Fire-rated joinery systems are a key component in compartmentation strategies. They are engineered to prevent the spread of flames, heat, and smoke, providing vital evacuation time and helping first responders mitigate damage. This is especially critical in high-rise, mixed-use, and dense urban developments where vertical and horizontal fire spread poses significant risks.

👉 ACMF is currently New Zealand’s only BRANZ-assessed, accredited supplier of aluminium fire-rated joinery — delivering fully certified solutions using Reynaers Fire Rated Aluminium Systems.

Our systems offer:

• Tested and certified performance: Proven fire resistance ratings in accordance with rigorous local standards.
• Material advantages: Aluminium outperforms traditional steel in corrosion resistance and requires significantly lower maintenance — crucial for New Zealand’s varied and harsh climatic conditions.
• Architectural flexibility: A wide range of configurations, opening types, and design options to suit both commercial and residential projects.
• Weathertight and durable: Engineered to perform in New Zealand’s demanding building environments.

As the built environment evolves, so must our approach to passive fire protection. Incorporating certified fire-rated joinery into your project is a smart, future-proofed investment in occupant safety, asset protection, and regulatory compliance.

If you’re working on a project requiring certified fire-rated windows, doors, or façades — let’s connect. We offer consultation, specification support, and full technical guidance.

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We are excited to share one of our large recent projects designed by Ignite Architects. Following the success achieved with Huapai Country Club M1, Form Building & Developments and Hoppers entered into another Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) arrangement to execute the design and construction of M2 – another high-spec aged care facility. This was a DESIGN & BUILD project for ACMF, installing three different louvres systems for solar and ventilation control over various areas of the M2 site. 

All louvres were fabricated in our local factory and installed by our specialised team.

LOUVRE SYSTEMS INSTALLED: Operable Louvre Roofs (matt appliance white) | P200 Vertical Quadro Louvres (warm mahogany) | P300 Horizontal Quadro Louvres (warm mahogany)

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Crosson Architects gives a summary of the North Piha Surf Life Saving Tower. 

Thanks archdaily.com for the write up of this awesome project of ours. [read the full article here]

As quoted by Crossan Architects, “The lifeguard tower is an essential facility that enables observation, patrolling, and protection at North Piha – one of New Zealand’s most beautiful but dangerous surf beaches. The tower is to serve the club and the community by providing a functional and durable building to replace the existing dated structure.

The brief was for a robust, low-maintenance building that would withstand the severe North Piha coastal environment. It needed to provide accommodation for four lifeguards with excellent visibility along the beach – a building that was functional and responded to its context.

Piha is a part of the rohe (territory) of Te Kawerau ā Maki (the indigenous Māori iwi) who gifted the name Te Pae, meaning ‘to perch’ – a place to sit, look, and observe. It was a privilege to be able to incorporate this narrative into the concept of the tower.

The form offers the softness and quiet presence in this powerful coastal location. The site is remote, and so prefabricated concrete sections were factory-made and assembled on site. This minimized dune and planting disturbance on this fragile beach. North Piha is unusual in that the sand is black. The black oxidized concrete references this and the curved form reflects the undulating dunes that the building sits amongst. The tower is modest in scale and recessive, respecting its setting. At the same time, as a beacon for visitors to the beach, it requires easy recognition, and the distinctive form sits in contrast to the beautiful, rugged backdrop. This is a piece of coastal sculpture with a nod to traditional maritime observation structures around the New Zealand coast.

The tower is sustainable, utilizing operable windows for ventilation, with high levels of insulation, sun protection, thermal mass, and natural light. It provides shelter and protection for the lifeguards. The placement of the windows was carefully determined by the club to provide optimum beach surveillance and a connection back to the clubhouse. The new tower is a vital addition to safety at North Piha. It delivers a facility that supports the extraordinary volunteers who run it and meets the needs of its community now and into the future.”

• ARCHITECTS: Crosson Architects
• AREA : 16 m²
• YEAR: 2022
• PHOTOGRAPHS :Samuel Hartnett
• ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNERS: Sam Knight, Vanessa Coxhead
• ENGINEERING TEAM: BGT Structures Limited
• BUILDERS: Scarbro Construction Ltd.

 

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A new aluminium fire-rated joinery product, accredited by BRANZ—a first for this country—is now available at ACMF, opening up the options for architects, designers and fire engineers.

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Other products and services we cover throughout NZ are aero louvres, quadro and box louvres, mechanical louvre roofs. Mesh, grating and custom screens all with varied finishes including standard powder coating, anodising and various woodgrain finishes.

Contact our specilised team to chat about your project needs. For more photos of 155 Fanshawe Street and our website, Auckland check out the project gallery here.

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ACMF is pleased to introduce our latest product: Reynaers Aluminium Fire Rated Joinery. Fire Rated Joinery comes in three materials, timber, steel and aluminium and ACMF is the only accredited Aluminium Fire Rated Joinery (BRANZ assessed) in New Zealand. The aluminium systems originate in Europe and developed by Reynaers, one of the global leading system developers of aluminium joinery. No matter what design options are explored, Aluminium is without doubt the ideal material for joinery and the creation of contemporary building concepts.

Aluminium joinery allows for complete design flexibility with many styles, shapes, dimensions, opening types, colours and accessories to choose from. This allows you to have freedom in the planning process of your project. Aluminium has proven to be more resistant to corrosion and less dependent on maintenance than steel framing, and the systems are designed to be weather-tight. Furthermore, the durability of the aluminium, combined with its UV-resistant coating makes the systems extremely easy to maintain. As this joinery is also thermally broken it delivers superior insulation.

As aluminium is a non-flammable material and has a melting temperature of over 600 degrees, it is the ideal material for fire proof solutions. These systems require dedicated solutions to meet the necessary requirements of the regulations to withstand 30 or 60 minutes of fire. These tests are performed in close cooperation with BRANZ.

Reynaers guarantees that its systems meet the highest technical specifications and standards. We therefore issue a 10 year system guarantee. This is an insurance on the aluminium profiles, lacquer or anodization layer, as well as on the insulation.

Contact our specialised team for more information.

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