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Adelaide Brighton expecting sales gain
Construction materials group Adelaide Brighton says it expects a slight improvement on sales this year in the areas of clinker, cement and lime.
May 28, 2015 0 comment
CSR full year profit up 43 per cent
Building products maker CSR has posted a net profit of $125.5 million for the 12 months to March 31, an increase of 43 per cent.
May 12, 2015 0 comment
Industry organisations urge against ambitious carbon reduction goals
Industry lobby group Manufacturing Australia has cautioned against Australia setting ambitious long-term greenhouse emission reduction targets.
April 27, 2015 0 comment
Brickworks to re-start mothballed facilities, says NSW housing affordability needs fixing
Brickworks is restarting some of its facilities due to demand for building products, though says more needs to be done to address housing affordability.
March 27, 2015 0 comment
Boral to buy back $236 million in shares
Australia’s biggest building products maker Boral will buy back approximately $236 million worth of ordinary shares over the next year.
March 18, 2015 0 comment
Dulux to build new factory in Melbourne
Paint maker DuluxGroup will build a new factory in Melbourne and establish a new, purpose-built distribution centre in Sydney.
March 17, 2015 0 comment
3M introduces anti-slip peelable coating
3M has unveiled Safety-Walk Anti-slip Peelable Coating 3500, which achieves slip resistance with minimal reduction to floor gloss and clarity.
February 19, 2015 60 comments
Steel-Line Garage Doors and the Chamberlain Group join forces
Steel-Line Garage Doors and the Chamberlain Group have combined to provide garage door and automation solutions for Australian Homeowners.
February 5, 2015 0 comment
Boral not passing on carbon tax savings: ACCC
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has said it is “chasing up” Boral’s failure to pass on savings from the carbon tax repeal.
January 30, 2015 0 comment
Receivers and managers appointed to Marbletrend
Receivers and managers have been appointed to MBD Corporation, a bathroom products maker which trades primarily under the Marbletrend brand.
January 30, 2015 0 comment
Port of Bundaberg to get new plasterboard manufacturing facility
Knauf Plasterboard Limited is set to announce the construction of a new, state-of-the-art factory for the Port of Bundaberg today.
January 29, 2015 0 comment
Boral looks to divest hardwood business
Boral is attempting to sell its hardwood timber business, which has been under review.
January 21, 2015 0 comment
IBISWorld updates report on Australian concrete product industry
Industry research firm IBISWorld has updated its figures on the national concrete manufacturing sector.
January 21, 2015 0 comment
Signs that things have turned around for Australian manufacturers: Wesbeam boss
Engineered wood products company Wesbeam has posted an improved result for the last financial year and said it believes conditions have turned around.
January 19, 2015 0 comment
Chinese company creates world’s tallest 3D printed building
WinSun Decoration Design Engineering Co has created a villa and a five-storey residential house with a giant 3D printer, according to reports.
January 19, 2015 0 comment
US’s RectorSeal acquires Australian brands
Houston, Texas-based RectorSeal has acquired The Evolve Group’s Evo-Crete and PolySlab brands.
January 8, 2015 0 comment
GWA sells Dux Hot Water for $46m
Australian supplier of building fixtures and fittings, GWA Group has agreed to sell Dux Hot Water to Japanese company Noritz Corp for $46 million.
November 27, 2014 0 comment
Strategic review for Marbletrend
MBD Corporation, which manufactures the Marbletrend brand of baths, showers, vanities and toilets, will undertake a strategic review.
November 24, 2014 11 comments
James Hardie asbestos claims higher than expected
Building materials company James Hardie has revealed that claims from its asbestos victims are increasing faster than expected.
November 20, 2014 0 comment
Boral says JV with CSR essential for brickmaking
Boral chief executive Mike Kane has said the proposed $230m clay brick joint venture between Boral and CSR is necessary to keep local brickmaking alive.
November 7, 2014 0 comment