Light Building Products

The Light Building Products Division manufactures high-quality building materials for a broad range of industries across New Zealand.

Our business

The Light Building Products Division employs people across more than 60 manufacturing, distribution and sales sites in New Zealand. It creates products used to build homes, buildings and infrastructure – including insulation, plasterboard, steel products, laminate surfaces and plastic and concrete piping.  

Its New Zealand businesses include Winstone Wallboards, Laminex New Zealand, Comfortech, Humes, Iplex Pipelines New Zealand, and Fletcher Wood Products. Its Australian businesses include Iplex Australia, Laminex Australia and Fletcher Insulation.

Our Light Building Products businesses

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Comfortech Building Performance Solutions™

Comfortech Building Performance Solutions™ is a business that engineers’ solutions for comfort, climate, and protection. Comfortech™ is the result of two locally owned and operated companies (Tasman Insulation and Forman Building Systems) uniting 170 years of experience, history, and expertise under one roof. At Comfortech™ we are passionate about providing solutions aimed at improving the overall performance of homes and building in New Zealand. Pink®Batts®, one of our product brands is an iconic kiwi brand we have been manufacturing for over 60 years.

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Fletcher Wood Products

Fletcher Wood Products is dedicated to advancing our position in the New Zealand Wood Products Sector. Guided by our commitment to sustainability and driven by the immense potential of the wood products sector, we are determined to contribute significantly to New Zealand's ambition of a low-carbon circular economy.

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Winstone Wallboards

Winstone Wallboards is New Zealand's only manufacturer and largest marketer of gypsum plasterboard, drywall systems, and associated products and services. The company has been operating since 1927 and manufactures plasterboard systems under the GIB® brand.

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Laminex New Zealand

As the leading supplier of high quality surfaces in New Zealand, Laminex New Zealand's portfolio features a range of locally-made and global products for benchtops, cupboards, walls and building products. Laminex New Zealand® delivers expert knowledge on the latest surface solutions from popular and innovative brands including Laminex®, Melteca®, Caesarstone®, Formica® and Strandfloor®. Their customer service and national distribution teams go above and beyond to offer exceptional support and meet delivery expectations right across the country.

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Laminex Australia

Laminex Australia believes that good design makes good living. As the leader in decorative surfaces in Australia for over 80 years, not only do they pride themselves on their commitment to quality and sustainability, but they also want to make great design accessible to all Australians, regardless of changing trends, personal style, or budget. This philosophy drives their commitment to innovation and design excellence, providing exciting and inspiring integrated product solutions for a myriad of residential and commercial projects and applications. With a colour palette of over 400 decors, including solid colours, woodgrains, stone and mineral, available across their Laminex, Essastone by Laminex, and Formica brands.

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Iplex Pipelines Australia

Iplex Pipelines manufactures and supplies a comprehensive range of pipe, fittings, and valves in PVC, Polyethylene, Ductile Iron, PE-X, PB, and GRP systems. Products are used to convey potable water, stormwater, gravity, and pressure sewerage, trenchless pipeline rehabilitations, chemical and slurry, irrigation and coal-seam gas; servicing the civil, plumbing irrigation, gas and infrastructure, trenchless, mining, and electrical markets. Iplex supports these markets through extensive technical and innovation capability ensuring customers are kept at the forefront of worldwide developments.

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Fletcher Insulation

Fletcher Insulation is Australia’s leading insulation company, with manufacturing facilities in Melbourne and Sydney. The company’s brands include Pink Batts® insulation, Sisalation® foil and Permastop® building blanket.

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Iplex Pipelines New Zealand

Iplex Pipelines is a leading manufacturer and supplier of plastic pipeline systems in New Zealand. Iplex Pipelines provides products and systems to the water infrastructure, irrigation, civil, telecommunications, electrical, and construction sectors.

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Oliveri Solutions

Oliveri Solutions is a world-class leader in innovative design and manufacturing. Established in 1947 Oliveri Solutions is Australia’s only commercial sink manufacturer and offers end to end home solutions for your kitchen, bathroom and laundry.

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