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As recent investigations into cladding have highlighted, the use of non-compliant products within the Australian building landscape is pervasive. From an architect’s point of...

Nowhere is this less true than in architecture, which has seen some of its traditional areas of dominance encroached upon especially in the procurement space. Indeed, concerns...

          There is something genuinely unique about Australian business. The fact we are an island continent cultivated an early ­proclivity to manufacture goods. It wasn’t all...

With Easter and Anzac Day falling on the same week, we will be unable to efficiently run our production lines. Our finishing lines will be closed for the Easter/Anzac Day break...

However, the question remains, will our government create demand for climate-responsible products and services? Last week I walked past one of the numerous major capital projects...

  Wilson Architects with Architects North chose Sapphire Anodised Finishes to make a bold and fresh statement about learning that builds on other projects completed by Wilson...

Sapphire has no confirmed or reported cases of COVID-19 within our workforce. To minimize the risk of infection to customers, staff and suppliers the following changes will be...

D&C procurement is basically where the owner of the proposed building engages (contracts) the builder long before documentation for that new building has been completed. The...

Since the Grenfell tragedy in London and the Lacrosse apartment debacle in Melbourne, politicians of all stripes have been under pressure to act on combustible cladding and...

The firm says its loss-making glass subsidiary Veridian will close its float and laminating glass facility at Ingleburn in Sydney's south-west in July this year. The majority of...

Dear Valued Customer,   Sapphire wishes to advise you that due to continuing cost increases associated with the price of electricity, gas, wages, government charges and other...

Architecture in Victoria has a lean, green home – 41X, a new building by Lyons Architecture for the Australian Institute of Architects at 41 Exhibition Street, Melbourne. On...