Outdoor Structures Australia

Australian Technology Showcase

Outdoor Structures Australia is proud to announce it has been granted membership into the Australian Technology Showcase for its innovative Deckwood, LifePlus® Decking and Bollards, products.

See below for details of the Australian Technology Showcase.

"We started with $24,000, a planer on lease, about $90,000 in stock and some land leased from the family. We have since changed the company name, rebuilt the treatment plant to modern environmental standards, added a kiln, new planer, out-feed and storage shed." Download full article 100KB PDF

Gatton is a small town (6 000 people) situated in South East Queensland about 1 hours' drive west of the state capital, Brisbane. The community was originally based on farming but now is quite varied, including a campus of the University of Queensland.

The original company, Gatton Sawmilling Co., was founded in 1950 by Mr. E.D. Stubbersfield in partnership with others. Mr. Stubbersfield had been a builder in the district for many years prior to this and, having become dissatisfied with the quality of the timber available for house construction, he founded his own sawmill.

A commitment to quality was the founding principle of our business. This policy continues and is evidenced by our products being recognised as being of exceptional quality.

We have traded from the same premises since our inception, adding to our initial sawmilling activities a planing mill as well as a treatment plant, cartage division, logging operation and private forests.

The company structure was changed in July 1986 whereby the assets are held by a family company, Stubbersfield and Althaus, and a company, Vanbrace Pty. Ltd. which operated the business activities of Gatton Sawmilling Company and Gatton Building Centre. In January 1997 the business was split into separate trading entities. This allowed management to concentrate on both our domestic market and ever increasing export and local markets.

Early in 2000 Gatton Sawmilling Co. commenced trading as Outdoor Structures Australia.

Our aim is to constantly improve and add to our already extensive range of products.

To contact Outdoor Structures Australia please see our details below (or use our Enquiry Form).

The Australian Technology Showcase

The Australian Technology Showcase (ATS) is designed to promote global, leading-edge, Australian innovative technologies. The ATS aims to increase exports and attract foreign and local venture capital.

The Australian and Queensland Governments have been keen supporters of the ATS since its inception in April 1997. The national focus of the ATS demonstrates the Australian and State Goveernments' commitment to the promotion of Australian science, engineering and technology international, and also serves to increase awareness of Australia's capacity in leading-edge skills and technologies.

A panel of independent experts in each state or territory rigorously assesses all applicant technologies to ensure they are clearly innovative and leading-edge. Membership to the showcase is reliant upon the technology meeting certain criteria for eligibility. The technology must be:

Clearly innovative and represent a signaificant step forward in the technology itself or its utilisation
Scientifically credible based on secure principles and understanding
Of significant local content in terms of intellectual property or embodied skills
Demonstrably marketable with an identified existing or potential market advantage and a substantial identified market
Commercially attractive and likely to appeal to international investors and/or offering opportunities for joint venturing
Socially and enviornmentally beneficial by meeting community needs or standards.

Outdoor Structures Australia has been granted membership into the Australian Technology Showcase for its innovative Deckwood and LifePlus® Decking products.