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13 May NEW!! Understanding Grouted Precast Joints

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National Precast has released a new guide for engineers, builders, installers and grouting contractors, that will help them better understand the importance of, and suggested practices for designing and constructing grouted precast joints. The new publication, Understanding Grouted Joints: A guide for engineers and building contractors,...

20 Apr Fire protection for external precast walls and what the NCC says about it.

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Do control joints in external precast concrete walls need fire protection? Properly detailed and constructed joints play a vital part in maintaining the integrity of the external envelope of a building, ensuring they conform to specified fire resistance and meeting any other requirements such as weatherproofing...

27 Mar COVID-19 Media release

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The national body for the precast concrete industry, National Precast Concrete Association Australia, has put out the call to relevant authorities for members to remain operational as suppliers of key products and services to essential infrastructure. National Precast members are tightening their already strict WHS requirement...

09 Dec Christmas comes early for WA Precasters

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Earlier this year Main Roads Western Australia (MRWA) released a new small box culvert drawing which would have had significant impact on local precast manufacturers. To comply with the new requirements, manufacturers would have had to spend significant capital, at a time when market conditions...

26 Nov Check out our latest stories!

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Have a read of our latest publications including Construction Engineering Australia, Highway Engineering Australia and Waste & Water Management. Read a variety of project case studies, opinion pieces and more!...

04 Oct Read our recent case studies of some of our Members’ project

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Click the name of each project to view. ANZAC Memorial, Sydney NSW - Precast Concrete Products Prince Alfred College Boarding School, Adelaide SA - Delta Pelican Street Apartment, Sydney NSW - Concrete by Design Christian Brothers College, Adelaide SA - Asurco Kings Square Development, Fremantle WA - Delta West Beach Rock...

04 Oct Is your precaster Standards Compliant?

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Click here to read more about Standards in the latest issue of Waste & Water Management. Located on page 42....

02 Oct National Precast’s CEO, Sarah Bachmann attends important conference in Malaysia as a guest speaker to promote precast concrete.

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Sarah Bachmann, National Precast’s CEO was invited by Azfar Subri and Malaysia’s Construction Industry Development Board to present at a Sarawak conference earlier this week to promote the use of precast concrete, commonly referred to as Integrated Building Systems in Malaysia. Australia should consider following suit...

18 Sep Safe Work Australia releases long awaited precast guide

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For precast manufacturers and builders and engineers who are working with precast concrete, familiarity with Safe Work Australia’s Guide to managing risk in construction: Prefabricated Concrete is a must. Just published by the authority, the Guide is a much needed addition to the suite of documentation...

18 Sep Precast wins at CIA Awards

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National Precast member Precast Concrete Products wins award for Excellence in Concrete for their outstanding work on the ANZAC Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney. Read more....