Australian tap manufacturer Sussex has introduced a new finish option for its range of tapware that offers a longer lifespan and is made with no contaminants or dangerous by-products.
The LUX finish is based on Physical Vapour Deposition technology, which creates a superior finish to standard electroplating by applying an ultra-thin film of scratch-resistant coating to metal.
LUX will be available across all of Sussex’s seven core collections, including an exclusive matt black finish.
The announcement comes as the Melbourne-based company becomes the first tap manufacturer in Australia to be certified as carbon neutral, achieved in partnership with Climate Active.
“The investment in the PVD technology, as well as the facility that houses it, makes Sussex a truly state-of-the-art tapware manufacturer, and the only in Australia to offer a carbon neutral, PVD solution for tapware,” said Sussex’s director Vanessa Katsanevakis.
The investment in the technology makes Sussex a fully vertically-integrated manufacturer, with design, manufacturing and finishing under one-roof.
“Sussex has been mastering the art of precision tap making for 25 years now,” said Katsanevakis.
“The launch of LUXPVD symbolizes a new level of mastery that we have achieved over our product offering, and it comes with the promise to our customers that they can always expect us to pursue manufacturing excellence within Australia.”
Sussex was founded 25 years ago by watchmaker-turned-jeweller Nicholaas Johannes van Putten.
Katsanevakis, his daughter, took over the company in 2011 in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis. She said she was faced with a choice: take the company offshore to compete on price, or maintain its local footing and invest in renewable energy, marketing and design. She chose the latter, and in 2018 was awarded Young Manufacturer of the Year by the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame.
“Sussex has always been committed to investing in the future, and that means three key things: investing in people, investing in Australia and investing in our product,” she said. “From the craftspeople we employ to the solar energy we use, innovation and sustainability are both approached through a simple yet powerful proposition: to make it right.”
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Sussex is a suppporter of the Houses Awards, organized by ArchitectureAU publisher Architecture Media.
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