The peak industry body for strata and community title management in Australia has called on body corporates or owners’ organisations across Australia to immediately carry out...
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Quality Control and Conformance: Making Contractors Accountable
On most building projects, quality control, conformance of the materials used and how the materials are installed is generally left as self-regulating exercise by the building...
Crème de la crème: The Creamery, Bannister Downs Dairy
In its expansion plan for a successful dairy business based in Northcliffe, Western Australia, Bosske Architecture has explored the architectonic...
Construction Greed + Speed + Oppression are not a formula to make good buildings
I revisited the projects reported in my last article this week. For those who think there is nothing new to learn about the root causes of the construction industry’s problems,...
Sapphire affected by Storms
Like many others Sapphire has been affected by recent storm activity that has impacted the Eastern Seaboard. We have been without power for yesterday, and internet and phone...
Lyons’ centrepiece for RMIT Melbourne opens: Swanston Academic Building [video]
Designed by Lyons Architects – led by RMIT architecture alumnus Carey Lyon – and constructed by Brookfield Multiplex, the 35,000 square metre, 11-storey educational facility...
Sapphire to Implement New ERP from Epicor !
Sapphire is currently going through the design and implementation of Epicor Software through Epicor's business partner in Australia Cogita as the solution to manage our business...
How Complacency Costs us Billions
Nearly 40 years later, complacency in the quality of manufactured goods is resulting in unacceptable and unsustainable costs for Australian industry, for the community and for...
Building Certifiers Under the Gun
Building defects and their rectification are major problems in residential strata buildings, with nearly three-quarters of residents living in strata have experienced one or more...
ANZAC DAY CLOSURE
With Anzac Day falling on Thursday 25th April this year, Sapphire will be closed for manufacturing and trading on Thursday 25th and Friday 26th April 2013. We will reopen again...
Sapphire Goes Green with New Delivery Truck !
Sapphire has replaced its Delivery Truck with a new Euro 5 Diesel Hino Truck ensuring that we help keep the environment clean. Sapphire's Body is custom made to ensure your goods...
Sapphire To Anodise RMIT SAB Building !
Sapphire is pleased to announce that we will commence anodising this month all the facade panels for the exciting new RMIT SAB Building designed by Lyons Architects and being...