Proudly Associated With Tensile Membrane Industry Leaders
As a market leader in architectural fabric structures and tensile membranes, we are proud to be associated with the leading membrane industry partners and membrane industry associations.
As an active member of the construction industry in Australia, we also work closely with the leading OH&S, compliance and safety bodies.
Industry Organisations
STA (Specialised Textiles Association)
Specialised Textiles Association (STA), was established in the 1940 shortly after the Second World War (under the name of Canvas Manufactures Association) by a group of fabricators and the owners of two large weaving and finishing mills with the objective of promoting industry standards and ethics, lobbying Government and providing a forum for the exchange of ideas.
LSAA (Lightweight Structures Association of Australasia)
The Lightweight Structures Association is a Not for Profit, autonomous, inter-disciplinary group of interested parties involved in the field of lightweight structures. The LSAA basic aim is to promote the proper application of lightweight structures, their design, fabrication, construction and materials, and the development of these and other aspects particular to lightweight structures.
Sports and Play Industry Association
The Sports and Play Industry Association is the peak industry body for sports and recreation construction in Australasia. Our members are specialists in the design, construction, installation, maintenance, manufacture, supply and testing of sports and play spaces, both domestic and commercial.
SAPIA is a not-for-profit association, established to promote the best construction standards and business practices for the benefit of both members and their customers, as well as to contribute to the safe sporting pleasure of participants who use facilities constructed and/or serviced by members of the Association.
Tensinet
TensiNet is a multi-disciplinary association for parties interested in tensioned membrane and foil construction.
The aim of TensiNet is to enable its members to contribute more effectively, within the scope of their activities, to provide information and advice in the field of tensile membrane buildings, inform members about research and other technical studies necessary to improve the quality of tensile membrane buildings
ATA (Advanced Textiles Association)
ATA is a member-owned, member-driven trade association representing the global industrial fabrics industry. Founded in 1912 as the IFAI, the organisation rebranded to ATA (Advanced Textiles Association) in 2022 to more accurately represent the wide variety advanced materials that ATA members were manufacturing and applying in various global projects. ATA is the only trade association in the world representing the entire specialty fabrics/technical textiles industry.
Partners in Membrane Construction
Shade Engineering - WA
With over twenty years of experience in providing high quality, architectural, shading solutions Shade Engineering is at the forefront of the tensile membrane industry in Western Australia and one of our membrane industry partners. In that time they have supplied and installed a wide variety of shade structures and umbrellas and are the WA agents for MakMax Australia.
Sky Skills Industries
With over a decade of global tensile membrane installation experience, Sky Skills Industries are one of MakMax Australia’s trusted install partners and have successfully helped us deliver some our largest projects, including Perth Stadium, Memorial Drive Tennis Centre and The Link, Chadstone.
Empyrean Lighting
Empyrean Lighting is an award winning, Australian based company who designs, manufactures and supplies ultra-high quality LED lighting solutions for a variety of applications worldwide. MakMax chooses Empyrean Lighting to design and supply our premium sports lighting on Bowling Green Canopies.
Yeltana
Yeltana is a MakMax Architectural Umbrella distributor and installer located in Adelaide, South Australia. Yeltana is a specialist building company, with a focus on design, supply and installation of high-quality sun, weather and privacy products and service.
Shade Solutions Queensland
Shade Solutions QLD is a MakMax Architectural Umbrella distributor and installer located in South East Queensland. They service Brisbane, Moreton Bay and the Sunshine Coast. In addition to MakMax Architectural Umbrellas, Shade Solutions QLD also provide shade sails, window shutters and blinds.
Peninsula Shade Sails
Peninsula Shade Sails offers fabric protection products including shade sails, waterproof structures and MakMax Architectural Umbrellas. Located in South East Melbourne, they service the Mornington Peninsula, Bayside suburbs, and Melbourne Metro areas.
Bespoke Wire & Rope
Bespoke Wire & Rope offer a range of installation services for the tensile membrane industry. MakMax has worked with Bespoke Wire & Rope as our installation crew on a number of projects, from small umbrella job to major stadiums, and everything in between.
Skymaze Industries
Skymaze Industries provide professional rigging services for the Marine and Architectural sectors. SkyMaze and MakMax Australia have worked together on a number of major projects, including Perth Stadium, the Perth Arbour, Matagarup Bridge and Waikerie Bowls Club.