26 Dec 2024 Firth Strata Brick produces a winning combination

• Bricks
• Residential
• Case Study

Renown group home builder Jalcon Homes, a third-generation family-owned business in Auckland, has a reputation for creating modern, quality homes in some of the city’s most contemporary and vibrant communities.

26 Dec 2024 Firth’s RibRaft CodeMark certification now includes HotEdge

• CodeMark
• Certification
• RibRaft
• HotEdge

CodeMark certification (CMNZ70056) for our popular Firth RibRaft foundation system was first granted in 2019 and now this has been broadened to include Firth’s HotEdge foundation insulation products.

26 Dec 2024 Carbon Reduction Award

• Sustainability
• EcoMix
• Awards

Firth leading the way in sustainability with a win at the NZ Concrete Awards Firth achieved a major industry milestone when awarded the ‘Carbon Reduction Award’ at the NZ Concrete Awards held in September, for our contribution to Fletcher Living’s LowCo home, with the supply of EcoMix low carbon concrete and…

26 Dec 2024 Glamourous Concrete Floor a Feature of Manawa Bay

• EcoMix
• Concrete
• Case Study

The opening of the new Mānawa Bay premium outlet shopping centre in the Auckland Airport’s precinct in September this year hit the news with major traffic jams experienced by motorists as consumers flocked to the mall looking for a bargain.

25 Oct 2024 A big project supplied from a small plant

• Concrete
• Case Study

In the last 12 months work has continued at Fletcher Building’s new $275 million wood panels plant at the current Laminex factory site in Taupo with help from Firth plants in the region for their concrete supply.

25 Oct 2024 Concrete and art … a good mix for ’The Studio’

• Concrete
• Residential
• EcoMix
• Case Study

This artist's studio is a work of art in itself, sitting snuggly in amongst the bush of its rural, coastal setting at the top of the South Island.

25 Oct 2024 Builder finds Firth HotEdge easy as…

• RibRaft
• HotEdge
• Case Study

It’s common to get caught up with design aspects of your home that will affect how it performs, such as wall and ceiling insulation, double or triple glazing, cooling and heating systems etc. But what about the foundations?

25 Oct 2024 The Firth network essential for large regional projects

• Concrete
• News
• Commercial

Firth’s regional plants are often relied upon to supply very large projects, some of which involve all night or lengthy pours requiring precision planning by Firth’s regional managers who have the benefit of being able to call on the expertise, technical support, equipment and resources from across the Firth network…

23 Oct 2024 Firth paving - the choice of Christchurch City Council

• Commercial
• Case Study
• Paving

The face of Christchurch City has changed considerably since the destruction inflicted by the earthquakes of 2010 and 11, with many projects undertaken by Christchurch City Council (CCC) as part of the rebuild and to upgrade the city as it continues to grow.

30 Jul 2024 You get so much more from Firth....

• Technical
• News

Did you know that when you contact Firth for help with ‘EcoMix’ - our Low Carbon Concrete, ‘FlowPave’ - our star permeable paver, or any of the other technical solutions we offer our customers, you are receiving over 100 years of collective knowledge and expertise from our engineers and technical…