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Why Choose Frontek

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Exceptional technical performance

Extruded vitrified porcelain with water absorption of just 0.1%, flexion resistance of 30–55 N/mm², and a surface hardness of 5–7 Mohs — among the most durable facade materials available.

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Ventilated facade system

Frontek panels are designed for ventilated rainscreen assemblies, reducing thermal load, managing moisture, and extending the life of the building envelope with minimal maintenance.

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Broad design range

Available in Nature, Polished, Metal, Wood, Stone Textured, and Special Pieces finishes — supporting a wide range of architectural expressions from contemporary to classical.

Frontek Overview

Ventilated ceramic porcelain facades for New Zealand

Frontek facade cladding panels are extruded ceramics in vitrified porcelain that have excellent technical attributes for the cladding of facades: extremely hard, light in comparison to other large format ceramics, highly resistant and long-lasting, with low water absorption and excellent performance against weather and the most demanding environmental conditions.

Manufactured by Greco Gres Internacional — specialists in high-tech ceramic ventilated facade systems since 1940 — Frontek is available in New Zealand through The Building Agency across residential, retail, hospitality, office, industrial, and public sector applications.

Key technical attributes

Water absorption: 0.1% (standard E ≤ 0.5%) — highly resistant to moisture ingress.
Flexion resistance: 30–55 N/mm² (standard 28 N/mm²).
Impact resistance: 0.80 (standard ≥ 0.55).
Deep abrasion resistance: 155 mm³ (standard < 175 mm³).
Linear thermal dilation: 5×10⁻⁶/°C (standard < 9×10⁻⁶/°C).
Surface scratch resistance: 5–7 Mohs.
Stain resistance: Class 3–5. Thermal shock and frost resistant.

Finish and design range

Nature — raw porcelain aesthetic.
Polished — refined, reflective surface expression.
Metal — metallic finish for contemporary facades.
Wood — timber-look ceramic for warmth without maintenance.
Stone Textured — natural stone character in porcelain.
Special Pieces — custom and feature elements.

Compliance and certification

Tested to AS 1530, ISO 5660, and AS/NZS 4284.
PASS Certification and AWTA product testing.
Building Product Information Sheet (Class 1).
Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) available.
Declaration of Performance available for specification.

Applications

Residential — new build and facade renovation.
Retail, hospitality, and office facades.
Industrial, public transport, and hospital buildings.
Facade renovation as a sustainable long-life cladding solution.

Project Gallery

Built examples using Frontek

Frontek porcelain facade panels installed across residential, commercial, and public sector projects.

Frontek porcelain facade project

Selected Project

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Frontek Technical Resources

Brochure, BPIR, system details, and EPD

Access the Frontek brochure, ceramic tiles BPIR, Super Plus System typical details, and Environmental Product Declaration below.

BPIR

FRONTEK Ceramic Tiles BPIR Class 1 v1

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Need Help Specifying?

Our technical team can assist with product selection, CAD details, and sample requests for your next project.

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