About
ABOUT
We are Australia’s leading supplier of stainless steel Bushfire Mesh
We offer same day despatch and freight friendly rolls quickly despatched to rural areas
100% of embers that pass Bushfire Mesh are no longer a threat
Innovating stainless steel for 20 years and now sharing globally
Our 5-Step DIY Guide makes installation a breeze
OUR LOCATION
Our Head Office & Warehouse is located in Melbourne. We are situated within the hub of national transport companies, allowing our Bushfire Mesh to be delivered anywhere in Australia with ease and efficiency. Our position also allows us to provide a quality service to the growing industrial manufacturing corridor of greater Victoria.
DELIVERY
We deliver Australia wide and we offer same day despatch service (when your order is received by 9am). Trucks leave daily for Sydney and the NSW central coast.
At SSWM we pride ourselves on our speed to market.
Below is a guide for delivery times from our Melbourne Warehouse;
Adelaide 2 days
Brisbane 3 days
Canberra 3 days
Darwin 7 days
Hobart 3 days
Perth 3 days
Sydney 2 days
Our vision is to be part of the bushfire solution for the Australian community for your asset protection against ember attack and radiant heat.
With our 5 star performance bushfire mesh.
ABOUT
The original Bushfire Mesh is a product range developed and stocked by Stainless Steel Wire and Mesh Pty Ltd (SSWM). SSWM is Australia’s largest stockist of stainless steel wire and mesh, and an industry leader in innovation, ensuring products are designed and tested to withstand Australia’s harsh environment.
“SSWM has worked with Industry & Australian Universities to design a product that will stop embers and reflect radiant heat to reduce the likelihood of building fires. I am proud to be part of the solution for asset protection for the Australian community.” Andrew Greer, SSWM Managing Director.
After the 2019-2020 devastating Australian bushfires and the destructive impact on so many families, communities, businesses, wildlife and ecosystems SSWM asked “how can we make a difference?”
We came up with two realistic objectives for how SSSWM could make a difference:
- To continue to innovate our Bushfire Mesh range to offer further solutions to the Australian community
- To educate and continue to raise awareness in regard to ember attack and radiant heat and how Bushfire Mesh can protect against it
HISTORY
Andrew Greer, the Managing Director of SSWM, began working in the wire industry over 45 years ago with Greer & Ashburner and Greer Wire. Throughout his 45 years of involvement in the wire industry, Andrew Greer has seen the market change first hand and has responded to best service this market.
The Greer family’s origins in the wire business began in 1849, when the son of the Scottish founder arrived in Victoria just prior to the gold rush, to supply the diggers with wire mesh sieves.
After the devastating 2009 Black Saturday Bushfires in Victoria, the Royal Commission called for a more progressive building code. With the update of Australian Standard (AS) 3959, Constructions of Buildings in Bushfire prone areas. Andrew, who had over 40 years of experience supplying wire mesh for fire attenuation, along with daughters Tory & Amanda began to innovate its stainless steel product range to meet the AS 3959 requirements and coined the term, Bushfire Mesh.
FUTURE
SSWM is the leading supplier of Bushfire Mesh in Australia to homes, schools, community centers, commercial buildings, industrial buildings and infrastructure projects. SSWM continues to innovate through R&D and academic partnerships to develop new products and applications for its Bushfire Mesh. This will ensure SSWM can continue to be a part of the solution in preventing bushfire devastation to Australian families and communities.
The unfortunate reality is that the future of bushfires is going to become more frequent and increase in intensity creating a greater problem for us all. This requires an approach by all stakeholders to prepare their home, building and/or assets and its defendable space to best protect against bushfires, ember attack and radiant heat.
Bushfire Mesh is a cost-efficient and effective measure in blocking ember attack and direct radiant heat. With over 80% of homes burning due to ember attack, we see our product as an essential defense measure for an effective emergency management plan.
“Being a family business, we think in generations, and Bushfire Mesh is part of our solution for asset protection for the Australian community.” Amanda Greer, Business Development Manager.
SSWM also think globally, Australia’s original Bushfire Mesh is now available in the USA. James Greer, Andrew’s son has developed Bushfire Mesh for Americans to better protect their homes, communities and assets against wildfires.
COLLABORATION
With Australian Universities, Industry Associations, Science Agency & State Fire Authority.
SSWM works closely with industry experts to design its products to meet the requirements of Australian Standards and that can withstand Australia’s harsh environment.
