Plan for 2025 - Holiday Closure Dates
Our team is gearing up for the holidays and will be taking some time off to recharge. To help you plan your upcoming projects, learn more about our holiday closure dates.
Fire Ratings & Your Design - Download Our Latest Whitepaper
Fire Ratings & Your Design Find out what you need to consider to ensure your design meets the BCA Fire Rating requirements in our latest whitepaper.
Plywood & MDF - Cut to Size
Need some custom cut MDF or Ply in a hurry? We have comprehensive range of plywood and MDF in stock and ready to supply.
How we are making a difference
We have a heart for people in crisis, and we’re humbled to be Smarrt Supporters of the Rapid Relief Team.
The science behind antimicrobial technology
Protect medical spaces with certified antimicrobial coating technology
New look, same great quality.
We’ve reached a special milestone – 75 years in the business.
How to save time and money on commercial ceiling installations
We’ve partnered with Vogl to help make ceiling installations smooth and as easy as possible with their latest innovation: Vogl Fold-Fix.
How to add acoustics to heritage buildings
How to control sound in the most difficult project type - heritage buildings.
The good, the bad and the ugly: Access Panels
How you can create almost invisible access panels. Can you spot it?
From the Director
As the year comes to a close we are thankful to be able to reflect on a number of milestones that have been achieved and we can't wait to share some of the new and exciting developments including our 75th anniversary.
Follow us on Pinterest
We've relaunched our Pinterest account! Follow us for daily inspirational content.
Charity we support
We are proud to support the Rapid Relief Team who deliver hope & relief to people across the globe.
The sound of rest and recovery
Rest and recovery are so important for people in aged and health care settings... That is why acoustic considerations are a vital part of the design and building process.
Custom Acoustic Panels in any Colour!
When considering acoustic panels many of us think of timber finishes, but this isn’t the case! Select from almost any colour with our different finishes - so it’s time to get creative!
What do colours in architecture mean?
What do certain colours mean and how can they make people feel? We've investigated it for you...
Seamless acoustic plasterboard now in colour!
It’s time to think in colour with our new acoustic plasterboard: Vogl Colour. This product is ready to make an impact.
Vogl. German designed & engineered.
Vogl Deckensysteme is a German engineered ceiling system here to change the way we think about plasterboard ceilings.
We have a new phone number!
Give us a call on 1300 333 833 for all your Acoustic Linings and Wall & Ceiling Systems needs.
Want an acoustic system without the visible perforations? Introducing Vogl Toptec
We are excited to introduce a new innovative product straight from Germany - Vogl Toptec.
Introducing QuickStyle by Atkar Group
Introducing our new low-cost acoustic range ready in 10 days.
Atkar Group Introduces Trumark Group
Atkar Group is excited to introduce Trumark Group - the new name for their building & construction supplies division.
Business as Usual - Atkar Still Open
At present there are NO SUPPLY ISSUES for Atkar Group for either sides of the business including the manufacture of our acoustic linings or the supply of building products.
We're Still Here To Talk
In this new world we see ourselves in, we are all finding ways to adjust to meet the new needs of our customers. First priority is obviously minimising risks, so as a business, our office staff is now all working remotely from home. Thanks to technology, our customers may not even notice much difference, however we wanted to remind you of the options available to connect.
Image vs Veneer: What’s the Difference?
Ever wondered what the difference is between our timber Inluxe veneer and our timber look foil, Inluxe Image? Have you had the chance to see some examples side by side to see how they compare? Read our article for more info.
Business as Usual - No Supply Issues
At present there are NO SUPPLY ISSUES for Atkar Group for either sides of the business including the manufacture of our acoustic linings or the supply of building products.
Supporting Fire Affected Communities in Need
Atkar Group are compassionate supporters of the Rapid Relief Team who have been working tirelessly to support fire affected communities and Emergency Services.
Christmas Holiday Closure 2019 - Architectural
Atkar Group will close over the Christmas & New Year Period. Click for full details
Achieving great ceiling design in wet areas
Extensive exposure to moisture increases the likelihood for movement in the ceiling. Many products are not able to withstand these sorts of damp environments, so it is important to select the right one.
Group 1 & Non-combustible building materials - what is the difference?
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between non-combustible or Group Rated building materials? Read to find out where you can use these products in your project.
Introducing Au.diQuiet
Atkar's newest product initiative is Au.diQuiet - manufactured from thermally bonded polyester fibre with up to 80% recycled content, Au.diQuiet will complement our already extensive range of acoustic linings, and will include two panel types in the range – Au.diQuiet Panel and Au.diQuiet Rigid Panel.
Introducing Inluxe Studio - 3D Acoustic Panel Visualiser
Our newest initiative is the introduction of Inluxe Studio which is an online 3D Acoustic Panel Visualiser. The tool allows Architects & Designers to identify what patterns and finish options are available for their preferred acoustic panel from within Atkar Group’s Infinity panel range.
DesignerWood Aluminium Veneer vs Image
Our DesignerWood™ Aluminium range includes two options; DesignerWood™ Aluminium Veneer & DesignerWood™ Aluminium Image. There are a number of similarities between the two but there are also a few differences that may make one of them more suitable for your next project.
DesignerWood Aluminium Veneer vs Solid Timber
A genuine timber finish that marries the non-combustible attributes of aluminium with the warmth and character of real timber - see how it stacks up against real solid timber.
Introducing DesignerWood Aluminium Veneer
Atkar Group introduces new fire rated product – timber veneer aluminium batten & cladding system.
Custom design vision with acoustic requirements?
Au.diSlot offers outstanding acoustic performance and options for Group 2 fire ratings and also has the ability to be customised in many ways to create unique and exciting spaces.
Avoid hairline cracks in your acoustic plaster ceiling: choose VoglFuge
View examples of hairline cracks that have appeared in a competitors acoustic plaster ceiling prior to project handover.
Join us at Equinox Adelaide
We're exhibiting at Equinox Adelaide on Thursday 20th June.
Join us at Equinox Melbourne
We're attending Equinox Melbourne on Thursday May 30th. We hope to see you there.
2019 Victorian Architecture Awards - Shortlisted Projects
Once again Atkar Group are proud to have a large selection of our products showcased in a number of projects shortlisted for The Australian Institute of Architects 2019 Victorian Architecture Awards.
New Inluxe™ Finish & Colour Guide Available Now!
Download your copy of our new Inluxe™ Finish & Colour Guide which details our exclusive range of finishes & colours for use with our architectural and acoustic linings.
Join us at Equinox Perth
We're attending Equinox Perth on Thursday April 11th. We hope to see you there.
Our Top 10 Viewed Case Studies Of 2018
Can you guess our most viewed Case Study of 2018?
Heritage College Multi Purpose Hall
Our 67mm Wide Furring Channel was used on this project to install 800 m2 of feature ceilings. Midway Plaster were not disappointed with the time savings and overall results.
ArchiTECH WA Seminar
Designing with Acoustics will be presented by Matt Lihou on Wednesday the 28th of November in Perth. Register now for two CPD points at ArchiTech.
Installing VoglFuge
Find out how easy it is to install VoglFuge with our 5 minute 3D Installation Video.
The ARC Agency Event in Perth has now finished.
The-Arc Networking Events are a boutique exhibition designed to showcase a wide variety of architectural and interior products in the one space. Held after working hours in a relaxed social environment, attendance for architects, designers and specifiers is free.
VoglFuge System vs Other Plasterboard Acoustic Ceilings
VoglFuge uses a different installation process to some of the other brands, so we thought we would give a quick rundown of the differences between VoglFuge and most other Plasterboard Acoustic Ceiling brands in the market.
VoglFuge System - What is it, how do you say it and what makes it different?
VoglFuge is a continuously perforated plasterboard acoustic ceiling that offers a different install process than most other seamless plasterboard ceilings - using no compound filler.
How to Design with VoglFuge
A seamless, continuously perforated acoustic plasterboard ceiling delivers a striking feature to any project. Following the correct painting procedure is paramount.
How to Paint VoglFuge
A seamless, continuously perforated acoustic plasterboard ceiling delivers a striking feature to any project. Following the correct painting procedure is paramount.
VoglFuge at Avant Apartments
Our latest installation of Au.diVoglFuge acoustic seamless perforated ceiling at Avant Apartments.
5 ways with Au.diPanel
Au.diPanel, one of Atkar's most popular perforated timber panel system is a tried and proven performer that offers great looks, strength, durability and highly effective acoustic control. See these 5 different ways that Au.diPanel has been used.
National Disability Insurance Agency Headquarters, Geelong
Atkar won the opportunity to support Ballarat Associated with the supply and delivery of a massive 8,800 square meters of PIRmax for the NDIA headquarters in Geelong.
Fire compliant timber-look solutions for exteriors and interiors
Your options when it comes to beautiful and realistic timber-look finishes that are also non-combustible and suitable to use internally and externally.
Introducing DesignerWood: Timber-look & non-combustible
A designers dream! Find out more about our exciting new non-combustible and timber-look batten & cladding range.
The evolution of Designer Fibre Cement
See how fibre cement has evolved from a design perspective to bring us through colour fibre cement
Understand The Facts About Group Numbers
We have put together tips to help know what to look for when viewing your Group Rating certificate to ensure it exactly matches the product you want to specify.
What Group Rating number do I really need?
Introducing our Wall & Ceiling Group Rating Calculator to help you determine what requirements you need for your project.
Timber-Look Linings & Claddings
What are your timber-look Linings & Cladding options when you require a group rated on non-combustible option.
Mark your Calendar: Equinox Melbourne & AWCI Perth
Find out where we'll be this October and get the opportunity to see our product range
ArchiTECH Presentation
The Australian Institute of Architect's ArchiTECH events provide a forum for architects to attend technical presentations on materials, products and specifications. This ArchiTECH will be run by us, on 'Designing with acoustics'.
2018 Victorian Architecture Awards - Shortlisted Projects
Atkar Group are once again proud to have our products showcased in a number of projects shortlisted for the 2018 Victorian Architecture Awards.
Freight Charge Updates
We offer the most cost competitive freight pricing when compared to our competitors in the market.
See us at Equinox Melbourne
Equinox Events are a boutique exhibition designed to connect architects, interior designers and design specifiers with product suppliers. Attendance for architects, designers and specifiers is free.
Introducing Au.diBeam - large lightweight timber beam panels
Atkar’s newest acoustic panel in our Infinity range - Au.diBeam is a large lightweight timber beam for a contemporary linear look.
ExoTec & Goldcore Light at Noble Park Train Station
Our latest installation of ExoTec and Goldcore panels for the Metro Trains Sky Rail project.
See us at Equinox Adelaide
Equinox Events are a boutique exhibition designed to connect architects, interior designers and design specifiers with product suppliers. Attendance for architects, designers and specifiers is free.
Try Our New Product Finder
Let our Product Finder help you find the best product for your needs.
How do micro perforated acoustic panels work?
Atkar’s Au.diMicro is A micro perforated panel that provides superior acoustic performance with the solid look of timber. Find out how the micro perforations work.
New Brand Refresh for Atkar
We are excited to announce that we have undertaken a brand refresh, including a name update to: Atkar Group.
Watch our latest video - Cutting Machine
Our cutting machine can cut your fibre cement to size, taking the hassle away from you. Watch it in action.
Au.diSlat custom at Caribbean Park
See photos of our latest project, Au.diSlat in custom sized battens at the world-class Caribbean Park precinct.
New Infinity Brochure now here!
Download your copy of our latest Infinity brochure. Complete with technical data and acoustic values this new brochure is easy to read.
Try Our New Instant Specification Writer
Try our new instant specification writer. Get your spec delivered to your inbox instantly!
5 ways with Au.diPanel
With superior looks, durability and highly effective acoustic control, Au.diPanel perforated timber panel is ideal for quality interiors where aesthetics and acoustic performance is important.
Au.diVoglFuge – crack free perforated acoustic ceilings
When it comes to ceiling design, the task of finding a quality perforated product that can offer high acoustic performance, as well as an appealing crack free seamless finish without any joins, has been impossible. Until now.
See us at The-ARC Event in Melbourne
The-Arc Networking Events are a boutique exhibition designed to showcase a wide variety of architectural and interior products in the one space. Held after working hours in a relaxed social environment, attendance for architects, designers and specifiers is free.
Introducing Inluxe™ Finishes Options for a Timber Look
Atkar’s brand new Inluxe™ Finishes Range offer a large selection of timber grain surfaces, providing a solution for every project aesthetic, budget and design requirement. So which timber look Inluxe finish is the right one for me?
Selecting the right timber look
With the ever-lasting popularity of the timber look in our interior spaces, Atkar’s new Inluxe Finishes range has you covered. Our standard range of finish options offer a large selection of timber grain surfaces.
Trinity College Showcases the New Inluxe™ Veneer
Atkar’s brand new Inluxe™ Veneer range offers a genuine timber veneer finish, available in 8 standard colours including time-honoured favourites and exotics.
Inluxe™ Colour paints the picture at Geelong Library & Heritage Centre
Atkar’s brand new Inluxe™ Colour range offers premium two-pack surface finishes, delivering a complete integrated colour scheme and excellent acoustic control.
Award Winning Frank Bartlett Library & Moe Service Centre in Australian Design Review
The award winning Frank Bartlett Library & Service Centre designed by fjmt showcases a striking feature inside with an undulating ceiling created with Au.diSlot
See Atkar at The ARC Agency Event in Perth
The-Arc Networking Events are a boutique exhibition designed to showcase a wide variety of architectural and interior products in the one space. Held after working hours in a relaxed social environment, attendance for architects, designers and specifiers is free.
Jazcorp CPD Event for High Rise Commercial & Residential Challenges & Solutions
Come and see Atkar at the Jazcorp ADEB CPD workshop breakfast event held in Perth on 15th September. Book fast to secure your complimentary seat!
Creating Café Character: How to Design for Hospitality Acoustics
Tasked with delivering the perfect ambience to keep customers coming back, smart hospitality professionals are recognising the role of clever design and fit-out.
Trinity College Gateway Building Features on Archello
A truly unique project, this exceptional design features a combination of perforated and solid triangular timber panels creating a symmetrical wave like contrast rippling in warm tones.
AIA Award Winners
The Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) has won the top prize, the Victorian Architecture Medal, at the 2017 Victorian Architecture Awards. Atkar panels were featured throughout the project. View all the winners here.
The consequences of swapping out original specified materials
Beware the hidden costs of using a ‘cheaper’ imported product. That’s one of the messages Atkar project manager Travis Parker has for builders looking to swap out materials specified by a project’s architect.
Atkar at the ARC Event
Thank you to all those who came and visited our stand last Thursday night at the ARC Event. It was a very busy evening for our team who enjoyed discussing all your exciting upcoming projects and our solutions with you. Atkar released 2 new Au.diSlat prototypes in response to the current trending demand for slatted timber.
Modern Lines: Why we're seeing timber slats in building design more than ever
Concrete and steel may have dominated the architectural world over the past few decades but timber slats are increasingly gaining popularity as architects and designers material of choice.
How to Paint Au.diBoard VoglFuge
A seamless, continuously perforated acoustic plasterboard ceiling delivers a striking feature to any project. Following the correct painting procedure is paramount.
St Monica's Middle School
St Monica's school underwent a modernisation to optimise the learning environments bringing the school to its full potential.
Tackling noise levels in the healthcare industry
Typically, hospitals are spaces characterised by flat, hard surfaces and long hallways. Although these environments are designed to address needs of infection control, hygiene and washability, they’re certainly not primed for gentle acoustics.
Westpac Melbourne HQ
With Westpac's people first approach and need for an agile working environment, their new office had the potential to become a hive of buzzing activity.
AT Kearney
The light interior palate lends a warm ambience to the space while the raw timber finish compliments the aesthetics.
UniSuper
With a culture strengthened by connectivity, UniSuper needed an open interactive office space to cater for collaboration.
St John of God Hospital Geelong
Our Au.diPanel in a timber finish was used for the geometric ceiling of the St. John of God Hospital in Geelong, bringing a calm and inviting atmosphere to the space.
Mazda’s new HQ merges open plan with traditional office design
Co-working spaces, open offices and collaborative work arrangements – these trends are making headlines right now.
Custom Graphics – Bring your image to life
Atkar has the technology to create your own custom graphic panels bringing you unlimited possibilities with either our Au.diPanel Graphic or Mirage Graphic Panel.
Atkar featured in Construction in Focus magazine
Atkar is excited to be featured in Construction in Focus magazine. The article discusses Atkar's approach to combining contemporary acoustic solutions with cutting-edge aesthetics, and how consideration of acoustics in the early phases of a project can save clients time and resources in the long run.
Atkar Welcomes Tom Devine
We’re excited to welcome Tom Devine as Atkar’s new General Manager. Tom joins us from ASSA ABLOY (Lockwood), who were ranked by Forbes as being in the top 100 most innovative companies globally from 2013-2015.
From the Directors
As 2016 comes to a close we are thankful to be able to reflect on a number of milestones that have been achieved through the year and we can't wait to share some of the new and exciting developments that will be happening in 2017.
Geelong Library: reimagining the traditional library layout
Quiet, hushed whispers, padded footsteps and ‘please be quiet’ signage – these are the usual suspects of a library space. But the brief received by ARM Architecture for the Geelong Library and Heritage Centre was something slightly different.
Emanuel Tsardoulias Community Library
The new Emanuel Tsardoulias Community Library is a perfect example of the customisable Au.diSlat acoustic ceiling panels.
Projects we love in 2016
Design is limitless… at Atkar we endeavour to give you flexible products and limitless design potential allowing you to create unique and original projects every time. We are proud to have been part of a number of industry changing projects in 2016.
VoglFuge – The Next Generation in Perforated Acoustic Ceilings
When it comes to ceiling design, the task of finding a quality perforated product that can offer high acoustic performance, as well as an appealing crack free seamless finish without any joins, has been impossible. Until now.
The Power of Acoustics in Medical Facilities
Why is noise so prevalent in healthcare facilities? It’s a place of flat, hard surfaces and long hallways. Design of efficient, effective hospitals must incorporate noise control as a critical primary consideration.
Café Trends and Acoustics
The café culture is a booming trend, with fashionable new cafes popping up on almost every corner. New café clients want to provide their customers with more than just a bite to eat, they want to create the perfect ambience to keep them coming back, and this can be done through clever design and fit out.
VoglFuge is GECA certified
Our Au.diVoglFuge acoustic ceiling product is now certified under Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) Panel Boards standard, demonstrating a commitment to lower environmental, health and social impacts.
Atkar goes to Germany
In July we made a visit to Vogl Deckensysteme‘s headquarters in Nuremberg, Germany, to undertake training for VoglFuge products at their purpose built training facility.
Introducing the new Atkar Architectural solutions range
We are excited to introduce our three distinct and comprehensive new product ranges which have been designed to suit your diverse acoustic and architectural project requirements.
ARM wins Victorian Architecture Medal for Geelong Library
Congratulations to ARM for their recent win of the Australian Institute of Australia - Victorian Architecture Medal.
Atkar acquires Quantum Innovation and expands product portfolio
Atkar is excited to announce the acquisition of established decorative and acoustic panel manufacturer, Quantum Innovation.
Geelong Library & Heritage Centre – ArchiTel.TV Special Feature
Architel.TV recently completed a special feature on the Geelong Library & Heritage Centre. The Dome’s architect, Ian McDougall (a founding director of ARM Architecture) shows us around this iconic building. Taking us through the story and challenges surrounding the construction of this seminal building.
Au.diTone: Continuous Timber Diffuser Panel
Contemporary and stylish: Au.diTone is an alternative acoustic treatment where sound diffraction is preferred to conventional absorption. Au.diTone maintains a ‘live’ atmosphere suited to special performance and presentation spaces.