School

We are your one
stop shop for fixed
educational furniture.

School

We are your one stop shop for fixed educational furniture.

  • Benchtops

    • Novalab is the exclusive NZ importer
    • Trespa is the world’s #1 compact laminate – high density wood fibre and resin board
    • A homogenous, non-porous material
    • High chemical resistance and durability
    • Impervious to moisture, anti-microbial Ideal for school science departments – given requirement for chemical resistance

    Trespa® TopLab® PLUS

  • Benchtops

    • An alternative compact laminate
    • Lower density compared to Trespa
    • Moderate chemical resistance
    • Impervious to moisture, anti-microbial
    • Best suited to non-chemical workspaces, requiring high durability
    • Ideal for all standard classrooms, providing long lasting durability

  • Sinks

    • NZ’s exclusive importer of Simmons sinks and worktops
    • Manufactured in epoxy resin
    • Cast in a single solid form
    • Highly durable and chemically resistant
    • Ideal for school science departments

     

  • Tapware

    • NZ’s exclusive importer of Carlos Arboles tapware, safety showers and emergency eye washes
    • Manufactured using corrosion resistant polymide coating
    • Leading European brand
    • All products comply with internationally accepted DIN standards

  • Joinery

    • Novalab’s 13mm compact laminate joinery range
    • Designed for use in laboratories, as well as science departments
    • Chemical resistant, anti-microbial and impervious to moisture
    • No requirement for lipping or edge sealing
    • Nothing to delaminate and therefore no risk of contamination (i.e. superior to laminated MDF)

  • Joinery

    • Novalab’s 13mm general purpose solid core board material
    • Strong durability and impact resistance
    • Like BioPro, no applied edges or lips and therefore cannot delaminate
    • It is also a homogenous, phenolic resin board but is lower density compered to BioPro product
    • Ideal for standard classrooms, providing long lasting durability

  • Mobile Bench System

    • Novalab’s own designed rotating bench system
    • Enables fully flexible work stations
    • Ideal for science departments – and collaborative experiments
    • Manufactured using DURAtop as the bench and NOVAtek joinery
    • High quality steel framing system using reliable local NZ fabricators

  • Steelwork

    • Novalab’s own designed steel frame systems
    • Also has bespoke design capability
    • Uses high quality and reliable local NZ fabricators
    • Our frames are fabricated with 32×32 section steel supporting our specialist laboratory bench tops
    • Frames also allow for suspension of joinery
    • All frames are fitted with chemical resistant adjustable feet for levelling

  • Dangerous Goods

    • Novalab offers dangerous goods cabinets
    • Specific design features to meet NZ hazardous goods regulations and to comply with NZ’s health and safety laws

  • Fume Cupboards

    • Novalab offers its own designed and manufactured mobile CRUMA fume cupboard

  • Changing Rooms

    • Novalab’s compact laminate joinery ideal for all school wet areas e.g. changing rooms
    • Novalab designs or bespoke designed changing rooms extremely durable because impervious to moisture

     

01 / CASE STUDY – SECONDARY SCHOOL

Nga Tapuwae, South Auckland

  • New build facility
  • Fitted joinery across multiple curriculum areas
  • <$1m
  • Mix of Trespa, Duratop, BioPro and Novatek products

02 / CASE STUDY – PRIMARY SCHOOL

Hobsonville Primary School

  • New build facility
  • Part of the PPP1 schools project in NZ
  • Fitted joinery across multiple curriculum areas
  • <$1m
  • Mix of Trespa, Duratop, BioPro and Novatek products

03 / CASE STUDY – SECONDARY SCHOOL

Wakatipu High School, Queenstown

  • This was part of the PP3 Schools project throughout New Zealand
  • Novalab worked successfully with ASC Architects on PPP1, 2 & 3 which covered off a multitude of Junior and high Schools, involving Science zones (as shown in these images) Art, Food Technology and storage areas
  • The furniture is modular in design and easy to add or subtract from, it also provides a neat and simple way to hide all the services, yet give easy access for maintenance