With petrol prices skyrocketing worldwide, reducing transportation and freight has never been more important. Every kilogram of material saved for a large-scale project – every bolt, plate, connector, and bar – delivers greater transportation efficiency.
Donovan Group is on par with Australia’s industry leaders DonoBrace has been endorsed by Shearform. Donovan Group and Shearform are excited to be going into partnership together
Donovan Group is on par with Australia’s industry leaders DonoBrace has been endorsed by Shearform. Donovan Group and Shearform are excited to be going into partnership together
When it comes to environmental stressors, predictable and ductile bracing can be the difference between structural integrity and catastrophic failure. DonoBrace is a tension-only rod bracing system that has been designed and dynamically tested to ensure superior performance in extreme conditions.
Open water endurance swimmer Jono Ridler completed a record-breaking 80km and 33-hour swim from Aotea Great Barrier Island to Campbell's Bay on Auckland's North Shore on April 25th.
Two metal building manufacturers will soon commence producing and using DonoBrace under license in the United States.
Donovan Group has taken aim at the market for light-gauge framing for housing and smaller-scale commercial buildings. Its latest business unit, MODNframe is already a major disrupter of the traditional timber-frame approach – but one element of the business will be key.
John Lawson joined Donovan Group with a passion for enabling better efficiencies within the construction industry. As part of the DonoBrace development team, John worked extensively with customers to ensure that the product was not only a clever piece of engineering, but was also simpler to use, design and install.
Optimising costs for structural projects is two-pronged. The first priority is to minimise material usage and improve product efficiency. The second is to simplify construction processes to reduce the time, labour, and transportation required to get products installed.
Creating steel buildings structures with up to 40% less embodied carbon is a phenomenal achievement, and one that Donovan Group is proud to own. We talked with Director Gavin Tonnet to understand more about how Donovan Group has worked with Building 4.0 and Monash University to verify this figure, the carbon journey so far, and his huge optimism for the future.
DonoBrace is a tension-only rod bracing system designed to make on-site installation easier and more efficient.
It’s now more than twelve months since Matt Woodley was appointed to the role of Chief Executive of Donovan Group, charged with bringing formalised structure to the vision of Donovan Group’s directors.
