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Scrim and sarking visible on a wall being renovated in Dunedin, New Zealand. Sarking (boards) are nailed to the beams of the house, and them scrim (loose-weave material) is stapled or nailed over it. Scrim and sarking is a method of interior construction widely used in Australia and New Zealand in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Sarking is an English word with multiple meanings in roof construction: The use of wood panels, or "sarking boards", called sheathing, sheeting or decking in American English, under the roof-covering materials such as the shingles of a roof to provide support. It is a common term in Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand.
This list displays all five Australian companies in the Fortune Global 500, which ranks the world's largest companies by annual revenue. The figures below are given in millions of US dollars and are for the fiscal year 2023. [1] Also listed are the headquarters location, net profit, number of employees worldwide and industry sector of each company.
Boral was founded by David Craig on 4 March 1946 as Bitumen and Oil Refineries (Australia) Limited with Caltex having a 40% shareholding. In March 1947, it opened Matraville Refinery, Australia's first bitumen and oil refinery. [1] In 1963, the company was renamed Boral Limited having been commonly referred to by its acronym since it commenced ...
Reece Limited is a public Australian company, and the country's largest supplier of plumbing and bathroom supplies.. Established in 1920, the company has businesses focused on the plumbing, bathroom, building, civil, irrigation, heating, air conditioning and refrigeration industries.
CSR Limited is a major Australian industrial company, producing building products and having a 25% share in the Tomago aluminium smelter located near Newcastle, New South Wales. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange .
In the UK, fixing is typically with double nails onto timber battens (England and Wales) [23] or nailed directly onto timber sarking boards (Scotland and Northern Ireland). [citation needed] Nails were traditionally of copper, although there are modern alloy and stainless steel alternatives. [24]
Brambles Limited is an Australian company that specialises in the pooling of unit-load equipment, pallets, crates and containers. It is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange . History