EQUITONE [inspira] Overview

High-density fibre cement cladding with digitally printed surface

EQUITONE [inspira] is a high-density fibre cement panel with a digitally printed surface covered with a UV-cured finish. The smooth, hard, matte surface displays the raw texture of the fibre cement base — each panel unique — with through-coloured material enabling detailed facade designs that hold their character over time.

Available in New Zealand through The Building Agency, EQUITONE [inspira] combines non-combustible performance with a design palette of 40+ options spanning patterns, stone, marble, wood, and rust finishes — all pre-finished and requiring no on-site coating.

Key features

Digitally printed surface with UV-cured functional topcoat for colour durability and weather resistance.
Anti-graffiti treatment and mass-hydrophobated to reduce water absorption.
Non-combustible — fire safe with no flame propagation, suitable for high-risk and compliance-sensitive buildings.
Through-colour construction enabling etching, engraving, perforation, and CNC shaping.
CodeMark Certificate (NTA certification) for use in New Zealand.
50+ year life expectancy confirmed by the British Research Establishment.

Panel specifications

Thickness: 8 mm.
Panel sizes: 2500 × 1250 mm and 3100 × 1250 mm.
Weight: 16.8 kg/m².
Installation: mechanical face-fix to metal or timber frame.
Suitable for ventilated facade systems.

Colour and design range

EQUITONE [inspira] offers 40+ design options across five families. Non-stocked colours require special order with possible lead times.

Patterns: Coral Grow, Carved Wood, Sine Wave, Leaves, Coral Trace.
Stone: Grey Rust, Dark Rust, Silver Concrete, and concrete variants.
Marble: White, Gold, and Silver Calacatta; Black and Cracked Marble.
Wood: American Walnut, Light Walnut, Old Oak, Carbon Oak, Classic Oak, Rustic Oak.
Rust: Modern Rust, Wild Rust, Thick Rust, Vertical Rust.

Performance and sustainability

Fire safe: non-combustible with no flame spread.
Sound insulating, frost resistant, and extreme temperature tolerant.
Resistant to fungi, bacteria, insects, vermin, and chemicals.
Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) per ISO 14025 and EN 15804.
Ventilated facade design enables full component separation and recycling at end of life.

Project Gallery

Built examples using EQUITONE

The gallery below uses imagery from the earlier EQUITONE Inspira page and carries the same slow zoom treatment used across the upgraded product-page template.