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Fixing Homes After The Insulation Rebate
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...
Government Responds to Downlight Danger
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...
Austech Collaborates with Dincel for Design Build
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 Introduces the New Isolite Downlight Guards
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 works with Dulux on Vinyl Cladding Colours
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 ...
Charleston Homes have Chosen Perfect Shutters
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...
Craft Stone used on Outback Steakhouse Figtree
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...
Cultured Stone from Austech featured at Design Ex
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 ...
Cultured Stone used in “The Lakes, Norwest”
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...
Cultured Stone used in Renewal of Westfields Figtree
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 uses Duratuff Select Vinyl Cladding.
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...
DIY Exterior Vinyl Wall Cladding From Austech
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...
Duratuff with Polystyrene Improves Energy Efficiency
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...
Enhance Interior Design with an Interior Stone Wall
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...
External Stone Cladding Selected for Kangara Waters
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...
Foamular Chosen for New World Class Ice Rink
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...
Foamular Extruded Polystyrene Now Available From Austech WA
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 Foil Faced Insulates Pharmaceutical Warehouse.
Foamular Extruded Polystyrene has been extensively used in the renovations of GlaxoSmithKline's Ermington warehouse.
GlaxoSmithKline produces consumer products for pharmacies and ...
Foamular Insulates Green Roof Gardens.
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...
Foamular insulates roof of the new CDOP 4 Building
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...
Insulated Vinyl Cladding Helps Tasmanians Beat the Cold
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...
Port Authority uses Foamular to Waterproof
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...
Redcliffe Tavern Chooses Cultured Stone
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...
Foamular Picked for Jane Foss Russell Building, USYD
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...
Vinyl Cladding used to Protect Homes from Extremes
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...
CraftStone from MD Brick chosen by Provincial Homes
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...
Duratuff Select Cladding keeps its Colour
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...
Extruded Polystyrene is the Green Insulation System
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 Cladding, Sustainable Wall Cladding
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...
Extruded Polystyrene is the Ideal Choice For Render
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...
Austech Introduces So Safe Graffiti Removal
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...
Stone from CraftStone used at 2008 Motor Show
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...
Duratuff Select Vinyl Cladding available from Austech
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's National Conference, 2009
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...
Cold Feet? Insulate Your Floor With Expol
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...
Downlight Guards Now Included In $1200 Rebate
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...
Sahara Sand is Back
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...
XPS V's EPS
Austech Investigates The Differences Between Foamular Extruded Polystyrene & Expanded Polystyrene.
There is often a great deal of confusion between expanded (...
Extruded Polystyrene used to create Model Railways
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. ...
Extruded Polystyrene used to Create Wine Cellars
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 improve a homes comfort and efficiency
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...
Freyssinet Chooses Foamular Extruded Polystyrene
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 ...
Expol - Energy efficient under floor insulation
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. ...
DraftStoppa - Energy Efficient Exhaust Fan
After nearly two years in the design and development process this Australian made product now exceeds the Sustainable Energy Authority level requirements for a totally self-sealing exhaust f...
Renderfix-The simple solution for damaged render
Renderfix- is a ready mixed, water based acrylic patching compound designed for smaller jobs. Suitable for both internal and external use.
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Foamular used to Insulate Coldstream Winery
Helens Hill Winery owners Allan Nalder, Andrew and Robyn McIntosh have chosen Foamular Extruded Polystyrene to insulate their new wine storage shed at their recently revamped Yarra Valley Wi...
Foamular Chosen for Star City Casino
Sydney based company Silk Road Internal Linings has won the contract to supply and install Foamular Extruded Polystyrene as part of the current renovations to the High Rolle...
Foamular Extruded Polystyrene Chosen
Foamular Extruded Polystyrene chosen for Rand Cold Storage Facility. Prime Constructions, one of the leading commercial and industrial building companies in Australia has chosen Foamular Ext...
Foamular used under Render by Sun City Homes
Foamular selected as Render Substrate by Sun City Homes, Austech External Building Products Queensland has recently supplied Sun City Homes with Foamular Extruded Polystyrene to be used as a...
Cultured Stone - The Ultimate Wall Feature
Cultured Stone, the ultimate wall feature is now available in NSW. Austech External Building Products has been appointed the exclusive distributor for Cultured Stone - the world's leading st...
Cultured Stone Entrance
Make your entry a talking point with Cultured Stone - available in NSW through Austech External Building Products. Cultured Stone is a prestigious, high quality products and is incredibly ve...
Cultured Stone Fireplace
Cultured Stone By Austech - the perfect way to give your fireplace a lift. "We offer many textures and colours and meet over a dozen of the strictest code requirements, which gives users a v...
Duraflo Gable Vents & Windows
Austech releases new Duraflo Gable Vents and Gable Windows to the Australian market. "Louvre and Gable Ventilation products like the Duraflo Round Gable Vent are perfect in increasing the ve...
Duratuff External Wall Cladding
Duraftuff External Wall Cladding now available with Trucolor Protection.
When it comes to colour fidelity, Duratuff Vinyl Cladding with TruColor Protection from Vytec, outperforms...