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USG BORAL WINS TWO COVETED
GOOD DESIGN AWARDS
Our SHEETROCK®
Dust Control Jointing
Compound and
Ensemble™ Monolithic
Acoustical
Plasterboard Ceiling
System have both
received Good
Design Awards for
Design Excellence
in the Product
Design category.
The Good Design Awards are
Australia’s most prestigious
industry awards recognising
excellence in design,
innovation and design impact.
SHEETROCK® Dust Control,
designed to reduce the
amount of respirable airborne
dust during sanding, received
high praise from the Good
Design Jury.
“Dust Control Joint Compound
solves a genuine problem in
the building industry and
promotes the use of design
beyond the traditional design
disciplines associated with this
category. This product uses
chemistry to solve a
recognised problem with dust
accumulating during the
plastering process.”
Ensemble™ Monolithic
Acoustical Plasterboard
Ceiling System was unveiled
in Australia in 2018 at
Chancery House in Perth.
“The testimonials prove this
product to be highly innovative
in its application. The benefit
of removing the need for
added acoustic products is a
huge advantage. Great to see
this kind of product submitted
for the Good Design Awards —
it demonstrates the problem-
solving capacity of design
beyond the traditional design
disciplines. Well done.”
Learn more about
Ensemble here.
Learn more about
SHEETROCK Dust
Control here.
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ON BOARD – Edition 16 August 2019
HEALTHY WORKPLACES
CAMPAIGN
In response to the increased focus on workplace health and safety,
particularly with regard to deaths of young tradesmen from Silicosis,
the Victorian and Queensland Governments are legislating, regulating
and now enforcing industry compliance to dust related workplace
health and safety standards.
While focussing on the
stone masonry industry, the
legislation contains clauses
which enable coverage of all
industries and users of silica-
containing products including
the plastering industry. • Victorian Branch of ASOFIA
While not central to the
problem of silicosis, USG Boral
is endeavouring to be part of
the solution by engaging with
and educating our employees,
customers and industry bodies
about the issue and offering
product solutions that can
help to reduce the problem.
Presentations have been
conducted with: Further interactions are
planned for clients and
industry bodies nationally.
ON BOARD – Edition 16 August 2019
• Far North Queensland
Distributor network (PMC,
Cairns Hardware)
• Apprentice groups at
Holmesglen TAFE
Mayne Media Group, the
publisher of What Tradies
Want and BCM magazines,
has engaged industry experts
to conduct reviews of products
and services which impact on
their reader base.
Recently Steve Hinton of
Hinton’s Linings Pty Ltd,
their expert in the Sydney
plastering field, was given the
opportunity to review USG
Boral SHEETROCK ® Dust
Control. Steve gave a glowing
review of its performance and
its ability to reduce respirable
airborne dust and the resulting
positive impact on the health
of his plasterers. Steve is a
customer of Tom McKay,
USG Boral Account Manager
in Sydney.
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