ScreenGuard and the NSSA.
Darley Aluminium, the Australian manufacturer behind ScreenGuard, is an Industry Partner of the National Security Screen Association — the national body for Australia's security screen manufacturers, installers and suppliers.
What the NSSA is
The National Security Screen Association (NSSA) is the industry body for Australian businesses that make, install and supply security screens. In its own words, it is “committed to upholding industry standards, education, compliance, and ensuring the quality and value of security screen products available across Australia”.
That matters more in this category than in most. A security screen is one of the few products in a home that is bought on a safety claim the buyer cannot check by looking at it. Two doors can look identical on a showroom floor and behave completely differently under an impact test.
Where ScreenGuard sits
Darley Aluminium — the Australian business that designs, manufactures and distributes the ScreenGuard range — is listed by the NSSA as an Industry Partner. The association describes Industry Partners as brands that annually contribute financially to support the development, growth and success of the association.
You can confirm the listing directly with the association rather than taking our word for it: nssa.org.au/nssa-industry-partners.
To be precise about what this is and is not: it is a membership of, and financial contribution to, the industry association. It is not a certification — the NSSA does not issue a product mark, and no one should sell you a screen on the basis that a trade body has approved it.
What actually proves a screen
Testing does. Every ScreenGuard system is built and tested against the Australian Standards that govern this category:
- AS 5039 — security screen doors and window grilles: the construction and performance requirements.
- AS 5041 — the test methods those requirements are measured by, including the knife shear, pull and impact tests.
- AS 3959 — construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas. ScreenGuard is rated to BAL 40, the highest level short of flame zone.
Ask any supplier — including ours — for the test reports behind those numbers. A manufacturer that has done the testing will hand them over.
Talk to a licensed supplier
ScreenGuard screens are custom-made and fitted by licensed suppliers around Australia. Tell us about your openings and your local supplier will measure, quote and install.