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Polyurethane. Silicone. they are almost the ‘Hoover’s of the sealant world, synonymous with anything that seals or even adheres, no matter what the substrate or conditions are. But there is a stronger, better way.

You’ve seen the WorkSafe ad – “So let’s get some rails up there”. Safety when working at height no longer only resides in the consciousness of the construction industry.

Did this power tool really come from nowhere?

The answer lies in the history of a German power tool manufacturer, and an unlikely problem that needed solving in an unlikely profession – medicine.

...driver was first adopted by screw makers and the automotive industry for its self-centring design in the 1940s. Success came with its use in power tools where a slotted configuration was more likely to make the driver slip out of the screw head...

For larger projects, our specialist fabrication division, AF Industrial, works every day to produce high quality and accurately-specified products for some of the biggest infrastructure contractors in Australasia.

As of late March 2020, there were 21 major infrastructure projects underway or were in commencement stage in Australia. Many of the projects that make the news revolve around road and rail initiatives, but the range of project types are far more...