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The Studco Story: The Evolution of a Global Leader

This is a story of success. It’s about a local carpenter who dared to venture out on his own and develop new and innovative building products for the construction industry. He was progressive. He was innovative. And he was creative, with bespoke solutions for architects, builders and developers. All of which propelled him and his team into the global market of the 21st century. But let’s start at the beginning to see how Studco got here.

The Early Years: The Carpenter Becomes the Entrepreneur

In 1976 Gordon Stevens, an experienced carpenter from Melbourne, Australia, launched a new venture called Specialized Ceiling Systems, focused on acoustic ceiling design and installation for the Australian commercial building market. As one of the first contractors to use a laser measure, Gordon’s flair for developing innovative thinking soon became highly sought after and Specialized Ceiling Systems was in high demand.

After a few successful years, Gordon embarked on a bold, new project manufacturing T-bar ceiling systems under his brand name, Duraclamp®. This venture quickly established itself in the Australian market for state-of-the-art ceiling systems, and in 1986 Duraclamp was sold to USG (United States Gypsum); giving way for a new opportunity, Studco Building Systems®.

Studco quickly found success in offering quality building systems and solutions to the Australian market and continued to grow from strength to strength over the years. As new products were introduced to the market, new roll forming mills were added to cope with volume demand, additional trucks were purchased to meet national distribution demands, and staff numbers continued to increase to service the growing list of satisfied Studco customers.

The Global Network: From Australia to the USA, Canada & New Zealand

Studco’s sustained growth trajectory led to scaled up production volumes in Australia, with the establishment of strategically located warehouse operations in Sydney, Perth and Brisbane to support the national distribution network throughout Australia. 

Studco continued to experience dramatic growth and in 2005, Gordon discovered that the stunning city of Rochester, New York was home to a mix of Americans and Canadians and would was the perfect location to launch Studco into the North American market. 

Through all the changes over the last 40 years, there’s one thing that will always remain the same. The Studco culture: staying true to our core values of collaboration, inclusivity and commitment. Just what you’d expect from a local, hands-on family business.

The Big Picture

To be global leaders in providing innovative building solutions. 

Our Journey

To be a global supplier of quality innovative building solutions through the outstanding delivery of services, technology, products and support to customers and industry. We operate with respect for everyone’s well-being in building a sustainable business for the benefit of all stakeholders.

What Really Matters

• Caring for the well-being of all stakeholders
• Act with utmost integrity and honesty
• Take responsibility and be accountable
• Passion for everything we do
• Change construction through innovation
• Intensely focus on customers
• Listen, Understand and Act
• What we do we excel at 

Driven by innovation and guided by purpose, Studco is resolute about delivering original solutions to the Australian building and construction industry.

It takes years of hard work from a dynamic team of professionals to earn a reputation as a national industry leader, and with roots in innovative thinking, the team at Studco are constantly developing new ideas and providing innovative building products and revolutionary solutions for the building industry.

Some of Studco’s patented innovations include:

VORTEX - High Performing Anti-Creaking framing

EZYJAMB - Flush finishing door jamb system

EZYREVEAL - Metal window reveals that enhance durability and save time

EZYCAP - Fast and easy finishing of wall ends with one-piece end cap

RESILMOUNT - Patented sound isolation technology

STUDCO CLIP RANGE - M534 spring hanger with holes, M39 locking key with thumb press and M100 general purpose bracket

SLIMCEIL - Patented low-clearance suspended ceiling system

Creative thinking is something that is promoted and nurtured through every level of our business and everyone at Studco is encouraged to contribute any ideas for new or improved solutions; sometimes the greatest ideas come from unexpected places. We are always looking at ways to improve our products and services to provide our customers with the best solution. 

ISO9001 Quality Management System 

The quest for optimum quality and consistency is one of the cornerstones of Studco’s reputation as a reliable supplier of metal building products, and we are certified with the internationally recognized ISO9001 Quality Management System. This benchmark of quality is rigidly applied to all facets of Studco’s operations; we are regularly audited by an independent body to confirm compliance of ISO9001, ensuring premium products and customer service to our valued customers at all times.

Under our continuous improvement program, Studco is currently introducing measures that will greatly increase our quality in many areas, including:

• Introduction of advanced material track and trace systems 
• Commissioning of new machinery with cutting-edge technology 
• Review of raw material suppliers’ quality management systems
• Systematic testing of raw materials by independent NATA laboratory

From the moment the raw materials arrive at our manufacturing facilities, we are tracking and recording each step of the products journey, right through to the delivery. We can even track the quality of our products long after they have been installed with every product being marked with a distinctive tracking number. 

Product Guarantee 

When it comes to quality, we stand behind our products long after they have been installed. Studco offers a written guarantee for every project using Studco products.

We guarantee that our products:

• are made from premium quality raw materials.
• comply with Australian and New Zealand Standards
• are code compliant
• are structurally sound when installed in accordance with our manuals
• are manufactured within the strictest of tolerances.

To obtain a guarantee for your project using Studco products, please CONTACT Studco on 1300 255 255.

Manufactured in Croydon, Victoria, Studco's building products have been installed throughout thousands of buildings across Australia, New Zealand and around the world, in wall and ceiling systems from all major lining board manufacturers including Knauf, CSR (Gyprock, Cemintel, Hebel, etc.), GIB, USG Boral, BGC and James Hardie. Studco also works closely with many alternative lining board suppliers to create certified building systems for a variety of applications.

Our insistence on quality and extensive product testing provide substantial evidence that our products are equal to and provide equivalent performance characteristics of alternative framing systems when used in common wall and ceiling systems, ensuring that the integrity of the plasterboard manufacturer's warranty is not compromised.

Our products and systems have been tested by a variety of independent laboratories and organisations including:

• UL (Underwriters Laboratories) (structural)
• Intertek USA (structural)
• RE Proud & Associates Australia (structural, seismic)
• BRANZ New Zealand (fire)
• Exova Wharington Australia (fire)
• RMIT Australia (acoustic)
• PKA Acoustics Australia (acoustic)
• ALION Riverbank Acoustical Laboratories (acoustic)
• CSIRO Australia (various)

In the pursuit of ultimate quality and performance, the Studco R&D team has adopted a rigorous program of continuous testing and certification through collaborative partnerships with some of Australia's peak research organisations and testing facilities.

Our wall and ceiling systems have been tested and/or checked for structural integrity, seismic capacity, fire rating and acoustical performance, and have consistently demonstrated less than 1% variation in all three areas when compared to similar metal framing systems.

As a responsible manufacturer of quality products, we can provide a suite of certificates for of our building systems, for your peace of mind:

• Certificate of Conformance - CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE
• ISO9001 Certificate of Compliance 
• Compliance of Physical Properties Certificate (project specific)
• Compliance Certificate for Building Design (Form 15, project specific)
• Certificate of Guarantee (project specific) CLICK HERE TO VIEW SAMPLE COPY OF STUDCO GUARANTEE
• Engineering Design Documentation (project specific)
• Certified Material Test Certificates (project specific)

Our commitment to environmental responsibility

We have long held the view that caring for the environment is a corporate responsibility. In fact, caring for the environment in which we live is a Studco hallmark, that starts at management level and permeates through every department of our company, building an 'environmentally aware' business culture.

Studco has developed a comprehensive Environmental Policy in accordance with ISO14001, which includes a balanced and realistic view of real issues and a commitment to pursuing a high standard of environmental management throughout our operations to minimize the impact of our activities on the environment. 

Click to view the STUDCO ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. 

Earn Green Star points with Studco

You can also now earn green star points by using Studco’s innovative green building products, under the Green Building Council of Australia's (GBCA) revised steel credit points rating scheme. Studco continuous improvement program regularly reviews our supply chain methodology to enable our customers to enjoy maximum benefit under the Green Star scheme.