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Navigating the New AS 4740:2025 – What You Need to Know

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Top Commercial Design Trends – 2025

Construction Specialties shares the top commercial design trends and influences we're excited for in 2025.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: design trends, Designing for Wellbeing

CS RS-5605 Performance Louvre Wins AIRAH Product of the Year 2023

Construction Specialties were proudly awarded AIRAH Product of the Year 2023 for our RS-5605 high performance louvre.

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Real Testing: In pursuit of precision

Real testing is the cornerstone of our operations, providing tangible assurance that comes with physically testing our louvres under various conditions.

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Industries and situations for Explovent

cs exploventAs a leading supplier of safety vents, Construction Specialties is committed to providing innovative solutions to protect your buildings from such hazards.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Explosion Venting, Explovent

Introducing the Safety Vent Range to Australia

ExploventUnleashing Explovent, the CS range of explosive safety vents that solve building protection concerns for Australian Fire Engineers.

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CS Leads Louvre Industry with Australian First AMCA Certification

Construction Specialties Australia are AMCA CertifiedConstruction Specialties are the only Australian manufacturer producing louvres that are tested and certified by AMCA standards.

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A Day At Construction Specialties Australia

Construction Specialties Australia working together in the warehouseAt Construction Specialties Australia, we focus to provide architectural solutions for wall protection, louvres, expansion joint covers and Explovent

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Acrovyn, Acrovyn by Design, Australia, Expansion Joint Covers, Explovent, Louvres, Office

Construction Specialties CPDs available on Archify Education

Construction Specialties CPDs available on Archify Education. Available are Wall Protection, Expansion Joint Covers and Louvres.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Australia, CPD Points, Education, Expansion Joint Covers, Louvres, Wall Protection

Construction Specialties Ensuring Safety

Construction Specialties made the decision to have its Acrovyn® products put through a burn test and now have CodeMark accreditation.

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State of the Art Cancer Centre for the Dubbo Community

Construction Specialities have worked closely with the Lipman team to deliver this much needed facility to the residents of Dubbo. Featuring new murals.

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Introducing Our New Rising Star of Construction Specialties

Meet our newest staff member of CS Australia, Thais Freire, our new Sales Coordinator, who will monitor NSW projects and focus on our Acrovyn range.

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CS Expansion Joints for Minor and Major Seismic Movements

Construction Specialties have a very extensive range of commercial expansion joint covers for all types of buildings and interior designs, even having the capability to withstand potentially devastating seismic activity.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Expansion Joint Covers

Thermoforming – A Key Piece of Equipment

At Construction Specialties, some of our products require being thermoformed to be the correct size and angle with our thermoforming machine in Sydney.

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Expansion Joint Covers and A Day In The Life Of An Estimating Manager

At Construction Specialties Australia, our Estimating Manger Henry gives us an overview of expansion joint covers and a look into his day to day activities

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: blog, Expansion Joint Covers

Our ligature resistant handrail being used at Wagga Wagga Base Hospital

Construction Specialties provides Wagga Wagga Base Hospital with the AW-LR handrail with anti-ligature feature, throughout the hospital.

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Cutting The Curves – CNC, A Key Piece of Equipment

At Construction Specialties, the CNC machine processes a piece of material to meet the exact specifications by following each coded programmed instruction for your project.

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CS Artist Spotlight: Laura Bender – How do you inspire healing with artwork?

Learn how Portland artist Laura Bender of SitePainters gathers her ideas to provide beautiful works of art that inspire healing.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Acrovyn by Design, Designing for Wellbeing, Healthcare

Wiggle’s cofounder Greg Page explains to the CS Team his new mission.

Construction Specialties Australia heard first-hand the near-death experience Wiggles lead singer and cofounder Greg Page went through. Click to read more

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Food for Life

Construction Specialties donated wall protection products to charity organisation Food For Life for their cool room and dry storage area.

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Acrovyn® by Design presents the New Bedhead Collection

The Bedhead Collection range that is exclusively for Acrovyn by Design, features over 50 new design combinations to choose from.

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Acrovyn® by Design together with Ready Images – A New Collaboration Venture

Construction Specialties are glad to announce that they will be collaborating with Ready Images, using their Acrovyn by Design to display nature images.

Filed Under: Blog, Education, Healthcare, Office & Mixed Use, Retail & Hospitality

The Wonder Women of Construction Specialties

In the Australian construction industry, women still only make up only 12 percent of the workforce. Women show their skills in the construction industry.

Filed Under: Blog, Office & Mixed Use

Four Essentials to Maintaining Education Buildings

Schools, Technical Campuses and Universities can be very tough environments to maintain and keep looking fresh, with busy student areas often being subjected to extensive wear and tear, resulting in scruffy interiors and high maintenance costs.To help you keep on top of your education building maintenance budgets, we have focused on the four main areas of your school, which once fully protected, should make a real difference in your cleaning and maintenance spend.

Filed Under: Blog, Education Tagged With: Acrovyn, Door Protection, Education, Entrance Mats

Acrovyn’s Resistance to Bacteria and Fungi

A quick introduction to the Bacterial and Fungal testing conducted on CS Acrovyn 4000.

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The ‘Earth’ without ‘Art’ is just ‘Eh’

Art should not just be considered as a picture on a wall. This blog post highlights the benefits of artwork across different types of buildings and introduces a revolutionary product CS Acrovyn by Design.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Acrovyn by Design

Join us at Ideaction 2018

Construction Specialties is proud to be participating in Ideaction, Australia’s premier national Facility Management learning and networking event, incorporating a world-class conference and exhibition. The team will be showcasing key products and sharing useful insights from recent projects. Why not join us?

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Join us at Equinox, 2018

Construction Specialties will soon be exhibiting at an Equinox event near you. Why not join us? You could win a $350 Dan Murphy’s gift card just by visiting our stand! Come and chat, enjoy the fun, food, refreshments, and some surprising entertainment.

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[Video] Dust Explosion at Farm in South Indiana, August 2017

A cloud of grain dust created by a collapsing grain store exploded, this type of explosion is a serious hazard in many manufacturing industries, learn more.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Explovent

An Introduction To AS/NZS 4740:2000 (R2016) Louvre Standard

A brief introduction to AS/NZS 4740-2000, the standard test method & measure of compliance for Architectural Louvres in Australia & New Zealand.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Louvres

Why Carpet Tiles Won’t Cut it at The Entrance to Your Building

We often see standard carpet tiles, like those in offices, used at the entrance of a building instead of an entrance mat. Discover why that's a problem.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Carpet Tiles, Entrance Flooring, Entrance Matting, Pedisystems

Expressing Building Movement

Building movement is often a complex, and scary consideration when designing a building. Get it wrong and it could be very costly!

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: building movement, Expansion Joint Covers

5 Louvre Parts You May See on Technical Drawings

To help demystify some louvre elements we thought we would explain some of the common parts you will see on a louvre drawing and what they do.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Louvres

5 Reasons Permanent Entrance Matting Beats a Throw-Down Mat

Discover why permanent entrance matting is a better, more effective solution to dirt and moisture being tracked into a building. 

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Entrance Matting, Pedisystems

How To Manage the Risk of Combustible Dust & Deflagration

Discover how you can mitigate the risk of combustible dust and deflagration in your facility through good building design and pressure relief systems.

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4 Fire Door Checks to Prevent the Spread of Smoke

With smoke being such a dangerous part of any fire we wanted to focus on 4 fire door checks to make sure your fire door can prevent the spread of smoke.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Acrovyn Doors, Fire Doors

How to Calculate Louvre Pressure Drop

Louvre Pressure DropDiscover how to calculate louvre pressure drop and why it's an important factor to consider at the design or specification stage.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Louvres

4 Tips for a Stylish Impact Protection Scheme

There are lots of things you can do with impact protection to make it a feature, rather than an eyesore. Discover our 4 tips to stylish impact protection.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Acrovyn

4 Free Movement Joints Resources to Help You Specify

No two projects are exactly the same, so if you are struggling to find the right product for your movement joints, or don’t know where to start, we can help

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Allway, Expansion Joint Covers, Movement Joints

5 Considerations When Designing for Dementia Care

Designing for dementia care is an increasingly prominent topic, with research from the Alzheimer’s Society(i) indicating that by 2015 more than 850,000 people in the UK will be living with the condition.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Acrovyn, Acrovyn by Design, dementia, Healthcare

Hospital Fire Door Inspection and Maintenance

A Hospital Fire Door is a critical safety feature of a healthcare building, protecting exit routes to allow enough time for the elderly and infirm to escape

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Fire Doors, Healthcare

5 Common Issues with Existing Expansion Joint Covers

In this blog post we've outlined 5 of the most common issues we find with existing, already installed expansion joint covers, and point out what the potential cause was.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Allway, Expansion Joint Covers

Estimating & Ordering CS Acrovyn Doors®

To process your pricing enquiries and orders as smoothly as possible, we will require a door schedule including the following information as applicable:

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Acrovyn Doors

Intro to Louvre Performance Testing

We take you through a brief introduction to louvre performance testing, the results and what they mean.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Louvres

How to Specify Architectural Louvres

Discover how to specify louvres correctly for your building, why free area isn't the best method and how taking into account the building's surroundings is beneficial.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Louvres

How Much Entrance Matting Do I Need For My Building?

We explain how much entrance matting you need to be compliant, and how much entrance matting industry experts actually recommend - there is a difference.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Pedisystems

How To Compare Architectural Louvre Models

Comparing architectural louvre models can be tricky we highlight the key criteria to look at and what the performance data you're given actually means.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Louvres

3 Examples of Waterproof Expansion Joint Systems

Discover 3 examples of waterproof expansion joint covers from the CS Allway® range and how they're different.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Expansion Joint Covers

The Evolution of Architectural Louvre Blades

The Evolution of Architectural Louvre BladesArchitectural louvre blades have undergone quite the transformation since their invention discover how they've changed for the better and what these changes mean.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Louvres

Aluminium Entrance Matting & Security Systems in Retail

Discover how Construction Specialties and Intrepid Security solved incompatibility issues between aluminium entrance matting and retail security systems at a London retail store.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Pedisystems, Retail

Designing with Glass: How to Protect Glass from Impact Damage

Glass is becoming an increasingly prominent design feature in new and refurbished buildings, we show you how to protect that glass from impact damage.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Acrovyn

6 Surprising Facts That’ll Make You Fall In Love With Entrance Matting

Entrance matting is an often overlooked building component, discover 6 surprising facts that will make you appreciate its importance in your building.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Pedisystems

5 Wall Protection Rails That Will Save Your Budget

Wall ProtectionImpact damage is a costly and common problem for any building owner or operator, knowing which types of wall protection to use where can help save your budget.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Acrovyn

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