"Discover where Australia's sporting champions are created and gain an insight into the life of our leading athletes." The Australian Institute of Sport located in Bruce, ACT, have installed hundreds of recycled plastic bollards. Situated along the many internal roads through the area. The bollards are to prevent cars from entering specific areas of the [...]
On the western side of the blue mountains, lies Wallerawang ("Wang"), a small township in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales. Here is referred to as the perfect rest spot for your ride. There are shopping areas, coffee shops, but most picturesque, Lake Wallace. Lake Wallace is home to over 180 different types of [...]
The Mount Cook Lookout is a hike that has a scenic backdrop of the beautiful Cooktown, Queensland. Rising at 431 m, the rain forest and woodlands is a view brought to hikers by Replas Enduroplank™. The job was designed and installed by the Queensland Rangers, apart of the Cook Shire Council. Hiking a steep 2k, this [...]
Frankston Bowls Club in Victoria came back to Replas after the success with previously purchased furniture, decking, and signage. They wanted a unique custom seat to replicate the existing furniture. With this request, Replas has provided a Daintree seat with green supports and grey slats, sleak and modern while still keeping the look of the [...]
For more than 15 years the communities of South Gippsland Shire, Victoria have shown their green credentials as fantastic supporters of recycled plastic products. Take for instance the Replas Daintree Seats that you see throughout the district when visiting or passing through. And while this street furniture looks like it was installed just last month, [...]
Recycled plastic wall–mounted benches have gone down well at the Carrum Downs, Victoria operation of Lite n’ Easy, providers of great-tasting and healthy meals delivered to your door. Lite n’ Easy asked Replas to supply this practical seating that is so easy to keep clean, after a decade of experience with other Replas products. Some [...]
You’ve told us you love the durability of our products, but want to see more contemporary designs. Well we’ve listened and in 2017 we bring you some brand new additions to our range. Daintree Select Offers a more contemporary style with the same relaxed feel of the original Daintree. Available in a choice of colour [...]
The harbourside Sydney suburb of Rushcutters Bay has a new year-round attraction, a recycled plastic Exersite installed in December 2016. Set against the marina and with the stunning harbour vista beyond, the superb set of fitness trail equipment occupies a prime location in this world-class boat harbour precinct. The modern, sustainably produced Exersite kit replaces [...]
For some new bollards down at Skye Recreation Reserve, the recycled plastic Brolga was the preferred option. The reserve, owned and operated by Victoria’s Frankston City Council, is a popular facility for football, cricket and a range of other sports. To keep the sporting facility in top condition and to minimise maintenance, the council looks [...]
Replas products sit perfectly with the forward-looking practices and philosophies of The Ecovillage at Currumbin south-east Queensland. Recycled plastic also appeals in the sustainable community for its low-maintenance and long-life benefits. So when it came to installing new signage, being totally satisfied with the Enduroplank™ swale bridge previously installed, management chose our Plank Signs for [...]
Sixteen months on since opening day, staff of EA Networks Centre, Ashburton are delighted with the performance of their Lyrebird benches. David Folley, plant and maintenance officer of the New Zealand town’s aquatic centre has been evaluating the bench seating. When we visited Ashburton recently, David told us that the benches are “very easy to [...]
When it came to selecting the best form of picket fence for Urana Road Oval in Wodonga, Victoria, recycled plastic was the obvious choice. Now the project is complete and the effect is amazing, the white pickets giving the whole oval a fresh new appearance. In their new oval boundary picket fence, the local community [...]
Here’s another recycled plastic advantage. The material’s low-maintenance qualities really come to the fore when it is subjected to whipper trimmers. While the monofilament lines of whipper snippers and other brands are powerful enough to strip wooden bollards of their paint, and some of their wood in fact, the lines simply glance off super-solid, colour-fast Replas [...]
Stand at the Razorback Lookout above Evans Head, NSW, and you can see a number Replas picnic settings placed around the reserve. When Richmond Valley Council was looking for maintenance-free furniture that would withstand the harsh weather of the lookout’s exposed coastal location, they chose recycled plastic Premier Settings. Not only did the council get [...]
Canine enthusiasts in metropolitan Sydney have a great new facility to visit for their pets’ fun and obedience training. They also get some good healthy exercise for themselves at the same time. Bankstown City Council recently created off-leash areas with Replas Dog Agility Tracks in Band Hall Reserve, Birrong. Our council customers are increasingly catering [...]
Out at Temora on the road to Griffith in central west NSW, the local council has installed recycled plastic seats and picnic settings in a park that’s very popular among tourists and residents alike. In choosing Replas products, the shire recognised the savings to be made over time with a material that would stand up [...]
On 7 March 2016, Ben McCulloch from Replas made a presentation to the Hazelwood Rotary Club in Churchill, Victoria. The topic was “A Smart Way to a Better Environment”, in which Ben talked about current issues around disposal of plastic waste within Australia, and the modern solutions available to mitigate the environmental problems plastic creates. [...]
Over a recent two-year period the City of Knox, Victoria has installed a large number of Replas bollards in the Ferntree Gully area. Rows of strong and sturdy recycled plastic bollards now line roadsides to prevent vehicle access to grassed areas. And with high-visibility reflectors fitted, they add an important safety feature to the roadways. [...]
In providing new bench seating at one of their main sports fields, Maitland City Council north-west of Newcastle, NSW chose to go the way of recycled plastic. A row of Lyrebird benches, with their bright blue slats on sturdy undercarriage that won’t rot, become infested or ever need painting, now enables the sporting patrons of [...]
The Auckland skyline is renown for the forest-covered Waitakere Ranges that sweep down into suburbia in Glen Eden, Henderson and elsewhere out west. Hugely popular for walking, the magnificent native forest does however create a damp and relatively dark environment that can be a hazard. Track maintenance is a constant issue for Auckland Council, as [...]
Waverley Municipal Council’s high-profile Waverley Cemetery at Bronte, in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, has an equally high-profile addition. The recently-installed fence made using recycled plastic pickets has replaced a very old and rotted timber picket fence, and it really draws the eye. In choosing Replas pickets the council decided to install a fence that [...]
Tuncury which is located on the mid north coast of NSW and is home to the popular Hamilton Restaurant, is now sporting a brand new walkway, which the boaties adore. Not only do patrons have easy access to the restaurant but they can also keep a close eye on their beautiful boats while enjoying lunch.
At Nelson Intermediate School in New Zealand, the swimming pool changing room seating was well past its use-by date. Seeing our wall-mounted seating online, the school principal made contact with NZ distributor Metal Art, and before you could say ‘recycled plastic’, the pool was sporting bright new blue benches. The attractive colour was just right [...]
Bernie Brae Park is located at Chermside Brisbane and showcases the low maintenance Replas products that have been purchased by Brisbane City Council. Already boasting the Replas 125mm green bollards and Replas furniture, the latest addition are the Replas Dog Agility products for all their furry friends. All the products are termite proof, long lasting, cost effective and yet still [...]
A new picket fence is being constructed in the famous Waverley Cemetery at Bronte. Bert Meyer from Replas recently visited the site to inspect the footing and the coring and to ensure that the installation was well under way. This fence is 280m long, the footing is stainless steel and the post and rail are composite [...]
A Replas recycled plastic picket fence was installed at Manly Oval and impressed the nearby bowling club so much ,that they decided that they too wanted the same look with the added benefit of little to no maintenance.Replas pickets never require painting-that's right you heard correctly and will not rot. As you can see in the [...]
The historic Waverley Cemetery, which opened in 1877 above the cliffs at Bronte in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, is noted for its largely intact Victorian and Edwardian monuments. It also retains some distinctive period fencing, which over the years has reached a state of disrepair (as pictured). When planning an upgrade, Waverley Council contacted [...]
With the price of timber these days, wooden bollards are expensive; $100.00 each and more. And it’s not just a matter of the initial outlay. It doesn’t take long before there is splitting, or signs of rot, or the white ants have started to take up residence. Before long the call goes out for replacements. [...]
Next time you're doing your shopping at Coles Mitcham Vic, take some time out from your busy day for a rest on the Replas Daintree Seat and admire the view. The low maintenance, environmentally sustainable chair is a magnificent addition to the supermarket and has been made from some of the material collected through the REDcycle program, which encourages community [...]
In Lakemba, a metropolitan Sydney suburb, the Canterbury City Council uses Replas products in its parks and gardens. At Lakemba Community Garden, beds made using 90 x 90mm and 65 x 90mm recycled plastic profiles have been constructed, while a 100mm bollard is in use supporting the garden’s water supply. Lakemba Community Garden was established [...]
Stony Point Caravan Park, a popular holiday spot on the shores of Western Port, Victoria, is home to many Replas products. The facility is enhanced for users’ pleasure with a range of recycled-plastic products that include park seats, picnic settings, bollard signs and plank signs. Exposed as they are to the salt winds that come [...]
In northern Sydney’s leafy suburb of Lane Cove, the local country club has installed on its tees stylish new signage that indicates distance to the putting green. Around the golf course these colourful signs really stand out, and with their recycled plastic posts they are sure to give Lane Cove Country Club and its golfers [...]
On the Lower North Shore of Sydney, NSW, lies the leafy suburb Lane Cove. The Lane Cove Country Club has installed Replas signage at each green to advice patrons of the distance to the next putting green. Golfers can now enjoy a relaxed day on the greens with helpful signage leading the way. More and [...]
Two schools in Southland, New Zealand recently installed Replas Wakefield benches with recycled-plastic slats to refurbish their outdoor seating. Now the pupils at Gore's Longford Intermediate School and Invercargill’s Waverley Primary School now have comfortable and attractive new seats to sit on while eating or playing with friends. Having recycled-plastic in the school teaches the [...]
If you're sick and tired of constantly painting, there's a viable solution available for you. Can't afford to replace? Refurbish. Refurbishment has worked successfully at the Mount Annan Botanical Gardens. Timber slats were replaced by 40mm x 40mm recycled-plastic profiles in this seat. Say goodbye to repeated maintenance, make a change and utilise your time [...]
