Timeline Projects
FEBRUARY 2017
Argos FRP attended the 2017 AOG Conference on February 22-24th to showcase their FRP product expansion which now includes FRP tanks, pipes, odour covers, ducts & much more. Click here to view the full range of products.
August 2016
Intech commits to expansion with 6 new pultrusion machines and leasing new factory adjacent to existing premises in Selangor. Total capacity will be 6Mt pa.
July 2016
Argos FRP enters into a new exclusive supply agreement for FRP tanks , Pipes and Vessels with Yunku SDB BHD in Malaysia www.yunkufrp.com
May 2016
Argos FRP enters into an exclusive arrangement with Ercon Composites www.ercon-India.com for supply of a range of FRP products including Odour Covers, Trench Covers, E Safe Safety Ladders and Platforms and FRP Solar frames and Support Systems.
April 2016
Argos completes 16 platforms for Perth Water Treatment plant.
FEBRUARY 2016
Exhibitor at the AOG Expo in Perth for 3rd consecutive year
FEBRUARY 2016
Enter into a Collaboration Agreement with UWA and Monash Universities researching FRP.
OCTOBER 2015
Practical completion of the Jetty replacement contract.
FEBRUARY 2015
Exhibitor at the AOG expo in Perth.
JANUARY 2015
The company rebrands, changing our name from ABBIX to Argos FRP. (Argos in Illinois is the birthplace of Russell Games Slaytey, the inventor of Fiberglass).
NOVEMBER 2014
Secure a multi-million dollar contract to design and deliver jetty panels to replace an existing wooden jetty in the Pilbara.
SEPTEMBER 2014
Receive our second R&D grant, boosting total R&D spend to over $3 million in 3 years.
AUGUST 2014
Relocate to 26 Howe Street, Osborne Park, WA.
JUNE 2014
Manufacturing shifts from Australia to Malaysia, with Intech producing all FRP products. Intech buy the MPI pultrusion machine, expanding their production capacity to 14 machines.
FEBRUARY 2014
Exhibitor at the AOG expo in Perth.
NOVEMBER 2013
Negotiate an exclusive Australian distribution agreement with Intralink Techno Sdn Bhd Malaysia (Intech), to import and distribute their industrial FRP product range.
JUNE 2013
Arrange an exclusive distribution agreement with M&B Sales (a WA building product distributor) for diamond deck and work closely with them to bring the product to market.
FEBRUARY 2013
An FRP alfresco decking “diamond deck” is designed.
JUNE 2010
ABBIX Industries Pty Ltd (now trading as Argos FRP) was incorporated. The company purchases a Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) pultrusion machine from US company MPI and leases a 1,100m2 factory in Landsdale, WA.
APRIL 2004
Mr. Fraser Tonner founded ABBIX Engineering to develop a sustainable, modular, dE7 building system using polymers.
