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With the government axing its disastrous home insulation scheme amid a spate of fires and deaths, many home owners are now realising their homes are potential death-traps.
Alrea...

After a spate of related ceiling fires and warnings from experts, the Australian Government has given into the pressure and has made it mandatory to cover all downlight when installing insul...

Foamular Extruded Polystyrene from Austech was featured in the Dincel Construction System's stall at the 2009 DesignBuild.
Dincel has an innovative wall construction system, with ...

Austech is now the leading distributor forIsolite Downlight Guards in NSW. This innovative product protects homes from halogen related fires while also helping homes get the maximum value fr...

Austech and Dulux have come together to match Dulux's range of paints, with the rich colours of Austech's Duratuff Select Vinyl Cladding range.
Vinyl Cladding and its accessories ...

The Villa Roma Design for Charleston Homes features Austech's Perfect Shutters on all windows in the central courtyard. Charleston Homes are known for their quality designs and are seen as a...

Outback Steakhouse in Figtree has opened after extensive renovations and a large addition using Craft Stone. The façade has been renovated with stone wall cladding and the stone work continu...

The Cultured Stone exhibit at Design Ex was a great hit, with hundreds of architects and designers expressing interest in the revolutionary Manufactured Stone.
Some of the best ...

Austech's range of Cultured Stone cladding has been used extensively on a new development in Norwest, near the acclaimed Norwest Business Park.
The developer, Norwest Land has als...

Westfields Figtree has recently gone under a transformation, including the use of Cultured Stone to clad part of its exterior.
Aspen Dressed Fieldstone was chosen for the exterior...

Custom Cubbies are a family owned and run Australian business that specializes in not only children's cubbies, but also in sheds, cabins and any other outdoor building you could need. Custom...

Duratuff Select Vinyl Cladding has been designed for easy installation by DIY enthusiasts and builders. Austech can provide you with a wide range of colours and quality accessories to make i...

Austech's Range of Duratuff Select Vinyl Cladding is designed to play a key role in making your home more environmentally friendly with Expanded Polystyrene insulation.
Vinyl is...

Cultured Stone is often used on exterior walls as stone wall cladding, but is now increasingly being used in interior design to create feature walls and focal points inside homes and busines...

The Kangara Waters aged care facility in Belconnen ACT is nearing completion, with display apartments now open and the landscaping finished. Craft Stone wall cladding is featured prominently...

The National Ice Sports Centre (NISC) is currently under construction in Docklands, Melbourne. In September Austech delivered 7,200 m of 50mm thick Foamular to the site to help with the eno...

Austech's Western Australian branch is now stocking all of the most popular Foamular Extruded Polystyrene sizes that are currently available throughout the rest of Australia.
Fo...

Foamular Extruded Polystyrene has been extensively used in the renovations of GlaxoSmithKline's Ermington warehouse.
GlaxoSmithKline produces consumer products for pharmacies and ...

Europe and the US have embraced green roof gardens, but Australia in many respects has fallen behind on the trend. Green roof gardens essentially replace ugly, inefficient flat concrete roof...

CDOP 4 is the newest building in the prestigious Coronation Drive Office Park. The $100 million building is owned jointly by AMP and Sunsuper and is located on the fringe of Brisbane CBD off...

Despite Australia being the land of beaches and bikinis, Tasmania isn't known for its hot summers and mild winters, in fact the average July low is only 4.5°C, with the mercury dropping belo...

The new Port Botany Authority headquarters is nearing completion and will soon open its doors. Port Botany is going through a $1billion upgrade, the biggest Australian port upgrade in 30 yea...

The new Redcliffe Tavern has used Cultured Stone for interior design on feature walls and pillars throughout the new club. The Redcliffe Tavern is located in Redcliffe, just North East of Br...

The New Jane Foss Russell Building at the University of Sydney has recently opened its doors to staff and students. The building is designed to raise the bar in green building. It has many g...

Parts of Australia have recently been faced with a surge of extreme weather. With gale force winds and flooding causing millions of dollars in property damage. A great deal of the damage was...

MD Brick has been appointed the leading supplier of Craft Stone's full range of stone cladding for the Central Coast area.
Craft Stone is a manufactured stone, made from lightweig...

Houses in Australia face some of the most severe weather conditions in the world, from huge tropical cyclones to extreme UV from the sun. Traditional painted houses will find their colour de...

By now, everyone knows the importance of insulation. Insulation provides protection from temperature variations, saves money on heating/cooling bills and can add value to homes. What people ...

Vinyl was first created in the 1920's and quickly became a key component in many products, including wall cladding. Vinyl is now the worlds second most used plastic, but unlike its counterpa...

Foamular Metric XPS is an energy efficient substrate, especially suited for new generation PM Render Finishes.
Extruded Polystyrene Panels are lightweight and can be screw fixed d...

Do you have a Graffiti Problem?
Graffiti is becoming an increasing problem is Australian's urban environment. The market currently contains many Graffiti removers, but they cont...

Austech's range of CraftStone has been chosen as the backdrop to the Chrysler Jeep Exhibit at the Sydney Motor show.
"CraftStone is a premium product so it's no surprise that Chry...

Vinyl cladding has become Australia's preferred form of exterior wall cladding because of its durability, ease of installation and its cost effectiveness.
Duratuff Select is a p...

Austech Head Office is situated in Sydney, but has branches all over Australia, including Austech Victoria, Austech Queensland, Austech Western Australia and Austech Tasmania. Austech's majo...

With the new government rebate, 2.9 million Australian homes can now get free ceiling insulation. Ceiling insulation stops hot air leaving your roof, but does nothing to inhibit heat lost fr...

The government has now approved the use of Austech's Isolite Downlight Guards on insulation installed under the insulation rebate. Isolite downlights guards can be included in the $1...

Due to strong demand "Sahara Sand" is now available in the Duratuff Select Range of Vinyl Cladding directly from Austech External Building Products.
Sahara Sand is often seen as a...

Austech Investigates The Differences Between Foamular Extruded Polystyrene & Expanded Polystyrene.
There is often a great deal of confusion between expanded (...

Foamular Extruded Polystyrene has always been a versatile product. It has been used for roof membranes, render substrates, insulation inside precast concrete slabs and model trains. ...

The Australian Construction industry has recently seen a surge in construction of home wine cellars with ridged insulation. Once considered a seldom-used room in the basement, the trend is m...

Gable Vents are often seen as a cost effective simple way to improve the exterior appearance of a home, however they also play an important function in home ventilation and energy efficiency...

Austress Freyssinet, the well respected international civil engineering company has been awarded the waterproofing and insulation contract for the roof areas of the Prince Henry Hospital in ...

Austech is introducing a new product range from Expol , giving a smart solution to the problem of under floor insulation in the new homes that can also be retrofitted into existing homes. ...

Duraftuff External Wall Cladding now available with Trucolor Protection.
When it comes to colour fidelity, Duratuff Vinyl Cladding with TruColor Protection from Vytec, outperforms...