History of ACO in Australia
ACO has been supply products and solutions to the Australian construction and building industry for over 25 years. The following are some of our milestones:
- 1987 – ACO Technologies Plc (UK) sells first ACO Drain products to New Zealand
- 1987 – Polycrete Australia Pty Ltd formed and located at Homebush
- 1991 – Polycrete Australia Pty Ltd sets up office in Melbourne
- 1993 – ACO Technologies Australia Pty Ltd established as a serviced operation at Rosebury, NSW
- 1993 – Polycrete Australia Pty Ltd sets up office in Brisbane
- 1993 – Polycrete Australia Pty Ltd moves to Northmead, NSW
- 1994 – ACO Technologies Plc (UK) purchases Polycrete Australia Pty Ltd and creates ACO Pty Ltd
- 1996 – Quality accreditation to ISO 9002
- 2000 – Move to new premises in Melbourne
- 2001 – Install new mixing centre for polymer concrete production
- 2000 – VIC Branch established
- 2002 – QLD Branch established
- 2002 – D.J.Muller acquisition
- 2003 – C.S.Crouch acquisition
- 2005 – The Company begins operations from Emu Plains, NSW
- 2005 – Stainless Steel Production begins at Emu Plains, NSW
- 2009 – WA Branch established
- 2011 – SA Branch established
- 2011 – Plastics manufacturing begins using rotomoulding production process
- 2012 – Polymer Concrete automated production line installed
- 2014 – Stainless steel production facility upgrade
- 2017 – Pitlok Industries acquisition
- 2018 – ACO Polycrete Pty Ltd begins trading as ACO Pty Ltd
