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Month: May 2021
52 Years of Aluminium Excellence
Better Enforcement Needed for Non-Complying Products
As the Senate Inquiry into non-conforming products (NCPs) produces its interim report, Productwise managing director Peter Mulherin said Australia should make better use of...
500 Jobs to Go With Smelter Closure
Employees of the Norsk Hydro plant were told this morning that the plant has lost around $35 million this year and is expected to continue losing up to $7 million a month....
JCU EDUCATION CENTRAL WINS MAIN AWARD
Five local projects have been honoured at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2014 North Queensland Regional Architecture Awards. The JCU Education Central by Wilson...
Sapphire Anodised Finishes feature in Winner of Australian Construction Award Achievement
It is the first time in the award's 16-year history that two projects share the award. The judges said the $1 billion Royal Children’s Hospital is regarded as one of the...
Architect John Wardle awarded Australian Institute of Architecture Gold Medal
Since he started out in a small Melbourne practice in 1986, everything architect John Wardle has touched has evolved into something ageless. On Wednesday, and bundled in a tag...
Alucobest cladding crisis highlights the risks of using non-compliant building materials/products
The 25 November 2014 fire at the 23 storey 'Lacrosse Docklands' high-rise building in Melbourne's Docklands precinct prompted the release of the Melbourne Metropolitan Fire...
RMIT SAB 2014 AWARD WINNER PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE
Sapphire congratulates Lyons for adding another award to the long list of awards and commendations they have won utilising Sapphire's stunning range of Anodised finishes. ...
Do Open Plan Offices Really Deliver Productivity?
In the United States, more than 70 per cent of offices now have no or low partitions, according to the International Facilities Management Association. Whilst the most immediate...
Sapphire commences anodising on Latrobe University
Latrobe University is designed by Lyons Architecture and features 4mm thick anodised panels in both flat and curved profile in four Sapphire Anodised colours. The colours...
Sapphire Commences Anodising on the Italian Sports Club – Werribee
The Italian Sports Club of Werribee is currently undergoing an expansion and is to be clad on the outside with 160mm wide eliptical louvres lighting up the building in Matt Aqua,...
China firm challenges anti-dumping ruling
One of the Chinese aluminium manufacturers fighting a dumping finding against it has challenged Australian government and customs conclusions about what defines a "public body"....