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    MAXI BEAM achieves cosy tunnel effect in childcare centre corridor

    A very innovative use of MAXI BEAM has been applied in the common areas of the Grow Early Education Child Care Centre in North Bundaberg.


    Custom fabricated clear acrylic cabinet displaying Sydney 2000 torches

    Allplastics had supplied several custom machined components and fabricated displays for the venues, including the clear acrylic cabinet that display the torches.


    Creating colourful, inspirational spaces in schools with PEP-Core panels

    Allplastics Engineering supplied PEP-Core architectural panels for the newly refurbished bag racks at Our Lady of Rosary Primary School in Kellyville in north-west Sydney.


    Get creative with signage using multilayer coloured HDPE sheets

    Multi-coloured HDPE sheets available from Allplastics Engineering are versatile in application and environmentally stable with co-extruded multiple layers of contrasting colours.


    Translucent panels for awnings, sunshades and partitions now in custom colours

    Architects, designers and builders can now add a vibrant touch to their projects with the new PEP Core Design Composite translucent panels available in custom printed colours to match the design palette.


    Episode 58: Aidan Mullan from Interface on floors, floor design, waste, sustainability and smart flooring

    Aidan Mullan, the Interface Engineering and Sustainability Manager about company initiatives, processes and methods, and where the evolution of technology is headed.


    Reusing water key to cooler urban temperatures

    Councils are currently considering a number of pilot programs to reduce a phenomenon known as ‘urban heat island effect’ caused by a high concentration of concrete, bitumen and buildings.


    Climate-protected citadels, virtual worlds only for the privileged: is this the future of inequality?

    Imagine visiting the Europe of 2048. The cities are strangely silent. Desperate communities in Paris, London and Berlin struggle in the shadow of hollowed-out buildings. The once-popular coastal resorts have also been abandoned, as rises in sea level have taken their toll.


    Noise is bad for health, shortens lifespan: WHO study

    Several scientific studies have been conducted on the subject, including a 5-year research by the World Health Organization (WHO), which investigated the physiological reaction to noise and its subsequent effect on health.


    Hebel’s PowerPattern provides design flexibility at Caringbah apartments

    Ghazi Al Ali Architect chose Hebel’s PowerPattern façade system for a new apartment complex in Caringbah, NSW because of its design flexibility.


    2020 Big Brother house in Manly featuring TOTALStone cladding

    Among the many attractions of the 2020 Big Brother house in Manly, Sydney is a cladding panel with the appearance of real stone.


    DONCHAMP SurfaceGuard abrasion resistant acrylic sheets

    In response to requests from numerous industries, Allplastics Engineering has introduced a new range of acrylic sheets that can resist abrasion in various environments.


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