CEO
Colin Beattie is a leader in customised architectural lining solutions that balance aesthetics with performance. Under his leadership, SUPAWOOD has built a reputation for distinctiveness and quality manufacturing.
He champions SUPAWOOD’s commitment to architecturally distinctive solutions, expert, personalised service and compliant, sustainable systems that meet the highest standards of fire, acoustic and seismic performance.
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Supawood was founded as a business based on a set of criteria voiced by architects 21 years ago. We listened. Part of this criteria was and remains Sustainability. Why? Because it equates to both good responsible investment in our community and energy savings for our buildings.
At Supawood, our focus on testing aims at providing the client with complete assurance that what they specify meets their aesthetic and functional requirements yet is also compliant.
An important element of the execution phase is the area of SUPAWOOD’s factory capabilities which combines factory knowledge, practical expertise and state-of-the-art machinery to convert the clients wildest dream effortlessly and skillfully into reality.
Once finished with sales, a client and the specifics of their brief are handed through to our engineering & project management team. The project manager works hand in hand with the client to work through the details of the dream, portrayal of this idea through detailed drawings, prototyping and production preparation.
Starting out with often complex designs and concepts from the architect or designer, our experienced CAD team set to work drafting the technical drawings for the project.
In this blog, we’ll review how these requirements play out for internal wall and ceiling linings and framing, and their associated fixtures.
Australia does not sit across more than one tectonic plate like New Zealand, so does not have as many severe earthquakes. However, Australia still has about 100 earthquakes per year of magnitude 3 or more. Earthquakes of magnitude 5 or more, occur on average every one to two years.
When it comes to packing our products, Supawood understand wooden crates are excellent for protecting your panels from external factor. We make custom wooden boxes based on the size of the panels, as forcing a large product into an undersized box can result in damaging the goods.
The simple answer is yes, and there may be good reasons for this being a necessity. Supawood can supply panels and recommend ways to modify these products on-site.
Timber acoustic panels are typically more durable than foam or fabric style acoustic panels, but they also require a larger investment. Therefore, one of the first questions a designer should ask is how much will it cost?
How long should I allow for my feature linings? This is a question we often get asked.
A number of different factors impact our answer here, including your overall process and relationship with your supplier – throughout the whole specification process.
Recent years have shown up some well-publicised building failures both regarding combustible cladding such as Lacrosse Melbourne, structural defects such as the Opal Tower in Sydney as well as the usual well-known water leaks.
