The Colours of Australia

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SURFMIST®	SHALE GREY™	DUNE®	WINDSPRAY®	BUSHLAND®	JASPER®
SURFMIST® Fresh, Crisp and Clean. It's the most thermally efficient colour available in the Colorbond® steel range. Cool and contemporary, it blends with virtually any colour to create an individual personality to your home. Used as a neutral backdrop or a defining tone, Surfmist™ can be matched with a wide range of building materials.	SHALE GREY™ Pale and Fresh. The play of natural light gives Shale Grey™ a lustrous depth, lending a fresh cool feel to homes on the coast, in the suburbs or in the country. It provides a subtle and natural finish, and is also an ideal foil to darker, richer colorbond® steel colours.	DUNE® A Warm Grey Toning. Dune® captures the complexity and richness of nature to provide a subtle patina, which equally compliments a home in the city or in the country. It's ashen toning creates a perfect companion for a wide range of building materials and styles, from the classy traditional to the cutting-edge cool.	WINDSPRAY® Richness of Aged Iron. Windspray® adds depth to a colour scheme. Its classic neutral toning works perfectly on just about any home design and with any building material. With its richness of an aged old iron and just a hint of blue makes Windspray® evocative of the soft shadows cast by summer clouds.	BUSHLAND® Ideally Neutral. Bushland® is made up of a smooth mix of the green hues of grevillea and tea tree and blended with the 'concrete grey' of our urban environment. Such a blend makes Bushland® an ideal companion to a wide range of home styles, from classic to modern.	JASPER® An Earthy Colour. Jasper® suits a wide variety of materials and building styles, which makes it equally suited for city and country homes and buildings. Jasper® is touched by the colours of the earth, stone, shale and the deepest hues of the eucalypt.
WOODLAND GREY®	IRONSTONE®	DEEP OCEAN®	COTTAGE GREEN®	WILDERNESS®	PALE EUCALYPT®
WOODLAND GREY® Quality Statement. Drawing inspiration from the darker tones and textures of nature, Woodland Grey® compliments most colours and styles whilst making its own quality statement and portrays sophistication to any living environment.	IRONSTONE® Seamless Co-ordination with Metal Finishes. With its purplish-grey finish, Ironstone® is extremely versatile as it compliments stainless steel, as well as stone, glass, slate and marble. Ironstone® evokes several images of far-off city buildings, rocks, boulders in a seascape, and the sky before a storm.	DEEP OCEAN® Uniquely Australian Deep Ocean® echoes the distant horizon of many of Australia's great panoramas. Capturing both the richness and depth of the ocean and the bluegum haze of distant mountain ranges makes Deep Ocean® ideal for a variety of applications. From wave-shaped curves of a coastal retreat, modern inner city dwelling right through to classic styling of a country home.	COTTAGE GREEN® Rich, Deep and Lush. Boasting the full richness of our lush Australian rainforest, Cottage Green® is ideally suited to many heritage colour schemes. The deep and lush green nestles easily on coastal, urban and country homes and building designs.	WILDERNESS® Majestic Rivergums. The lighter green tones found on the gums, which lie along the great Australian rivers, were the inspiration of this colour. It offers versatility and is the perfect tone to highlight, contrast or blend with natural products such as sandstone and other lighter-coloured building materials.	PALE EUCALYPT® Gentle and Muted. Pale Eucalypt® is an all Australian favourite, equally suited to a simple country cottage or a state of the art urban design. The name says it all, it reflects the gentle, muted soft green toning of the eucalyptus. Its subtle beauty blends softly with the colours of nature.
CLASSIC CREAM™	PAPERBARK®	SANDBANK®	HEADLAND®	MANOR RED®	MONUMENT®
CLASSIC CREAM™ High Country Highlights. With its warm, luscious texture, Classic Cream™ lends a natural yet fresh, cool feel to any home. Representing the richness of the morning sun on dry high country trails Classic Cream™ works equally well as a stand-alone colour or as a defining tone with darker materials.	PAPERBARK® Soft, Warm and Creamy. Suited to both traditional and modern designs, whether as a subtle contrast or a feature colour. Paperbark® is a perfect companion to the richness of the heritage colours and blends well with natural building materials.	SANDBANK® Harmonises with the natural environment. Sandbank® perfectly compliments a wide range of natural environments, contemporary buildings, and at the same time harmonises with the more classic styles and colour schemes of traditional designs. Sandbank® with its hint of grey is reminiscent of coastal dunes, spinifex grass and inner city sandstone.	HEADLAND® Warm, Mellow and Earthy. Capturing the magical colours of the Australian outback, Headland® is equally at home with both contemporary designs and with the heritage colours of a traditional home.	MANOR RED® Bold and Deep. Manor Red® was inspired by the rich, red earth, which covers so much of our vast country. Reflecting the roofing traditions of our pioneering past, it is ideally suited to heritage colour schemes and designs.	MONUMENT® Monument® is unashamedly a city colour. It will emphasise the modernity of today’s architecture. It is a strong, confident, neutral colour adding depth and strength to the colour palette.
EVENING HAZE®	LOFT®
EVENING HAZE® Evening Haze® strongly evokes the coastal landscape, the desert sand, the limestone dunes, the barren plains and the inland and coastal dried grasses and Spinifex.	LOFT® Loft® is a reach deep brown colour with a slight aubergine overtone. It was inspired by the original slate colours found on early church roofs, and on the roofs of Victorian school and houses.

Secondary Colours

BLUE RIDGE™	PLANTATION™	NIGHT SKY™
BLUE RIDGE™ Cool and Contemporary Inspired by a haze over the hills, inland lakes, city shadows and coastal waters, Blue Ridge™ with its hint of grey makes it suitable for a wide range of home designs.	PLANTATION™ Versatility Inspired by a distant eucalypt forest, a coastal lagoon and a tinted glass of a city building. These touches of green, blue and grey make Plantation™ a versatile colour suited to rural, coastal and city living.	NIGHT SKY™ Strong, Dark and Rich Night Sky™ mirrors the earthy shadows of the fertile soils that characterise our country. With an emphasis on sophistication Night Sky™ is ideal for highlighting strong lines and sharp images on contemporary and traditional homes. In addition it's a perfect contrast to lighter building materials and colours.

These are secondary colours as a result they incur an extra charge and availability needs to be checked with sales prior to order placement

Please note: Colours illustrated are matched as closely as modern technology and computer screens allow. Please contact our sales office on (03) 9768 4700 for a colour sample.

Introducing... Colorbond Ultra Steel to fight your Corrosion Hazards

Colorbond® Ultra Steel has been specifically designed by Bluescope Steel as part of it's premium range to resist against severe industrial and coastal environments, where steel corrosion is most common.

Steel, because of it's low cost together with it's many desirable properties, is the most common metal used in buildings.  It can often be protected adequately by the application of suitable coatings.  A combination of protective coatings have been selected to make Colorbond® Ultra Steel on of the most cost effective, corrosion resistant material available in the market.

This premium product has been developed to provide a superior level of service life and ultimate performance levels no matter what the location or conditions it is subjected to.

Apex Building Products is proud to add this new product to it's already extensive and diverse product range.

Colorbond® Ultra Steel & Apex Building Products

Apex Building Products prides itself on providing their valued customers with exceptional service and quality roofing products. So confident are we in our products that we provide an extensive Bluescope steel warranty* on all purchases of Colorbond® Ultra Steel.  A full warranty* is available from our office.

Apex Building Products located in Dandenong offers a one stop shop, with a full range of colours to choose from in the Colorbond® Ultra Steel range, goods are available cut desired lengths for your specific requirement and delivered to you within 48 hours in most areas.

To ensure that you receive the maximum benefit from the Colorbond® Ultra Steel range please discuss your individual reqirements with our sales team.  You would surely benefit from their expert advice and be guaranteed that the product recommended to you is the most suited for your particular application.

Severe Industrial Environments

Air pollution commonly found in industrial environments causes severe corrosive conditions. A chimney located on top of a building can release high concentration levels of chemical hazards, extreme temperatures and expose roofing and flashings on that or adjoining buildings to very severe corroding conditions. Colorbond® Ultra Steel has been developed and recommended by Bluescope Steel to fight the corrosive effects caused under these conditions, whilst still maintaining it's style and functionality.		ENVIRONMENT	Ultra	Stainless
		Very severe industrial (within 100m from source of industrial emmission)
		Severe industrial (100-200m from source of industrial emmission)

Severe Coastal Environments

The influence of Marine Environments proves to be quite demanding on the building industry. High concentration of moisture and salt in the air in costal areas proves to be hazardous on building materials. * All warranties are subject to terms and conditions. A list of these are available from Apex Steel Pty Ltd and Bluescope Steel Limited.		ENVIRONMENT	Ultra	Stainless
		Very severe coastal (within 100m from breaking surf)
		Severe coastal (100-200m from breaking surf)

These colours are available in Colorbond® Ultra Steel

DEEP OCEAN ™	LOFT®	WOODLAND GREY®	SURFMIST™	DUNE™	WINDSPRAY™
CLASSIC CREAM™ High Country Highlights. With its warm, luscious texture, Classic Cream™ lends a natural yet fresh, cool feel to any home. Representing the richness of the morning sun on dry high country trails Classic Cream™ works equally well as a stand-alone colour or as a defining tone with darker materials.	EVENING HAZE™ Caption. to be provided	LOFT™ Caption. to be provided	MONUMENT™ Caption. to be provided	NIGHT SKY™ Strong, Dark and Rich Night Sky™ mirrors the earthy shadows of the fertile soils that characterise our country. With an emphasis on sophistication Night Sky™ is ideal for highlighting strong lines and sharp images on contemporary and traditional homes. In addition it's a perfect contrast to lighter building materials and colours.	NIGHT SKY™ Strong, Dark and Rich Night Sky™ mirrors the earthy shadows of the fertile soils that characterise our country. With an emphasis on sophistication Night Sky™ is ideal for highlighting strong lines and sharp images on contemporary and traditional homes. In addition it's a perfect contrast to lighter building materials and colours.

Colorbond® Metallic Steel

Colorbond® Metallic Steel is a premium product developed by Bluescope Steel. It has a distinctive reflective surface used to enhance the latest and more prestigious building designs.

CORTEX™	SKYBRIDGE™	AXIS™	CONSERVATORY™	FACADE™	CITI™
CLASSIC CREAM™ High Country Highlights. With its warm, luscious texture, Classic Cream™ lends a natural yet fresh, cool feel to any home. Representing the richness of the morning sun on dry high country trails Classic Cream™ works equally well as a stand-alone colour or as a defining tone with darker materials.	EVENING HAZE™ Caption. to be provided	LOFT™ Caption. to be provided	MONUMENT™ Caption. to be provided	NIGHT SKY™ Strong, Dark and Rich Night Sky™ mirrors the earthy shadows of the fertile soils that characterise our country. With an emphasis on sophistication Night Sky™ is ideal for highlighting strong lines and sharp images on contemporary and traditional homes. In addition it's a perfect contrast to lighter building materials and colours.	NIGHT SKY™ Strong, Dark and Rich Night Sky™ mirrors the earthy shadows of the fertile soils that characterise our country. With an emphasis on sophistication Night Sky™ is ideal for highlighting strong lines and sharp images on contemporary and traditional homes. In addition it's a perfect contrast to lighter building materials and colours.