Independent Testing for Superior Assurance
Efficiency means nothing if a product isn’t also predictable and up to code. DonoBrace has undergone rigorous independent testing to ensure that it performs to the same high standard – every time.

Efficiency means nothing if a product isn’t also predictable and up to code. DonoBrace has undergone rigorous independent testing to ensure that it performs to the same high standard – every time.
Donovan Group has welcomed a highly experienced new General Manager - NZ Operations, Fraser Haldane, to its team supporting the company ahead of a period of substantial growth across the teams involved in design, manufacturing, and distribution.
Driven by autonomy, variety, and a sense of ownership? So is Simon, Coresteel Buildings Commercial Manager, who has worked with the business since 2019 and made the most of every opportunity.
Efficiency in design and manufacturing can go hand-in-hand with environmental sustainability. You just have to have the right mindset. In the quest for creating better buildings and a more efficient business, Donovan Group has landed on a solution that creates buildings with a remarkable 40% less embodied carbon.
At Donovan Group, our vision for DonoBrace is to offer a bracing system that maximises material efficiency while standardising the process of planning, fabrication and installation.
In a recent interview Director Kyle Donovan said that resilience and persistence are two characteristics of the more than 50-year old family business.
Living and working where we do, we can’t help but want to give back to the natural world around us.
Building on part one of our Tension Bracing series, we’re diving a bit deeper into our conversation on how tension bracing works – both for buildings and the people creating them.
Sometimes remembering where you come from is key to understanding where you are going. Director Kyle Donovan reflects on Donovan Group’s history so far, lessons from his father, and forecasts growth ahead as the company seeks to replicate its
Earlier this year we started to look for ways that we could make a genuine difference for both our people and our planet. Live Ocean Foundation stood out as an organisation that we wanted to support – and that
Every year, the Coresteel Buildings’ franchisees gather from around the country to celebrate the Coresteel Franchise Awards.
Without bracing, a structure cannot stand against wind or seismic activity. It’s a ubiquitous part of the building process, and yet many traditional bracing systems require difficult logistics and time-consuming installation.