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Our Brands

Bar­low Indus­tries is the flag­ship com­pa­ny of the Group and spe­cialis­es in rolled steel and mer­chant steel for a range of indus­tries and uses includ­ing indi­vid­u­als, cor­po­rate and whole­sale cus­tomers. Bar­low is the only direct cus­tomer of BlueScope in PNG, so our clients can be con­fi­dent about the qual­i­ty supplied.

Mesh and Bar Indus­tries has man­u­fac­tur­ing facil­i­ties in Port Mores­by and Lae and is a lead­ing play­er in PNG’s rein­force­ment indus­try. As man­u­fac­tur­ers and sup­pli­ers of rein­forced mesh wires, we pro­vides steel rein­forc­ing mesh suit­able for use in a vari­ety of appli­ca­tions includ­ing res­i­den­tial, indus­tri­al and com­mer­cial ground slabs, foot­ing and con­crete paths.

PNG Ready Mixed Con­crete has been sup­ply­ing a wide range of con­crete prod­ucts since 1963 and has oper­a­tions in Port Mores­by and Lae. Ready Mixed employs over 200 staff and oper­ates as a sup­pli­er of pre­mixed con­crete, aggre­gates and plant hire.

Sit­u­at­ed in Port Mores­by, NSC spe­cialis­es in steel fab­ri­ca­tion to any spec­i­fi­ca­tion as well as sup­ply­ing a com­pre­hen­sive range of mer­chant steel. With a wide range of prod­ucts and ser­vices, we can assist in sup­ply­ing small and large projects ensur­ing the best qual­i­ty and rea­son­able prices.

Pipe Mak­ers has man­u­fac­tur­ing facil­i­ties in Port Mores­by and Lae and pro­duces PVC pipes for plumb­ing and elec­tri­cal appli­ca­tions. Pipe Mak­ers can link up with sis­ter busi­ness­es in Aus­tralia, togeth­er pro­vid­ing unpar­al­leled prod­uct range in PNG. All our prod­ucts are man­u­fac­tured to A/NZ standards.

NSC Freighters is an engi­neer­ing, fab­ri­ca­tion and man­u­fac­tur­ing facil­i­ty ser­vic­ing the light, medi­um and heavy haulage indus­try. Sit­u­at­ed in Lae and oper­at­ing in since 1970, NSC Freighters can design, fab­ri­cate and sup­ply an exten­sive range of trailers.

PBS is a major whole­saler and retail­er of an exten­sive range of plumb­ing and hard­ware prod­ucts in Port Mores­by, Lae and Rabaul. From each store the high­ly qual­i­fied team can pro­vide advice and mate­ri­als for any project type from small home projects to major works, such as hotels and warehouses.

Elec­tri­cal Whole­salers is a sup­pli­er of a wide range of elec­tri­cal fit­tings for indus­try and gen­er­al trades alike. It oper­ates both a whole­sale and retail busi­ness in Port Mores­by. EWS draws on exten­sive resources and part­ner­ships to pro­vide stream­lined sup­port to the PNG build­ing and con­struc­tion industry.

Paint Cen­tre is a unique con­cept in the PNG mar­ket. We stock a range of paints includ­ing marine and auto­mo­tive paints. Focus is on sell­ing “PNG Made” Paints. Paint Cen­tre is locat­ed cen­tral­ly in Port Mores­by and adjoins one of our oth­er group out­lets, Plumbers & Builders Supplies.

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About Us

PICSA PNG Group is part of a large, mul­ti-bil­lion-dol­lar glob­al organ­i­sa­tion, with a pres­ence in almost fifty coun­tries in Asia, Europe and the Amer­i­c­as. This glob­al link­age gives us access to sup­pli­ers world­wide and knowhow, which has no par­al­lel in the PNG market.

Local­ly, the Group is one of the biggest play­ers in the build­ing mate­ri­als sup­ply indus­try, with oper­a­tions in Port Mores­by, Lae and Rabaul. We employ over 2,000 staff, 98% of whom are nation­als and have an invest­ment of USD 150 mil­lion and a bud­get­ed turnover in excess of K200 million.

Com­pris­ing of 19 branch­es, the Group pro­vides a wide range of prod­ucts cater­ing to the needs of the con­struc­tion indus­try including:

  • Struc­tur­al and mer­chant steel, includ­ing fabrication
  • Roof­ing
  • Con­crete
  • PVC Pipes
  • Elec­tri­cal and plumb­ing products

The Group is one of the old­est busi­ness hous­es and has been in oper­a­tion for over 55 years. We pride our­selves in man­u­fac­ture and sup­ply of qual­i­ty prod­ucts that con­form to inter­na­tion­al stan­dards, par­tic­u­lar­ly, A/NZ standards.

Some of our works

Project Highlights

Kavieng District Housing Program
Barlow Industries
Enga Teacher’s College Development
Barlow Industries / Niugini Steel Corporation
Le Hunte Luxury Executive Apartments
Mesh & Bar Industries
Hilton Hotel Development
PNG Ready Mixed Concrete
Venzia Estate Luxury Apartments
Barlow Industries
Jackson’s International Airport
Barlow Industries
What Our Clients Say

Testimonials

Richard R. SimpsonRegional Manager | South Pacific

Fletcher Morobe

“NSC has delivered high quality Australian standard steel fabrication work across some of our major projects, working closely with our project managers and key people meeting our target dates. They were flexible to accommodate some design changes in a timely and professional manner”

Nathan BrooksOperations Director

Hi-Lift Logistics

“As Hi-Lift was going through critical expansion stage with construction of a new warehouse, Barlow Industries supported us with exemplary customer service and high quality products, which included roof and wall cladding, anti-climb perimeter fence, all deformed bar for construction. We would like to thank Barlow for the support and are happy to recommend Barlow Industries in the future to any potential clients”

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