Trade Show Report · Sydney Build 2026

Double Building Materials at Sydney Build 2026 — and the homes we measured

Sydney Build is Australia’s largest construction exhibition. We held booth U25 at Sydney Build 2026. When the doors closed, the real work began. We drove out across Sydney to measure stairwells on site, in homes that were still being built.

By Double Building Materials — the staircase & railing manufacturer in Guangdong, China. We have manufactured stairs and railing for projects in 60+ countries, and the photographs here are from our own stand at Sydney Build 2026 and our site visits across Sydney. Published June 2026.

• We exhibited at Sydney Build 2026, at booth U25, with glass and cast-iron railing samples and a lit step model.
• After the show we drove to several Sydney homes and measured the stairwells on site, most of them still under construction.
• We draw, trial-assemble and crate every order in Guangdong, and on site the client’s own builder fits it.

A few days at Sydney Build

Sydney Build gathers Australian builders, architects and renovators at the convention centre on Darling Harbour. We took booth U25, with the company name across a yellow header and a wall of project photographs behind the counter. The aisle stayed busy from opening to close. You can find us listed on the official Sydney Build exhibitor page.

On the counter we set out the comparison that Australian buyers ask for most. A frameless glass panel stood next to an ornate cast-iron baluster, the modern option beside the traditional one. A lit staircase step sat alongside, with a strip of light under the tread to show the detail at close range.

How we explained the way we work

Australia has its own standards and its own expectations, and visitors wanted to know how a factory in China handles both. We answer with the order of work, described the same way each time. Drawing-First Coordination means we draw the complete stair and get it approved before any metal is cut. Trial Assembly Before Packing means we stand the finished stair up in our own workshop, then take it apart. Export-Ready Crating means every part ships in a braced timber crate, labelled to the sequence the site rebuilds in.

Then we drove out to measure

A staircase only fits if the opening is right. A forwarded sketch can be wrong by an inch, and an inch is the difference between a flight that drops in and one that fights the wall. So for these Sydney projects our team did the measuring in person, with a tape and a notebook, before a single part was drawn.

Homes still in frame

Most of the houses were still under construction. One was a steel-and-timber frame, open to the sky, with a double-height void waiting for the staircase. Another had its concrete stairs already poured, raw and grey, ready to be clad. We measured each opening, checked the landings, and photographed the structure from every angle.

A larger home nearby had a pair of concrete flights inside, a straight run and a curved winder, both grey and unfinished. Measuring a winder takes patience, because the tread depth changes as the stair turns the corner. We recorded each step, the headroom, and the exact height from floor to floor, which is the number the whole staircase hangs on.

A home already finished

One visit was different. This home was already complete, and its staircase was in — pale marble treads against a marble wall, with a frameless glass balustrade alongside. The staircase itself was existing work, built by others. We had come to measure for railing, and to understand exactly what the owner wanted to change.

Why we measure on site

Every measurement we take in Sydney becomes a line on a drawing back in Guangdong. From that drawing we cut the steel, lay the treads, and build the whole flight once before it ships. A site visit is how a floating staircase or a curved staircase arrives ready to drop in, instead of arriving as a problem. The same care goes into the glass railing systems that follow it up the stair.

A note on scope: we draw, make, trial-assemble and crate. We do not fit on site. The client’s own builder handles the fitting, and we supply assembly drawings and a step-by-step guide. Where local installation is available, we can help you find a vetted installer.

Questions about Sydney Build and Australian projects

Did Double Building Materials exhibit at Sydney Build 2026?

Yes. We exhibited at Sydney Build 2026, at booth U25, with glass and cast-iron railing samples and a lit staircase step model. After the show, our team visited several Sydney projects to measure on site.

Do you visit project sites in Australia?

Yes, where it helps the project. For these Sydney homes our team measured the stairwells in person, because a staircase only fits if the opening is recorded exactly. A wrong dimension is expensive to correct later.

Do you ship custom staircases and railing to Australia?

Yes. We are a Guangdong factory and export to 60+ countries. We draw each order to your dimensions, trial-assemble the whole assembly in our own workshop, then crate it for sea freight to your Australian project.

Do you install on site in Australia?

No. We manufacture, trial-assemble and crate the parts. On site, the client’s own builder or installer fits them together. We supply the assembly drawings and a step-by-step guide, so a local crew can follow the sequence.

How do I start a staircase or railing project with you?

Send us your drawings or site dimensions, together with a few photographs of the opening. We turn them into shop drawings for your sign-off, and then quote. For a larger project, we can arrange a site measurement.

Planning a staircase or railing for an Australian project?

Send your drawings and we’ll draw it up, trial-assemble it, and crate it to fit.