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Tontine Insulation Acquires Auspoly Business Assets

2011-09-14T00:00:00Z

Tontine Insulation has announced the acquisition of Auspoly's manufacturing operations.

Tontine Insulation is Australia's largest manufacturer of Thermal Bonded non-woven fabrics, and Auspoly is a significant Melbourne based manufacturer of carded and needle punched non-woven fibre based products for the bedding, insulation and carpet underlay markets.

"In these days of doom and gloom for Australian manufacturers we remain committed to local manufacture by continuing to invest in highly efficient processes and innovative products and techniques" said Jim Liaskos, United Bonded Fabrics' (Tontine Insulation's parent company) Managing Director, "with scale economies through volume as the critical third ingredient to create a sustainable business."

In July this year the non-woven operations of The Smith Family were integrated into the business of United Bonded Fabrics, creating Australia's largest non-woven fabrics manufacturer with thermo-bonding and needle punch production capability.

This latest acquisition will increase UBF's carded fibre capacity in Melbourne and cements the Company's leadership position in fibre processing in Australia and particularly for thermo-bonded and needle-punched Carded and Airlay fabrics.

Earlier this year UBF was awarded exclusive rights to AdvanSA's (formerly DuPont in Europe) range of high performance fibres for the Australian and New Zealand markets, as part of its determination to offer real and differentiable performance based fibre solutions to its customers. UBF's products are Oeko-Tex 100 certified in classes I & II, and carry the Green Tag Gold Plus environmental accreditation.

UBF will continue to operate from Auspoly's Melbourne site in addition to its five other locations around Australia to minimize any disruption to customers and operations.

For further information please contact us.

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UBF Acquires Non-Woven Business of The Smith Family

2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

Tontine Insulation's parent company, United Bonded Fabrics (UBF) Pty. Ltd, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the non-woven business of The Smith Family.

The Smith Family ("TSF") is a national Australian independent children's charity that helps disadvantaged children by unlocking opportunities through education and learning. As part of its charitable operations TSF owns and operates two commercial businesses, namely clothing recycling (collection and sale of recycled clothing throughout NSW and to export markets) and non-woven technical textile manufacturing operations.

Since its original formation, TSF's non-wovens business has grown to become an integrated designer, manufacturer and distributor of recycled and virgin fibre textile products. TSF's manufacturing plant is located in NSW and combines a variety of processes such as carding, needle-punching and thermal bonding to manufacture a wide range of fabrics and felt. These processes have the same technology base and are complimentary to those used by UBF, and merging these capabilities will result in both synergies in manufacture and opportunity in further product innovation.

Some of TSF's products include:

Carpet underlay
Automotive fabrics
Wall coverings
Pin boards
Liquid filtration
Cloth wipes
Geotextiles
Blankets

UBF, Tontine Insulation and The Smith Family look forward to the merging of these businesses creating a world class and sustainable manufacturing enterprise to benefit all stakeholders including staff and customers.

For further information please contact us.

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Tontine Insulation Receives Green Tag Gold Plus Certification

2011-06-23T00:00:00Z

Environmentally conscious designers, architects and builders can now look out for Australia's first Green Tag Gold Plus rated insulation products from TONTINE INSULATION.

Tontine Insulation is the first insulation product in Australia to receive a Gold Plus rating after going through rigorous evaluation to determine its exceptional 'green factor'.

Tontine Insulation products have been independently evaluated for their Life Cycle Assessment, environmental and health impact over the life of the product and ecotoxicity. Boasting the highest score in the category of Health and Ecotoxicity, Tontine Insulation products are proven to be ecologically friendly and especially beneficial in homes and buildings where allergies and asthma sufferers are a concern.

Tontine Insulation products can also help designers and architects building Green Star buildings earn Green Star points for higher ratings.

From ecospecifier.org: Green Tag^TM is a third party, green building product rating and certification system, underpinned by rigorous scientific and Life Cycyle Assessment (LCA) processes. Its advanced, robust LCA certification methodology developed exclusively by ecospecifier, is a world first.

The Green Tag^TM ecolabel rating positions a product within the top end of the green product market enabling us to be able for the first time to fully communicate the work we have undertaken to improve the ecological and health benefits of our products.

Green Tag^TM is the new benchmark in green product certification.

For further information please contact us.

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Tontine Insulation Stars at the ABC

2011-02-07T00:00:00Z

ABC Studios Rise from the Ground

Australia's broadcaster, the ABC, has added extra dimension to their non-commercial facilities. Taking a total of 36 months to complete, the studio complex has a floor area of more than 24,000 square metres in one of the nations leading commercial districts.

Deadly Silence Mandatory

Aside from the advanced technological needs of a modern day recording studio, silence is paramount, as is acoustic integrity. When recording engineers strut their stuff (so to speak), they insist that only the desired sound is laid to bed for on-air program transmission. The same principle applies to live recordings. This means that any external noise must be stopped, and internal noise must not reverberate in a manner that will distort the recorded tracks.

Into Hot Water

Pipework insulation was also included to ensure temperature efficiency in the hot water pipe system. Tontine's Insulwrap was the preferred choice and in all, 3000 lineal meters of pipe was insulated through the entire project.

Sound Conclusions

Acoustic Engineer Arup Acoustics was commissioned to provide design expertise, specify and oversee the acoustic insulation requirements. Two key acoustic requirements for the studio insulation were set; to achieve high sound absorption coefficients from the material across a broad frequency range, and to ensure a guarantee of consistency of that sound absorption performance from the insulation product selected. Tontine Acoustisorb 2, with its small denier size satisfied these acoustic requirements and, being a polyester-based product, it displayed OH&S advantages for both installation and ongoing environmental aspects.

In a number of instances, Tontine Insulation products were also used as a finishing surface due to their combined insulating and aesthetic qualities.

For further information please contact us or see our case study.

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Top Aussie Scientists insist on Tontine Insulation products

2011-01-07T00:00:00Z

Australia's Top Research Laboratories

There is little doubt that the CSIRO is foremost in Australian research, and indeed a world leader in its field.

When Australia's Joint Research Laboratories were being planned for North Ryde, CSIRO's research scientists were involved at ground level to ensure that they had a major input into the building of one of the most advanced and safest facilities available.

Project architects said that the CSIRO scientists held a series of planning meetings to review their needs. When considering thermal and acoustic insulation, the scientists decided on using Tontine Insulation because they met the specification requirements.

Health & Safety a Major Factor

Tontine Insulation's National Sales and Marketing Manager Mr David Elms quotes former National Products Manager Mr Pat O'Conner as saying that all areas of industry are acutely aware of the need to provide a safe workplace environment.

Tontine Insulation's products doe not require tedious implementation of the vast safety procedures required for glass, fibre and wool as outlined in the "Industry Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Glass Wool and Rock Wool Insulation" Code, which specifies mandatory procedures to protect the safety of workers and those near the work areas.

Little surprise then that those qualified in these aspects choose to use the safest and easiest option. All Tontine's insulation products have been tested for their safety and performance, with continuing research to improve our already extensive products range.

One Stop Shop

A distinct advantage of dealing with Australia's foremost insulation manufacturer is that virtually all areas of a project's insulation needs can be satisfied from one single source, regardless whether it be acoustic or thermal. The end result is a well coordinated supply chain and competitive pricing to attain project requirements.

For further information please contact us or see our case study.

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ACOUSTI-PANEL High Performance Sound Absorption Panels by Tontine Insulation

2010-11-10T00:00:00Z

ACOUSTI-PANEL^TM sound absorption panels are a semi-rigid sound insulation panel manufactured using thermally bonded polyester fibre, with a high percentage of recycled fibres.

ACOUSTI-PANEL^TM sound absorption panels offer acoustic and thermal insulation. The acoustic performance of has been tested by an Australian NATA approved acoustic laboratory.

These sound absorption panels are ideal for controlling sound and creating an inviting and appealing visual interior in commercial and public buildings such as auditoriums, conference rooms, hotel and office lobbies, lecture theatres and large meeting rooms.

Suitable for use as functional and decorative feature walls, ACOUSTI-PANEL^TM sound absorption panels can be faced with fabric to complement the decor of any environment.

For further information please contact us or visit www.tontinefibres.com.au

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Launch of new website

2010-10-04T11:35:53Z

Welcome to the launch of Tontine Insulation's brand new customer-focused, interactive website. We have designed this site to focus on what you, the customer, really wants and needs from a purpose-built site.

"At Tontine Insulation we have always considered customer satisfaction our number one priority. Over the past 8 months we have undertaken a number of informal research activities and workshops to get to the heart of what our customers are looking for in a website. The design and content of www.tontineinsulation.com.au has been a direct result of this", says Tontine Insulation's National Sales and Marketing Manager, David Elms.

Tontine Insulation is respected for its high quality thermal and acoustic insulation products featuring recycled and recyclable materials and its commitment to the environment. This new website gives customers easy access to all information they might need about products and their environmental impact, as well as any relevant technical data and specs. Customers are also able to view residential and commercial projects which use Tontine insulation and peruse detailed in situ and completed project images.

"www.tontineinsulation.com.au gives our customers a one-stop portal for everything they will need in regards to insulation. At our site they can choose the right product for them, review specific tech data and test results, and even conveniently contact us for easy ordering and delivery," says David Elms.

Tontine Insulation has pioneered the use of recycled polyester fibre in its insulation products in the early 1990's and has continued to be at the forefront of the sustainable building industry ever since.

David Elms concludes, "At Tontine Insulation we know our products are not only the safest on the market and of the absolute highest quality but we also put our customer's needs first. As a result, we hope our new website continues to further our mission in providing the best products and services to the Aussie market now and in the future."

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