Custom Alloy Competitors

From defending nations to connecting communities and sustaining fleets, we deliver proven performance, next generation innovation and mission-critical reliability. For more than three decades we have been designing, constructing and supporting commercial and defence vessels for leading ferry operators, navies and defence forces. With a genuine focus on research and development of emerging maritime technologies and cutting-edge ship designs, we are leading the industry in the innovation of commercial and defence solutions.

Capral is Australia’s largest extruder and aluminium product distributor with six strategically placed manufacturing sites across Australia. Our manufacturing operations run eight aluminium extrusion presses from plants located in Bremer Park (QLD), Penrith (NSW), Smithfield (NSW), Campbellfield (VIC), Angaston (SA) and Canning Vale (WA). In addition to aluminium extrusions, we are able to supply powder coating in a wide range of colours and perform cutting, punching and CNC machining operations on extrusion, sheet and plate. We extrude a comprehensive range of standard and custom shapes up to 420mm wide, 20kg/m weight and 16m length. Available alloys include 6060, 6063, 6106, 6463, 6005A, 6082, 6061, 1350, 6101. Capral has an extensive range of commercial, residential and security window and door systems developed by one of Australia’s most experienced research and development teams. Capral is committed to reaching Net Zero by 2050 and in 2022 was the first Australian extruder to offer low carbon aluminium options to its customers. Capral is an ISO 9001:2008 supplier and either holds or can hold accreditation to the following International Associations of Classification Societies: ABS (USA) DNV (Norway) Lloyds (Britain) Germanisher Lloyd’s (Germany) Bureau Veritas (France) Class NK (Japan) Capral is a Member of the following institutions: Institute of Metal Finishing Australian Glass and Window Association Welding Institute of Australia American Extrusion Council Australian Aluminium Council Aluminium Stewardship Initiative Materials Embodied Carbon Leaders Alliance Capral also have an in house NATA approved laboratory capable of performing strength of material testing.

Arnott Capital is an absolute return fund manager founded in 1999, by Kenny Arnott, with the goal of delivering Asymmetric returns for investors. The firm is solely owned by staff and is a significant investor in the strategy alongside external investors.