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Product News

News and updates on New Zealand architectural products.

April 2025

Lockseam on Rail Provides a Compliant System with an Attractive Tray Look for Buildings Over 10m

Architectural Metalformers' Lockseam profile can be installed over a non-combustible aluminium rail, making it suitable for commercial buildings over 10 metres, where it complies with NZBC C3.5: Limiting vertical fire spread. 

Hardwearing HPL with an Attractive Ply Edge Perfect for Kitchen and Bathroom Cabinetry and Interior Fit-Outs

Hardwearing HPL with an Attractive Ply Edge Perfect for Kitchen and Bathroom Cabinetry and Interior Fit-Outs

Plymasters HPL Italia is a smart alternative to melamine that ensures long-lasting low maintenance thanks to its hardwearing surface and moisture-resistant glue-line.

Selecting Balustrades for Public Spaces: Balancing Safety, Compliance and Design

Selecting Balustrades for Public Spaces: Balancing Safety, Compliance and Design

Balustrades in public spaces must meet strict safety standards while enhancing architectural design. Learn how to balance compliance and aesthetics with expert insights from UNEX.

The Smart Façade Screw from SPAX

The Smart Façade Screw from SPAX

The SPAX facade screw works with the timber when it expands and shrinks which eliminates the common problems of the past such as splitting and protruding heads.

Free H1 Calculation Service for Achieving Compliance via the Modelling Method

Free H1 Calculation Service for Achieving Compliance via the Modelling Method

Ensuring a building meets H1 compliance isn't just about adding more insulation — it’s about smart design choices. Mammoth Insulation offers a free H1 calculation service for architects, providing expert thermal modelling and calculation methods to optimise energy efficiency.

A Complete New Zealand Cladding System for Every Build

A Complete New Zealand Cladding System for Every Build

A New Zealand-made complete cladding system built for everything from coastal homes to commercial projects, offering architects and builders a durable, high-performance solution.

ZinaCore: Protect What Matters Most

ZinaCore: Protect What Matters Most

For specifiers looking to balance performance, aesthetics, and budget, ZinaCore presents an ideal solution.

Advanced Membrane Technology Ensures Comprehensive Deck Protection

Advanced Membrane Technology Ensures Comprehensive Deck Protection

Viking Dec-K-ing is an all-in-one hard-wearing, aesthetic waterproofing membrane, providing the ultimate underfoot finish and waterproofing for decks above living areas.

Meeting NZBC Compliance with the Finn Contour Panel

Meeting NZBC Compliance with the Finn Contour Panel

Explore the innovative design and compliance features of the Finn Contour Panel, the perfect solution for challenging landscapes.

Simpson Strong-Tie’s Composite Strengthening Systems Now Meet NZ Building Code

Simpson Strong-Tie’s Composite Strengthening Systems Now Meet NZ Building Code

Simpson Strong-Tie's Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) systems gain ICC-ES approval for NZ Building Code compliance.

Create Your Own Bespoke Stone Facade as a BRANZ Appraised System

Create Your Own Bespoke Stone Facade as a BRANZ Appraised System

Installed on thousands of homes and commercial buildings, there are now 24 stone options and more than 250 possible colour blends to choose from with Craftstone Select to deliver the aesthetic of full-thickness stone in a lighter weight BRANZ-appraised system.

Territory Pre-Finished Fibre Cement Cladding System by Cemintel Delivers on All Fronts

Territory Pre-Finished Fibre Cement Cladding System by Cemintel Delivers on All Fronts

Depending on the size of the project, you can usually install a full cladding system in just 3-5 days.

ALPOLIC NC/A1 Receives CodeMark Certification

ALPOLIC NC/A1 Receives CodeMark Certification

ALPOLIC NC/A1 is a fire-safe, non-combustible mineral core aluminium cladding that contains zero polyethylene, making it a smart aluminium cladding alternative.

UltraClad by Vulcan Building Systems: A High Performance Cladding System that Endures the NZ Elements

UltraClad by Vulcan Building Systems: A High Performance Cladding System that Endures the NZ Elements

The innovative design, ease of installation, and superior performance in durability, weather protection, fire resistance, and structural integrity make UltraClad an ideal choice for residential and commercial projects.

Fire Rated Group 1-S Floc Outperforms Synthetic Alternatives

Fire Rated Group 1-S Floc Outperforms Synthetic Alternatives

Having achieved a Group 1-S rating under BRANZ testing, Floc is proven to offer a natural, safe, and carefully developed option for interior spaces.

Proprietary Cavity Battens Enable Installation of JSC Timber Weatherboards on Concrete, Masonry and Steel Framing

Proprietary Cavity Battens Enable Installation of JSC Timber Weatherboards on Concrete, Masonry and Steel Framing

Unlike standard 20mm cavity battens that require traditional timber framing, JSC’s 45mm Structural Cavity Battens create a structural fixing layer that works not only over timber framing, but also over concrete, masonry, or steel framing.

EPDs: The Blueprint for Sustainable Building with Pro Clima

EPDs: The Blueprint for Sustainable Building with Pro Clima

Pro Clima has emerged as an industry leader by being the one of the first manufacturers in the weather and airtightness sector to provide EPDs for their range of products.

Sophisticated Wall and Ceiling Heating Systems for Year-Round Comfort

Sophisticated Wall and Ceiling Heating Systems for Year-Round Comfort

Variotherm Module Wall and Ceiling systems provide radiant heat while seamlessly integrating into the fabric of buildings. There's even an acoustic ceiling panel option that's perfect for office meeting rooms.

Kiwi Made: An Important Priority for APL and Profile Group

Kiwi Made: An Important Priority for APL and Profile Group

A commitment to ‘New Zealand Made’ and maximising local employment are proud defining features of APL Window Solutions.

Cutting Corners Investigation: Base Metal Thickness and Compliance Concerns in New Zealand

Cutting Corners Investigation: Base Metal Thickness and Compliance Concerns in New Zealand

The Cutting Corners investigation covered multiple imported light-gauge steel products, finding that many fail to meet the Base Metal Thickness requirements necessary for compliance.

Bremworth Launches Specifier Platform

Bremworth Launches Specifier Platform

Bremworth is excited to introduce their new Specifier platform, created exclusively for industry professionals. Gain seamless access to everything you need to bring your projects to life.

Shaker-Style Doors See a Resurgence in Popularity

Shaker-Style Doors See a Resurgence in Popularity

NKBA designers pick this as a key interiors trend for 2025.

COLORSTEEL Awards 2025 Entries Now Open

COLORSTEEL Awards 2025 Entries Now Open

Submit your entries now for the 2025 COLORSTEEL Awards.

Lightweight Concrete Facade System Brings Greater Efficiency to Medium Density Homes

Lightweight Concrete Facade System Brings Greater Efficiency to Medium Density Homes

The light weight of the BRANZ appraised INTEGRA Facade System ensures easier transportation, handling and install to minimise labour costs and improve efficiency on site. 

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