Linton Pacific

Giving the Thiess Centre an ultramodern look is Alpolic® Cladding, fabricated and fitted in 1998 by Linton Pacific Pty Ltd. The building exterior is clad with Champagne Metallic Alpolic® on the lower floors, while the upper six storeys also have spandrels of Pale Copper.

The cladding of the roof soffit and struts presented a challenge, as the material had to be bent around curves. Linton Pacific had to develop new procedures so the Alpolic® could be tapered with diminishing radii on opposing faces of the struts. The edge of the soffit has a bull nose profile, curving vertically and horizontally where it meets the roof. This also had to be specially designed and fabricated. Because Alpolic® is so light, it made the installation process much easier than using conventional materials such as CFC.

The high tech fluoro polymer paint process will also outlast other composite aluminium panels using conventional PVDF finishes.
A large percentage of Linton Pacific's work involves one-off, custom designs and working closely with Architects, This project was very well suited to us.

In a City precinct where pollution from traffic calls for ongoing cleaning processes to avoid staining and run off marks - Alpolic® was the perfect choice providing the ultimate in durability - self cleaning and a consistently fresh look.

6mm Alpolic® in Silver Metallic, Green, Red and Black.

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Aluminium Composite Panel (ACP)

ACP is a most suitable product to show off the impression of your building. Modern and of significant quality.

Features

A very long consistent and uniform life with minimum deterioration in paint appearance - Alpolic® fluoro polymer paint, Alucobond® PVF2 paint.

Exceptionally low maintenance requirements, virtually self cleaning by rainfall.

Totally waterproof (sealed cassette system).

High degree of insulation easily added - BCA 2006.

Light weight, rigid but can be curved and shaped to be unique to your exclusive design.

Requirements

A well engineered quality installation with no compromises.

The full benefit of long life and exceptional appearance relies on correct design & installation procedures.

Framing, fixing and sealing components must match the quality of the panel.

Manufacturers warranties only apply if accredited fabricators are used (Alpolic®).

Three different systems of installation.

Cassette Fully Sealed

Our most popular and reliable system.

Warranty 100% x 10 to 15 years.

Extended with inspection plan to 40 years.

The panel is fabricated into a cassette unit then conceal mechanical fixed to a sub frame of aluminium or galvanized steel. The joint between panels is sealed with non bleed silicone of equal warranty. The cassette panels can have insulation value easily and cost effectively enhanced prior to installation.

Cassette Dry Joint

Notable installation, Princess Alexandra Hospital Brisbane Main building, Central Energy Building - By Linton Pacific.

Enables the designer to create shadow lines between panels. Some years ago it was considered desirable to eliminate mastic sealant because the sealant manufacturer could not match the panel manufacturer's warranty.

Today the specialist sealants that we use can achieve extended warranty periods and have design life matching the panel.

A rain shield is recommended when specifying "dry joint" system.

Flat Panel - Butt Joint

As the name suggests, the panel is an unfabricated piece.
It is fixed by adhesive to the sub framing and can optionally be sealed or unsealed. A rain shield is recommended when specifying "flat panel" system.

Rain shield can comprise aluminium sheets, galvanised flat sheet or sarking paper (in order of quality/cost).

NOTE: A well designed and installed Alpolic® or Alucobond® façade will build value to your project from day one and will demonstrate great economies due to durability and very low maintenance costs as the building ages.

Refer to: Alpolic® website, Alucobond® website for detailed information, tests standards and manufacturer's recommendations.

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