Architectural Metals Australia

Introducing Vestis Pyrite – Metallic Gold

Architectural Metals Australia is proud to announce the arrival of Pyrite. This much anticipated addition to the Vestis collection provides a charismatic material option and is set to be the finish of 2021. After years in research and development, Vestis Pyrite is now available. Pyrite is a metallic, pre-painted aluminium. A spectacular finish in its own right, it also offers a cost effective, quality alternative to brass and gold zinc. The material’s subtle linished appearance provides a rich visual depth with an

Vestis Aged Copper Aluminium, coming 2018

Introducing our new 2018 Vestis Collection colour, Aged Copper by Mazzonetto Spa. Aged Copper provides a deeper, earthier appearance to our original Vestis Copper patina surface. This new product will join our stocked range of pre-coated architectural aluminium in March 2018. Produced in Italy with our other pre-painted aluminium products, Vestis Aged Copper is sure to quickly become a favourite among specifiers. It offers the look of aged natural copper and Corten weathering steels, however unlike these materials the surface won’t continue

Stock announcement: Vestis Verde and Vestis Grigio to be retired

Two of our original Vestis colours will move into retirement effective 1 November, 2017. As architectural trends move towards different colour palettes, we have decided to remove Verde and Grigio from our stocked range of Vestis aluminium coils. This decision will allow us to better service building design demands. What does retirement mean? Retiring Verde and Grigio means we will no longer hold stock of these two patina colours in our Melbourne warehouse. The finishes will still be available on request; international lead

New Vestis aluminium colours

New cladding materials, yes please! We are excited to announce two new Vestis aluminium colours. Vestis is a pre-painted aluminium product, coated with high durability polyester paint. In response to architectural demand for smoother black and grey finishes, we have added two additional colours into our standard stock collection. Anthracite Grey (RAL 7016) and Dusty Grey (RAL 7037) are now available in 1200 mm half tonne coils at 0.80 mm gauge. Anthracite Grey Grey is the new black. Grey is dominating interior design

Bates Street Extension

Don’t like the look of oil canning and want a matte finish facade? You need Vestis Nebula! Oil canning, some people love it, others despise the rippling appearance often seen on metal cladding facades. Unfortunately some materials are more likely to oil can compared to others. While correct installation of roof and wall cladding profiles can minimise panel waves, installation is not always the cause. Zinc and occasionally aluminiumare simply more likely to oil can; especially on long panels. Once installed our

Coloured zintek®, now available

Italian material producers zintek® have extended their range to include coloured zinc. Zintek® are authentic zinc craftsmen. After years of dedicated research and product development, they have designed their own coloured zinc collection. “The Coloured Ones” consists of six, vibrant products, all bursting with character and finished with zintek’s® recognisable black surface etching. “The Coloured Ones” range is now available through Architectural Metals Australia. We currently keep Rock Grey stock in our Melbourne warehouse. All other colours can be ordered as needed. Given the boutique

Introducing Vestis Nebula

Architectural Metals Australia is proud to introduce a new collection of pre-painted aluminium products. Vestis Nebula Storm, Vestis Nebula Midnight and Vestis Nebula Luna, posses 3D qualities, evoking spectacular material depth and texture. This is an exciting development in pre-painted polyester coatings, and the perfect compliment to our existing range of Vestis One products. Unlike flat materials, Nebula’s subtle textured surface, beautifully diffuses light. This allows facades to change and evolve as daylight shifts. In addition to the material’s spectacular surface quality, the

Becoming an AMA supplier

Offer your customers a real point of difference, offer them metal from Architectural Metals Australia (AMA). We are the proud Australian and New Zealand importer and distributor, of Vestis pre-painted aluminium, and zintek® zinc. This year we’re looking to expand our national customer network of roofing, cladding and rainwater goods manufacturers. At Architectural Metals Australia we import Italian coils with aesthetics not normally seen in our market. We’re extending design freedom, expanding possibility; and ensuring architects have access to the materials they need to

Vestis pre-coated aluminium paint composition

Pre-painted aluminium paint compositions

The Vestis product range is coated using a specialist polyester paint. When it comes to pre-painted aluminium, there are four coat application methods, each comprising of four main components. More than 90 per cent of pre-finished metals are made with liquid paint. The remaining 10 per cent use laminate film. Our range of pre-painted aluminium finishes, Vestis, from Mazzonetto Spa, uses liquid paint. Wet coatings have four main components: Binders Solvents Pigments Additives Binders Binders characterises different paint methods. Often pre-coated aluminium and steel will be refereed to, or classified by its binder.

Say “hello” to Vestis Black Graphite

Something big has landed. Say “hello” to Vestis Black Graphite; the cladding and roofing game changer. Vestis is our range of imported Italian pre-painted aluminium. The AMA collection offers Australian and New Zealand architects, builders, manufacturers and installers, unique metal finishes, unlike anything else in our market. Black Graphite launched towards the end of 2015. The past nine months has seen an incredible shift in specifications and end users product selection. Black Graphite is triumphing by offering a smooth matte black finish. Where