Novafast, a family-owned composites manufacturer, has been awarded the Manufacturing and Advanced Materials category at the 2025 South Australian Premier s Business and Export Awards, recognizing its global export growth and investment in world-class manufacturing technologies. The win qualifies Novafast for the National Export Awards, set to take place at Parliament House in Canberra this November.

Specializing in glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP), epoxy (GRE), and vinyl ester (GRVE) products, Novafast uses advanced filament and helical winding technologies to deliver solutions that combat corrosion in challenging environments. It is the only GRE pipe manufacturer in Australia and the country s only company certified to test composite pipes to ISO 14692:2017 standards. Its flagship product, the NovaFlo 2000M GRE pipe, is available in a conductive variant suitable for LNG, oil, and petrochemical industries where static charge control is critical.

Exporting to North America, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East, Novafast continues to scale globally, recently securing a direct vendor registration with Saudi Aramco and achieving Lloyds Register approvals, which helped it land a major piping supply project in Vietnam.

This recognition validates our strategy of leveraging cutting-edge technology to compete on the global stage while creating jobs and supporting local industry here in South Australia, said David Figallo, business and strategy manager at Novafast, highlighting the company s adoption of Industry 4.0 automated robotic manufacturing and its leadership in defense composites.

Source: www.novafast.com.au