Australia’s plasterboard pioneer, CSR Gyprock, celebrates 75 years of innovation and performance as the country’s leading plasterboard manufacturer. Proudly Australian made, Gyprock has facilitated the builds of iconic Australian buildings such as The Sydney Opera House (built 1959), New Parliament House (1981 – 1987), Royal Randwick Racecourse (2013) and the Optus Stadium (2017), since its introduction of the first paper-faced plasterboard to market in 1947.
Today Gyprock is still one of the most widely recognised brands in the country, producing a range of highly trusted certified plaster solutions for the building and construction industries, including plasterboard, pre-mixed and dry compounds, as well as a vast DIY range and design solutions for Australian homeowners.
With a commitment to new technology development, CSR Gyprock continues its strong tradition of evolving its product range to meet the needs of the ever-changing construction and building industry.
“2022 is a very special year for CSR Gyprock and marks a time of reflection as we look back on many years of achievements in the Australian building industry,” says Renee McGinty, General Manager of Marketing for Gyprock.
It’s this established history and leading industry reputation that showcase the importance of CSR Gyprock in many iconic Australian buildings. “Our longstanding history in the industry shows the importance placed on the relationships we have cultivated with our customers,” says Renee. “The Gyprock name has come to be associated with professionalism, performance and reliability and we stand by these values.” Other large-scale projects that have used Gyprock include the Melbourne Recital Hall, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Sunshine Coast Uni Hospital and the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC).
As one of Australia’s oldest building brands, generations of Australians give testimony to the trust which is implicated in Gyprock’s name, and remain faithful to the manufacturer today. “Gyprock is one of Australia’s iconic brands. We are 75 years old and have stood side by side with our customers for generations. Although many things have changed in our society Gyprock is a constant source of reliability, quality and innovation,” says Renee.
Known as a plasterboard pioneer, CSR Gyprock led the industry in 1968 with the launch of a revolutionary base coat product GB175, known today as Base Coat 45. In the late 1990s, Gyprock launched its Perforated and Flexible plasterboards and Wet Area Base Coat. Gyprock has long been committed to managing its impact on the environment and has continually been at the forefront of sustainable building practices, helping to drive standards higher. In 2008, Gyprock launched the first Australian-made plasterboard to be certified by Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA), the original EC08 with ReCore technology.
In 2011, Gyprock’s premium 10mm plasterboard product Superchek joined EC08 with a GECA certification, raising the bar for residential plasterboard through an environmental solution with a unique point of difference.
2014, Gyprock EC08 Complete and Gyprock Sensitive plasterboard products were approved by the National Asthma Council’s Sensitive Choice program, and Optimised Core technology was introduced into its leading Supaceil plasterboard.
As building and construction trends in Australia move towards greater efficiency across installation, delivery and energy usage, Gyprock continues to provide advanced solutions to the industry.
“CSR Gyprock is proud of its 75 years history in the Australian building industry, documented by the consistent innovation among our product range and by our longstanding relationships with plasterers, builders, architects and designers,” says Renee. “As the past 75 years have shown, we are well positioned to meet the challenges and needs of the Australian building and construction industry and look forward to supporting the building trade for the next 75 years and beyond.”
Australian Made, Chief Executive, Ben Lazzaro commended CSR Gyprock on the milestone achievement: “Congratulations to the team at CSR Gyprock for reaching this fantastic milestone, the Australian Made logo is proud to be aligned with such an iconic Australian manufacturer.”
“When builders, specifiers, architects and home renovators choose Aussie Made building materials like those produced by CSR Gyprock, not only are they getting products made to Australia’s high manufacturing standards, they are investing back into the local economy while supporting Aussie jobs—a win/win situation!”
For more information on CSR Gyprock, please visit www.gyprock.com.au
Source: CSR Gyprock