The Australian launch of Second Life — a new engineered stone surface made from up to 90 per cent recycled content — will be one of the products on display at Halifax Vogel Group's (HVG) stand at designEX 2010.

Produced by Santa Margherita from Italy and distributed by SmartStone, Second Life is available in eight colours and is suitable for a wide range of interior building applications.

The materials are recycled by incorporating them in the manufacturing process using technology to produce an engineered stone.

Alucobond Architectural’s section of the designEX stand will demonstrate the recently launched Alucobond Photovoltaic façade system and display the new Anodized Look, Wood Design and Spectra colour finishes.

Alucobond Photovoltaic combines Alucobond aluminium composite panels with functional photovoltaic modules that convert sunlight into electricity, enabling architects and designers to utilise building facades for sustainable energy generation.

The stand will also feature a working display of the Terracade Terracotta Facade System. The working display will demonstrate the innovative Terracade TN and Terracade XP fixing systems, which are suitable for use in both the construction of new buildings and the redesign of existing structures, large or small.

HVG Decorative Building Products will use designEX to launch D’Arte Feature Panels, a new printed panel offering that allows customers to order an existing substrate, such as Dibond, Zenolite or Seratone, with a value added surface appearance.

The Decorative Building Products division will also exhibit the Plexiglas specialty acrylics range, including Plexiglas Satinice, Plexiglas Radiant, Plexiglas truLED and Plexiglas EndLighten.