USG Boral - proven choice for plasterboard linings With the recent 50/50 joint venture between USG and Boral, USG Boral (NZ) now offer the NZ building industry a proven choice for plasterboard linings to provide full, warranted USG Boral interior systems. The innova�ve Sheetrock® lightweight plasterboard along with a full range of technical boards are now available throughout NZ. With our fully BRANZ Appraised Bracing Systems and the innova�ve Par�wall® intertenancy wall system for terraced housing, USG Boral offer op�ons to build more efficiently including; Sheetrock & technical plasterboards Fiberock Cove & cornice
Locally, USG has been manufacturing ba� en and suspended ceilings along with Beads steel stud wall systems in NZ for 47 years. Ba� en & grid USG Sheetrock® plasterboard compounds Commercial acous�c ceilings and tapes have been used extensively in both residen�al and commercial projects Innova�on has been the founda�on since USG (United States Gypsum) was formed throughout NZ since the mid-90's. in 1902 and created plasterboard as we One of the more recent innova�ons know it today. Commencing produc�on introduced in 2014, a first in New in 1917, with the Sheetrock® brand, USG Zealand, is our Par�wall® intertenancy is the market leader in North America. fire and acous�c wall separa�on system. The same approach to innova�on has With an increasing high demand for high con�nued right through to today's density housing solu�ons, this has products and systems.
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provided the market with a faster, lighter weight, more cost-effec�ve solu�on to tradi�onal masonry or aerated concrete systems. Also, compared to tradi�onal twin stud construc�on, the system has a big plus in permi� ng services to be incorporated within the wall system without affec�ng the fire or acous�c proper�es, permi� ng simple construc�on for back to back u�li�es like kitchens and bathrooms. USG Boral is a corporate member and proud to be a major sponsor of the Associa�on of Wall and Ceiling Industries.
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Real life proof the system performed, protec�ng the units each side of the arson ac�vated fire.