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Hook on rain screen panelling system – Developed to close in large areas of a building quickly and most importantly watertight. 1993 (Prinz Cladding, England.)

Alufold – The first commercially available aluminium folding door to be used in Australia, became the Capral 585 folding door with a few minor changes – 1996. (Nu-Look Systems, NZ)

Millennium Suite – The first fully integrated thermally broken , double glazed suite using centroid positioning of the thermal break. Still being sold in NZ now, design unchanged after almost 10 years – 1998. (Nu-Look Systems NZ)

Artisan Folding Door, including Vista, Karee and Mackey variations – Australia’s highest performing folding door and arguably the most preferred product of its type in Australia – 2002 (Capral Aluminium)

Artisan Folding door hardware – The first folding door hardware designed specifically to use Euro -Groove technology for the highest performance, ease of operation and simple construction – 2002 (Capral Aluminium)

Genesis Suite – Australia’s most comprehensive residential/apartment suite development with a fully integrated, fully optioned product range. – 2005 (Capral Aluminium)

Euro Suite – A range of European inspired open-in products, Tilt Turn and Tilt Slide again using Euro Groove technology. The range also included a series of more conventional open-out casement and awning windows – 2005 (Capral Aluminium)

Euro Suite – A thermally broken variation using state-of-the-art thermal break technology – 2005 (Capral Aluminium)

Artisan Commercial Sliding Door – Now called the 900 series sliding door, a fully optioned apartment/commercial sliding door suite – 2005 (Capral Aluminium)

Test facility – Set up and commissioned Australia’s newest test booth – 2006 (Aluminium Specialties)

Hawkesbury PLUS – When released this product was the world’s first aluminium folding door with fully integrated fly screen option – 2007 (Aluminium Specialties)

Solar Control Series of products – A range of fixed and adjustable solar control/privacy screens designed to meet the changing needs of the new era of the external building environment – 2007 (Aluminium Specialties)

Flush glazed partition suite – Meets the demands of the changing partition market for a cleaner more architecturally savvy design- 2008 (Aluminium Specialties)

Altitude Apartment Sliding Door – Designed to meet the two critical areas of the new generation of true performance orientated sliding doors, outstanding performance coupled with ease of manufacture. – 2008 (Aluminium Specialties)

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