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Interview with Justin Rooney about FIRECOAT

Justin Rooney discusses fire protection and the reality of wildland urban interface (WUI).

Palette of FIRECOAT fire resistant paint

Fast-tracking FIRECOAT in the US

First palettes of FIRECOAT have been dispatched from our Sacramento centre to ACE Hardware in US.

ABC Radio Sydney Interview

Prof Guan Yeoh was interviewed by Dom Knight on ABC Radio Sydney in Dec 2024 about FIRECOAT.

ABC Radio NSW Interview

ABC Radio NSW Interview with Paul Turton on Dec 11, 2024.

Image of intumescent char layer being scraped away.

Intumescent paint: the FIRECOAT difference

Find out why FIRECOAT’s new take on intumescent paint has brought effective fire protection of property within your reach.

Image of a home in Wahroonga backing on to the bush

Renovating in a bushfire prone area

One family found ways to protect their newly renovated ‘forever home’ – without compromising style.

BAL rating System - Bushfire Attack Level

Bushfire risk ratings: what does BAL mean for you?

Understanding the bushfire risk rating system can help you protect your property.

CEO Magazine Executive of the Year Awards

CEO Magazine Executive of the Year Awards finalists Tony Overstead and Justin Rooney.

FIRECOAT has achieved FM Global Certification

FIRECOAT paints have passed FM Global’s stringent fire certification tests and audits to meet FM Global’s Class 4975.

Image of Newcastle Inner City Bypass timber noise wall painted with FIRECOAT

Case Study: Newcastle Inner City Bypass timber noise wall

FIRECOAT, the world’s first BAL-40-rated fire-retardant paint, has been successfully applied to safeguard the timber noise wall.

L-R Julia Frith - Manager Engagement & Communications (Industry & Innovation) Garth McKinley, Head of Marketing Tony Overstead, CEO and Co-Founder Justin Rooney, Managing Director and Co-Founder Shayon Sanjoy Dasgupta, R&D Engineer Dr Arslan Khalid, Senior R&D Engineer Hengqi Chen, R&D Engineer Grace Holland - Business Development Associate (Industry & Innovation) Alex Galkin, PhD, MRACI CChem, Principal Consultant Professor Stephen Rodda – Pro Vice-Chancellor (Industry & Innovation) Hongyang Li, R&D engineer – Absent Ka Wai Fan , Senior R&D Engineer (Team Leader)

Aussie startup collaboration with top uni proves to be a winning formula

Best Industry-Research Collaboration - 2024 Australasian Research Commercialisation Awards

One of the Most Innovative Companies for 2024

Finalist in the 2024 Australian Financial Review (AFR) Most Innovative Companies Award for our FIRECOAT range.

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