains at the forefront of induction technology, says Trade Depot’s director John Christie. “Brandt brought the modern induction cook- top to market in 1978 and even today its R&D sites in Lyon and Orléans are improving on its design excellence,” says Christie. “The respected appliance company is also noted for its pioneer- ing successes in pyrolysis oven technologies.” All Brandt induction appliances offered by Trade Depot are manufactured in Brandt’s