PLEASE NOTE ! We are often contacted by Architects and Designers who have been verbally told they can't be provided the finish they have specified. If a Contractor/builder is...
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Month: November 2021
52 Years of Aluminium Excellence
Christmas Shutdown Dates 2021
Christmas Closedown Dear Valued Customer, Our Office, Warehouse and Finishing Lines will be closed from 4pm on the 23rd December 2021 for the purpose of annual leave and...
Around the grounds: The current status of combustible cladding in Australia – owner pays?
New South Wales From 15 August 2018, the use of aluminium composite panels (ACPs) with a core comprised of more than 30% polyethylene in any external cladding, external wall,...
How is a Washing Machine Like a Building?
You would think that this combination of roles provides a great opportunity to procure the best quality building. If the same person designs it, purchases it, and will own and...
Senate Action on Dodgy Building Products Back On
The Senate Inquiry into Non-Conforming Building Products had lapsed in May following the dissolution of the Senate and the House of Representatives in the lead up to the...
2015 National Architecture Awards: Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture
Jury citation The Galleries of Remembrance at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance, completed in time to commemorate the centenary of the 1915 Gallipoli campaign, represent the...
US Commerce Preliminarily Finds Unfair Dumping
Commerce Preliminarily Finds Unfair Dumping of Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of China Published: 04 Nov 2010 18:52:06 PST • On October 28, 2010, the Department...
Australia – dumping and CVD measures on aluminium extrusions not enough
Australia - dumping and CVD measures on aluminium extrusions Date: 06 November 2010 The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service has completed its investigation into the...
Queensland takes a stand on buildings including a ban on flammable cladding
Queensland has become the first state to officially ban the use of flammable polyethylene core aluminium composite panels, part of a raft of changes in the newly passed...
RMIT SAB wins The National Architecture Award for Public Architecture
Jury citation A city block has been extruded into an immense scaly blob, pierced by mysteriously shaped voids. Openings in the beast at ground level give...
Sapphire Christmas Closure 2015
Dear Valued Customer, Our Office, Warehouse and Finishing Lines will be closed from 4pm December 18th 2015 for the purpose of annual leave and routine maintenance. Sapphire...
Fire Training
Sapphire Staff have undergone fire safety training with Survival Solutions Pty Ltd as part of our overall focus on Workplace safety and improving staff training when dealing with...