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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 […]

While everybody at Knauf is looking forward to a well-deserved break, we realise that not everyone is this lucky. For the local firefighters, the battle against raging bushfires continues. That is why the staff at our Matraville site recently held a raffle to raise money for the NSW Fire Service Brigade. Choice wine and whiskey […]

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 […]

The Knauf Group has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Boral in order to combine the Asian businesses of Knauf and USG Boral. The new Joint Venture will span across Asia (China, India, Thailand, Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore) and exclude the Middle East, Oman, Australia and New Zealand. “The formation of […]

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 […]

Since announcing Knauf Australia’s participation in the Virgin Pulse Global Challenge a couple of weeks ago, 238 participants have made the decision to take up the challenge and do something for their health and fitness. That means 34 of 4321 teams worldwide consist of Knauf employees. The Challenge kicks off on Wednesday 4 September 2019. […]

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. March 2020 David Vogel joined us as Plant Graduate at our Bundaberg plant. David graduated from UQ with a joint Bachelors (Honours) and Master’s of Engineering, majoring in […]

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 […]

The 2019 Sustainability Awards have officially opened for entries. This year Knauf Australia is proud to be the sponsor of a brand new award category – the Women In Sustainability award. It is the 13th year of Architecture & Design running the Sustainability Awards, which means they are now the longest (and most prestigious) built industry sustainability awards […]

July 2019 There’s just no stopping the Logan City Hawks Women’s Rugby League Team, proudly sponsored by Knauf. They recently made it to the Grand Final after coming out victorious in the semi-final match with a final score of 24-20 over the Beaudesert Kingfishers. The Grand Final is taking place on 10 August 2019. For […]

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 Australia is looking forward to exhibiting at EduBUILD 2019 from 6-7 June. This annual two-day event is taking place in the International Convention Centre in Sydney and is co-located with EduTECH, described as the only event in the country that brings together the entire lifecycle of education under one roof. EduBUILD is Australia’s largest education buildings and […]

Knauf.solutions, Knauf Australia’s new website, is live! It marks the culmination of months of planning and development to provide a simpler, better and more efficient online offering that offers a streamlined customer experience. “The old Knauf website contained a wealth of information, but we were well aware that there was much room for improvement in […]

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 […]