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Thursday 30 July is International Friendship Day. Reflection on friendship and why it is important for our well-being is of special value during the COVID-19 pandemic, because social distancing measures can easily lead to feelings of isolation, loneliness and depression. Friendships are formed in various circumstances and locations, and the workplace is one of them. […]

Knauf Australia is donating products to a project in Melbourne’s south-east to support the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) in their humanitarian work. The ASRC is Australia’s largest human rights organisation providing support to people seeking asylum. They are currently undertaking a refurbishment project to create a new Integrated Services Hub (ISH) for a range […]

At Knauf we recently re-certified a range of our plasterboard products to Version 4.0 of Global GreenTag’s GreenRate certification. Global GreenTag is a robust, trusted and widely recognised ecolabel. Their GreenRate program is a product rating system designed to meet the requirements of the Green Building Council of Australia’s Green Star® ‘Sustainable Products’ credits. “We […]

Knauf Australia’s first online CPD Webinar series was very popular with Australian architects and building designers, and we will present it again in August 2020. The first series was very positively received, with attendees commenting on the relevance of the topics. Many requests to present the series again in the near future have been received. […]

Knauf Australia recently sponsored a fascinating webinar on environmentally responsive housing, with specific reference to the design and construction process of Adelaide’s first 10 star home, designed by SUHO. The CPD webinar was presented by Ruth Nordstrom, SUHO Studio Manager. This webinar provided reflective lessons from the design and construction process of the 10 star […]

Knauf introduces InterShield – an improved and welcome addition to our popular InterHome system. Knauf’s InterHome is a tried and tested separating wall system suitable for adjoining residential dwellings such as duplexes or townhouses. InterHome is a trusted system well-known for its ease of installation and the simple solution it provides when it comes to […]

Knauf Australia has just agreed to a further sponsorship of the My Room “Home For A Cure” project, with Simonds Homes. “The Home For A Cure” charity home auction raises funds for My Room Children’s Cancer Charity, a volunteer led organisation dedicated to raising funds to achieve a 100% cure rate for childhood cancers. It […]

Tuesday 28 April is World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers’ Memorial Day and this year’s theme is Stop the pandemic: Safety and health at work can save lives. Every year World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers’ Memorial Day provides a time to think about how our actions […]

In our latest podcast TAFE QLD’s Phil van Slyke explains why plastering is a great career choice, what the training options are and how an apprenticeship works. Phil is the course coordinator and a teacher of the plastering modules at this training institution. If you don’t fancy sitting in an office all day and if […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has put us all in uncharted waters. The entire world is facing an unprecedented crisis and at times like this it is normal to feel a little overwhelmed and out of control. Knauf Australia’s HR Director Phil Renwick says the four Knauf company values provide a roadmap to help our employees, clients […]

Dear Valued Customer, The past couple of months have been very strange indeed. Certainly none of us anticipated dealing with a pandemic when we celebrated the New Year almost six months ago! I hope that you have been keeping healthy and well. I want to thank you for your loyal support during this time. At […]

Mark Hutchison, State Sales Manager WA, was recently invited on a tour organised by LTCM Australia. Mark joined a group of about 20 people, including architects and builders, for an overnight tour to the Albany Hilton construction site. Upon completion the Hilton Garden Inn Albany hotel will offer 108 rooms and will incorporate a restaurant […]

Knauf is proud to be the first organisation in the gypsum industry in Australia to achieve a triple ISO certification for all its manufacturing operations. The manufacturing and distribution facilities at Bundaberg have now also received certification to the most current ISO management system standards for Health & Safety, Quality and Environmental Management. These standards […]

Every employee, business unit and manufacturing facility in the Knauf Group base its business actions on four company values: Partnership, commitment, entrepreneurship and ‘menschlichkeit’. The Knauf Group, founded in Germany in 1932, has grown to a multinational company that spans 130 countries. More than 34,000 employees are now part of the family business. Today we […]

Experts say damage to properties as a result of bushfires can be mitigated if we rethink the way we design homes in bushfire prone areas. The New Year has started on a devastating note for many Australians. Unprecedented bushfires are ravishing large parts of the country, resulting in catastrophic loss of life, wildlife and property […]

You will be forgiven for thinking that Knauf Australia’s Chief Financial Officer Russell Raihan spends all his time working with balance sheets and juggling mathematical formulae, but there is much more to him than meets the eye. Russell is also a budding filmmaker who recently completed the production of a short film, 11th of April. […]

Knauf Australia attended the launch of the new Climate Active trademark in the Sydney Opera House on 15 November 2019, and we are proud to be part of this program backed by the Australian government. The Climate Active brand is a simple yet powerful way for companies to demonstrate to customers and stakeholders that they […]

Natasha Mulcahy was the first winner of the Women in Sustainability category at the Sustainability Awards, held on 7 November 2019 at The Star in Sydney. Knauf sponsored this brand new category. The Gala Night was a glamorous occasion during which the 17 winners were announced. Click here for a list of the winners in […]

Knauf Australia proudly supplied plasterboard to Sapphire House, one of the homes that were on display on Sustainable House Day this year. For more than 19 years Sustainable House Day has been providing visitors with the chance to inspect houses that have been designed, built or renovated with sustainability in mind. On Sunday 15 September […]

Monthly staff news from the different Knauf sites in Australia. February 2020 BEENLEIGH George Mamic and Neil Carlish received their long service awards from Knauf Australia MD Gavin Burton this month. George is celebrating 5 years with the company and Neil has been with us for 15 years. Shandel Wade, production line operator, once again […]

Knauf Australia has been recognised by the Knauf Group, based in Germany, for the best sales of Cleaneo Akustik (Stratopanel) around the globe. Marketing Manager Stephanie Olsen and National Architectural Manager Nazli Almasirad represented Knauf Australia at the event. The International Best Seller Award was presented on 26 July in Munich, Germany followed by an […]

Read more about current vacancies at Knauf Australia, internal promotions and see who has recently joined our team. Interested in working at Knauf? Watch our recruitment video to find out more about who we are. June 2020 We recently welcomed Andy Kerr (Maintenance Fitter, Matraville) to our team. Andy has been working for Knauf as […]

July 2019 New address for Villawood (NSW) The Knauf New South Wales Metal Distribution Centre has a new address! It recently moved from 203 Miller Road, Villawood, NSW to 19 Distribution Drive, Orchard Hills, NSW. The new location provides customers with improved accessibility for staff and customers and the capability to increase stock holdings. It […]

Knauf Australia recently launched a very valuable and handy online solution to help clients and customers work out what fire, sound insulation and thermal properties are required for their specific building and application type to comply with the acceptable or deemed-to-satisfy provisions of the BCA 2019. The National Construction Code (NCC) 2019 has been adopted […]

March 2020 Join us at Equinox this month! Equinox is a boutique event exclusively for leading architectural, design, and specification industry professionals to explore innovative designs and technologies within the construction and building industry. This month Knauf Australia will be at two Equinox events: Equinox Gold Coast on 12 March 2020 Equinox Adelaide on 19 […]

Knauf has just launched a very valuable and handy online solution to help clients and customers work out what fire, sound insulation and thermal properties are required for their specific building and application type to comply with the acceptable or deemed-to-satisfy provisions of the BCA 2019. The National Construction Code (NCC) 2019 has been adopted […]