Articles & Stories

Articles & Stories

A Game-Changing Canopy for Club Helensvale

Club Helensvale has recently transformed its already impressive club with some exciting new facilities, including a brand-new bowler’s lounge, a new rink-side bar, and...
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What is the Cost of a Bowling Green Canopy?

It’s a question that always comes up in conversation whenever we are out and about visiting bowls clubs or at Bowls Australia tournaments …...
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Tips For Cleaning Your Architectural Umbrella

Investing in a quality architectural umbrella adds both style and functionality to your outdoor space. To maximise the lifespan of your architectural umbrella, it’s...
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Sustainability of Architectural Fabrics

When assessing the sustainability of architectural fabric structures, there are four key areas that MakMax addresses; the manufacturing process, overall embodied carbon of a...
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CluBarham Canopy Stage 2 Attracts Major Events

CluBarham set to host National Bowls Events under the Riverdome. In 2022, cluBarham welcomed the arrival of the brand new MakMax Hawksbill-style Tensosport-MAX bowling...
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MakMax Proud to be Chadstone Bowls Club Sponsor.

The story of the Chadstone Bowls Club and their fight for survival is as impressive as their brand-new lawn bowls facility.  Faced with eviction...
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An Illuminating Guide To Lighting For Covered Bowling Greens

When it comes to elevating the bowling experience, investing in a TensoSport-MAX Bowling Green Canopy for your club is a game-changer. Not only does...
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Printed Fabric Structures

Offering even more avenues to express creativity and individuality in architectural design, the integration of custom patterns and artwork into printed fabric structures provides...
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MakMax Partners With Barrie Lester

MakMax Australia has recently partnered with Barrie Lester to promote year-round bowling. The Australian Jackaroo, four-time Commonwealth Games medalist, BPL winner with the Melbourne...
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3 Reasons Your Club Needs A Canopy

The benefits of installing a full-cover canopy at your lawn bowls club (or any community sports club) are as numerous and varied as the...
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Protecting Your Synthetic Green With A Canopy

With growing environmental and maintenance challenges, many clubs are turning towards a synthetic green playing surface. The benefits of a synthetic green over a...
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Bowls Australia Visit To Club Helensvale

The lawn bowls Australian Open hit the Gold Coast in June and Matthew Kennedy, the CEO of Bowls Australia, took time out of his...
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Steel Surface Treatments For Tensile Structures

A tensile membrane structure is nothing without the supporting steel frame. A well-engineered steel frame provides the necessary structural integrity and resistance to external...
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Good With Wood; Timber and Membrane Structures

The Aesthetic Appeal of Timber and Membrane Structures When wood and tensile membranes are combined, the result is always a stunning and unique architectural...
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The Benefits of Natural Light in Architecture

Allowing natural light into a building is an essential element of architecture, and it can significantly impact the quality of a building’s design, function,...
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Safe, Stylish, and Sustainable: 3 Reasons Your School Needs A Fabric School COLA

With the importance of outdoor learning spaces on the rise, schools must consider the best solutions for their covered outdoor areas. The answer could...
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5 Benefits of Installing a Covered Sports Court for Your School

School sports play a crucial role in shaping the future of students in Australia. Providing a comprehensive education that includes physical activity is essential...
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PTFE vs PVC Membrane Comparison

MakMax Tensile Membrane Structures With 100 years of experience in the tensile membrane business, MakMax Australia, and the rest of our Taiyo Kogyo Group...
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MakMax Partners with Club Helensvale for National 5 A Side Comp

Club Helensvale’s National 5 A Side competition returned in September 2022 with a new Gold Sponsor, MakMax Australia. National 5 A Side 2022 It...
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5 Top Trends in Tensile Membranes

In our continuous pursuit of limitless possibilities of membrane architecture, MakMax Australia pursues the latest trends arising in the tensile membrane industry to create...
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Alfresco Dining Shade

We have Outdoor Dining Covered The perfect outdoor shade solution for Clubs, Pubs, Restaurants and Retail Dining Precincts, the MakMax Australia range of Modular...
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MakMax Australia’s Crowning Glory at 2022 LSAA Design Awards

We are proud to announce MakMax Australia received 7 awards at the 2022 Lightweight Structures Association of Australasia (LSAA) Symposium and Design Awards held...
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Fire Performance of Different Membranes

To compare the fire performance of different membranes, we have looked at the four main categories of tensile membrane materials. Within these tensile membrane...
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2021 Award Winning Structures

In November 2021, the winners of the 75th Annual International Achievement Awards (IAA) were announced at the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) Expo held...
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