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AHI PRESENT THE HARD FACTS ABOUT TODAY’S DECRAMASTIC AND HARVEYTILE ROOFING Your assurance of dependability now, and for the years ahead. The History U-K- Agrement Certification Board (1976: Weather, AHI demonstrates its Confidence With Decramastic was the original ' “*llB Structural and Fire Testing), Eire IRS (1976), California ICBO a mecminaful wffrrfmh? protected metal tile. A New (1978: Weather security, fixing details). Intensive testing by the r n . .. , *** (B ..' Zealand invention, developed in hBF “Jr University of Melbourne (1975) and the University of New u r° r all Decramastic and wjLJ ’.V.ViViX VffhiUillVlP' ; the 19505, and manufactured and South Wales (1976) covered weathering of the coating, static Harveytile produc ts it has Bjjl ),.••,,» , sold by L. J. Fisher & Co. Ltd. Hr * load testing, dynamic load testing, extreme heat and cold, manufactured since 1975, AHI has WH ' ‘ * Harveytile appeared-on the , ,& A . W® hurricane simulation, wind-driven water penetration, and fire ottered a formal three-part / L,. , market during the 19605. In 1969 WO resistance. Around the world, tests of this scale and intensity warranty, assuring homeowners: gtl / ■Alex Harvey Industries Ltd (AHI) I i IHrF continue as the demand for these roofing svstems expands. • tha. each tile in the roof will W 1/1//U Iyi y y was formed. Mfc. WW But perhaps the most remam weatherproof for not less f / It was not until 1971 that L. J. jtlb impressive test occurred .7//< 'xSU mon 25 years. If •/ / Fisher & Co. Ltd and The Harvey llllßL ifIHH in Darwin, Australia, Z// * * yjz * tnat 1 the sudace coating oi K — I Tile Co. Ltd became wholly- Kir when Cyclone Tracy ri( )& (Co v—. A C the tiles deteriorates under normal ■ owned subsidiaries of AHI ®®B»- J|®®® virtually levelled the city. 7 A circumstances to the extent that I \ From this time, both products ■Kfe. J®® Decramastic and hTFF * the roof s appearance is agreed I were to experience a rapid Harveytile reels jgfe . W ~— ™ a^ {a to be u I \ acceleration of research, WSF remained intact.. . X substantially affected it will be \ development, quality testing and Between 1972 and repaired or redecorated at no cost toanutaure. And a broadening Peter D. Mulgrew, 1975. AHI has invested V S’, 1 market horizons beyond Corporate General Manager, nearly half a million PENETRATION installation date 7 kW Mew Zealand shores. AHI New Ventures Group 9 dollars in the develop- WAFtf i ©days internationally- (former General Manager, ment of. a durable, /77/Wb. within 2 vears of installation a->d >< acclaimed Decramastic and L. J. Fisher & Co. Ltd, 1968-1976) weather-proof product /// // M/W A\\ ,7 .JJbv * Harveytile systems began to "... m brought AW w £(l for the years ahead. W"M be madJalod a-nocl? Bl emerge from this intensive resources to e«...- That development ' IJVwA' This Xan'y cantatas development programme. continues today. STMS™£__| reasonable clauses excluding or AHI - Resources and Investments. From the outset of AHIs involvement with Decramastic i©<*C*y ejegalilj, fflurdoi© lOOIS IQ CtFCWSI provided on care and protection of and Harveytile, a major portion of the roofing research and proudest DUUdincfS* the roof. development programme concentrated on improvements Decramastic and „ Thiswarranty compares more ... -b,. in surface coating. Harveytile roofing than favourably with The management of AHI initiated this drive, allocated systems provide a //' ;/ / g?&i warranties offered substantial funds and'made available the technical distinctive combination ,f /,' Z;! ■/ lI mMEM on most other •resources of both AHI and.its Australian associate, ACI. of beauty, character, ./ , s / /ImßSl roofing products. rm r Significant development of the products resulted. strength, durability, ///.>'" S t' AHI assures its . ai ™ s .’ In .1971, AHI were instrumental in obtaining a-higher lightness and l&if purchasers and T*S tOr » • tm standard of protective chromate coating on the galvanised , They are six times " specifiers that it AHL-bu^on a steel supplied by N.Z. Steel Ltd, for the manufacture of these lighter than conventional tiles, requiring less supportive has always stood by its obligations, of’business integrity, quality products. substructure, and placing less load on the building. an d will continue to do so. control and service...' AHI progressively instituted more stringent, quality control Decramastic and Harveytile offer new home designers, AHI Roofina International x 7 ■■ checks on all materials and processes. In 1973, advanced builders and buyers greater design flexibility and choice of rmuii I T*j " chip-adhesion testing equipment was purchased, together tastefully natural colours, plus the elegance and character of liie «Xport uCll'lier with facilities for accelerated weather-testing. traditional tiles, without any of the traditional disadvantages. AHI Roofing is one of the largest March 1975 saw the introduction of a new method of exporters of manufactured products LjftCloJr . applying the decorative natural-stone chip-to achieve a much S -i , from Hew Zealand. Between them, improved density of coverage over the basecoat. In August n©»llOwl nignt. n SxOTICSarCI ©4 nOHie Decramastic and Harveytile have the same year, a newly formulated basecoat was introduced improvement Service. established this New Zealand- jnnjLr—on the advice of the ACI Technical Centre, to improve Tho * developed roofing system in 35 testing satisfied both the Housing ©xistina iron rooff AHI in components in the United States, ; gw* ml Corporation of New Zealand and AHI A' 1976* established ©* ' * LJ J to produce Decramastic tiles for ’ that the new, improved surface coating '£——7 F.'rXF* K » J 1 Ji their local markets. Joint venture . I and overall product upgrading met £_ ; ZZZ Z i? 1 operations also are located in the > demanding performance standards. JH ? LrTjW ° * rained < responsible WITH HARVEYTILE OR WeSt IndieS an ? ® elgi ? uk- K ' As a result, the Housing ! 11, re-roofing SkC’f’Tf* -r. Wilson J. Whineray, Corporation officially approved \ "• 7 //////i distributors 11W Product Group General Manager, m Decramastic and Harveytile fot \( \ \ h/ 'I //i throuahout Npw Roof inn' Aluminium and Roofing Group. the use on State Houses and AHI .1 '///M Zealand -'TbZ •• . acceptanceof me new tfe throughout demonstrated its confidence in k ’'/A Wl rI rS? RioßToam" R© Roof Rioht ic and 35 countnes around the world... ( the new product by instituting a fill/ more than alllgan. itb a symbofof Grecrt roof s for today, and the years ahead, three-part warranty which still applie© / /Tz X/ /* ’ secu W' assuring every re-roofing Today, Decramastic and Harveytile comprise New toa F: u -n v . u / /lit 1/ H I'l l customer of a professional and Zealand s biggest selling roofing system; are major innovative both Decramastic and Harveytne r ML 'Wi/ ill, li '' responsible service backed by AHI forces in international building trends; and one of this have aiso satisfied independent / M 11 \ Roofing. country's top export earners. That's hard fact, local tests on a variety of ' A Wj For the years ahead, AHTRoofing gives this confident specific points. And as tney wy/, assurance: Decramastic and Harveytile roofs will deliver have penetrated overseas i L the long-term benefits of past and continuing technological markets, tney have met and Mill) I# k i TZ&sk-- J /l/m> developments backed by the resources and responsibility satisfiea such authorities as Illi 11 111 I F — 7///I of AHI. That's a promise. DECRAMASTIC & HARVEYTILE ffIIIUIIA Roofina —ML. ,