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About Akenbe

Akenbe, the only manufacturer of Lattice and Slatting products in Central Queensland
offering a choice of Timber, Aluminium and Bluescope Colorbond Steel materials.

Akenbe has been established in Rockhampton for more than 25 years serving Central Queensland from the Capricorn Coast west to Longreach. Our Showroom and Factory are located in South Rockhampton, at 207 Denison Street (between William and Derby Streets) see Location.

We specialise in the manufacture and installation of architecturally attractive and innovative solutions to your shade, privacy and security problems for residential, commercial and industrial properties.

Use our Design Expertise
After all, this is our business, and we have a lot of experience in what will work, and what to avoid. Are you looking for privacy and security, protection from sunlight, or protection from wind, or a combination of all three? We can help you decide on the right material, and the right style for the situation, and the effect you want to achieve. Pick our brains for ideas ... we’ve got a million of them.

Well-utilised lattice and slatting panels do a great job in screening for privacy, shade and security without the hard-line look and forbidding heaviness of solid walls, allowing light to filter through, and air to circulate, while ensuring privacy and security. Lighten and soften the plain straight lines of your home. Cheerfully change the character of your homes appearance with a friendlier entrance; a more private, but still open back patio or barbecue area.

We also supply and install the most effective gutter protection system on the market – Rod’s Gutter Guardian.

And for the small members of the family, a selection of cubby houses and forts guaranteed to provide hours of fun and entertainment in the safety of your back yard.

There’s even something for the loyal and trusted family pet – kennels in three sizes (small, medium and large) to provide a weatherproof roof, and a comfortable bed.
Steel? Aluminium? Timber?

Custom-made to your specifications, we work with only the best of materials – each designed to cope with the harsh climatic environment of Central Queensland.

Bluescope Colorbond Steel –made from roofing grade Colorbond Steel well known for its long life performance under harsh Australian conditions and designed for strength and beauty, this Superior Slat product virtually maintenance-free, and is used to create a multitude of designs incorporating the more modern horizontal or vertical slat panels, the tradition diagonal or square lattice, the versatile fixed louvre systems– vertical horizontal or diagonal, with a range of tilt angles, and the new innovative adjustable louvre systems. Visit www.superiorscreens.com.au for some innovative ideas. With eight oven-baked coatings to ensure the zincalume steel is protected for chipping, peeling and flaking, this effectively means you will never have to paint the finished product. Just think of the durability and strength of your colorbond roof and guttering, and you will enjoy those same qualities in the roll-formed slats and framing used in our finished panels. Coordinate your colour selection using the20 standard colours available in the Bluescope Colorbond colour range, and also available in powdercoated Zincalume in a colour of your choice.

Benefits – strong and durable, no painting, no chipping, fading or peeling, corrosion resistant, termite proof, will not rot, burn or warp,

Powdercoated Aluminium - the combination of powdercoating (in a colour of your choice) and chemically treated aluminium is the optimium system where harsh salt-laden environments are encountered. The use of the aluminium slats, is limited only by your imagination - horizontal, vertical or diagonal slatting, diagonal or square lattice, fixed or adjustable louvre systems.

Benefits – corrosion resistant, lightweight, no painting, termite proof, will not rot, burn or warp.


CCA Treated Timber
–diagonal and square designs created from CCA treated pine slata and rebated framing - even the most dedicated renovator is able to maintain the traditional appearance of their restoration. Add a great deal to the look of your completed job, while saving yourself a lot time and effort, by having us pre-paint your panels. We use only the best – Dulux Weathershield with an extensive colour selection. Click here to visit Dulux Weathershield
Dulux Weathershield gives an outstanding durable finish which is designed to withstand the rigours of our harsh Central Queensland climate with a resistance to fade, and a 10 year guarantee.

Benefits – will withstand decay fungi, borer and termites

Rod’s Gutter Guardian - the most effective gutter guard protection on the market, this is an expanded aluminium product, which when applied to a gutter will exclude even the smallest of leaves and twigs, without restricting the entry of the heaviest rainfall. Non-corrosive and fire-resistant, the product is well-suited to installation by the home handyman, or we can install it for you. 10 year guarantee.

Benefits – corrosion resistant, will not rot or burn, DIY friendly


Cubby Houses, Forts and Dog Kennels – available in easy to assemble kits, and manufactured from timber which has been treated with Naturewood ACQ Preservative, these structures are sturdy and built to last, totally safe for humans and their faithful canine companion. The Naturewood ACQ Preservative is pressure-treated, long lasting, durable and clean to touch, and provides protection from a broad spectrum of decay fungi, borer and termites, but does not contain arsenic or chrome, and is one of the alternative treatments recommended for use in children’s playground equipment.

Benefits – will withstand decay fungi, borer and termites


If you have an enquiry why not give Rod a call on telephone No. (07) 49227633 or you can email Akenbe