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Lighthouse (NT) Pty Ltd trading as Eco Options

Unit 11-13, 10 Witte Street, Winnellie NT 0820
PO Box 39045, Winnellie NT 0821
Phone 08 89474373, Fax 08 89477113
Email admin@eco-options.com

www.eco-options.com

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Contents
What Is Eco Options?

Can We Help You?

How Can We Help You?

Our Products
Our Services
Were Not Like The Others And Heres Why

Proof In The Pudding

A Long History, In Short

A Reliable, Professional Team With The Experience You Need

The Long And The Short

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Our Guarantee

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Appendices
Environmental Policy

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OH&S Policy

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Financial Viability

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Testimonials

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What Is Eco Options?

Almost twenty years ago, Top End residents began to understand the benefits for harnessing
the power of nature to help reduce their energy costs. Products like whirly-bird ventilation
and skylights grew in demand and a small business was born to service the need.
However, the Top End posed its own unique barriers. Cyclones posed threat to newly
installed systems and no-one could guarantee the products under cyclonic circumstances.
This caused clear problems with insurance.
As the world opened its eyes to the need to reduce its energy consumption and pressure
started to mount for individuals to reduce their own carbon footprint, the Top End still
confronted its own, fundamental stumbling block the extreme environment.
On the positive side, youd have to imagine that such extremes must surely mean that
Mother Nature would also provide a high level of alternative energy solutions to the Top End
if she could be harnessed, right?
This very quandary set a small team of passionate building industry members on a quest to
find suitable innovations, test them in wind tunnels and use the results to bring a range of
environmentally sound, Top End suitable products to Territory residents and construction
companies.
Today, Eco Options remains a driven, Darwin-based company committed to providing viable
cost and eco-effective building solutions to make Top End tropical homes more comfortable
and energy efficient.
We specialise in providing sustainable solutions for the domestic renovation and construction
sectors including natural lighting, roofing, ventilation, heat reflective coatings,
environmentally responsible decking, screening, composting toilets and waterless urinals.
Whats more, our skylights and ventilation products are deemed to comply with Darwins
stringent cyclone code.
From small beginnings, some 18 years ago as Darwin Skylights, the business rebranded in
2005 to encompass all its other eco friendly services. With a team of fulltime installers
supported by highly efficient administration and management, our mixture of experience,
youthful energy and total commitment to quality makes eco options the eco-nomical and
eco-logical choice for you.

Its not every day that you buy a product that totally exceeds your expectations,
but that was the case with my new skylight. The dull corner of my lounge is now
the brightest part of the room! The installation was done quickly and with no mess,
a first class job all round. My thanks to Simon and his team.
~ Peter

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Can We Help You?

Situated at 10 Witte Street in Winnellie, Northern Territory, Eco Options services
both the trade and domestic markets.
If you are a tradesman, youll appreciate our tailor-made tradesmans service.
DIY homeowners are also very welcome and we are available to talk you through all
the instructions for installing your products correctly, so that your warranty is valid.
Deliveries can be made throughout the Northern Territory and across the north of
Western Australia.
So, if youre Territory or northern WA-based, weve got you covered.

How We Can Help You.

When you embark on a building project in this day and ageregardless of whether
that project is big or smallyou can find yourself burdened with an overwhelming sense
of responsibility
Can I stay within budget and still get the quality of workmanship I need?
Will my decision today have an impact on tomorrow?
Am I achieving a healthy balance between energy efficiency and architectural style?
Will my project bring kudos or criticism?
It doesnt seem to matter how much progress we make, the demands to do more with less
and to achieve the lowest possible carbon footprint are ever increasing. These pressures can
make planning the simplest renovation a daunting task, let alone a full-scale building project.
Eco Options started researching suitable alternatives to the (then) standard building
resources some ten years ago in response to our customers enquiries. Originally a skylight
and whirly-bird ventilation system installation business, our clients quickly picked up on the
energy efficient bent of the business and started asking about other possible products that
might ease their burden. We started researching innovations in the building and renovation
arena and soon began expanding our products and services.
Today, our product range includes:

Energy Saving Installations

Skylights
We only stock and install skylights that are engineered to Darwins stringent cyclone
code. There are a number of styles available in our range, each with their own
benefits to suit individual needs.
For example, the award winning Solatube Skylight will spread light evenly throughout
your home, from dull hallways and dark linen cupboards to dreary laundries. Its
superior design combined with the worlds most reflective tubing allows these
skylights to provide up to 99.7% reflectivity, basically bringing the sun right into your
home, if thats what you need. There are a variety of accessories that can be added
to the skylight including a vent, which uses the same inside fitting.

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Some building projects need something a little more architectural. In this case, our
VELUX skylights offer stylish solutions to lighting all areas of your home by opening
up your room and creating changing light effects all throughout the day. These even
have the option of a solar powered blind, which is cheaper than hooking it up to
mains power. All VELUX systems come with a 10-year warranty including 3-year
warranty on accessories including electric controls. VELUX electric systems also
come with an optional rain sensor which activates when it starts raining and closes
your sky light, keeping the inside of your home dry.
E-THERM Insulation
This Aussie innovation in insulation uses recycled materials to cool your internal
spaces. E-therm provides effective thermal and acoustic insulation for homes, offices,
sheds and warehouses. It's fibre-free, safe to install and meets or exceeds all
Australian Standards. It will not absorb moisture, maintains its original structure and
uses minimal space in your roof and wall cavities.
Solar Star
Using the suns energy to cool your interiors, the Solar Star is a rooftop ventilator
that is guaranteed to pay for itself. It operates completely on natural energy from
sunlight, keeping internal spaces comfortable all year round. Whats more, it costs
nothing to run.
Solar Star provides:
Efficient operation
Stylish design
Overall effectiveness
Lasting
10 year warranty on roof flashing and metal ventilation
5 year warranty on solar panels, controllers and motor
Solacoat heat reflective coating
On a typical Top End day, Solacoat heat reflective coating can reduce the heat
within your home or building by up to 20 degrees celcius. It does this by reflecting
94% of solar radiation from the roof and walls, stopping heat right at its source.
The great news for Territorians is, the hotter it gets, the harder Solacoat works.
Solacoats benefits include:
Stopping heat at its source gives up to 80% rejection of solar radiation
Reducing internal temperatures up to 20% drop inside the building
Significant savings on air cooling
Reduced greenhouse gas
Reduced thermal expansion
Easy to apply
Australian owned and manufactured to ISO, NAT and APAS standards

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Home Improvement
ModWood composite decking and screening
An ecological solution to conventional timber decking and screening, made from
recycled plastic and non-virgin wood here in Australia, ModWood looks and feels
like natural timber, but with the following added benefits:
no sanding
no sealing
low maintenance
termite resistant!
recycled components including plastic milk bottles
KlevaKlip
An advanced deck fixing system for contemporary decks that perfectly compliments
the ModWood range. Using a concealed claw design that leaves no unsightly screw
or nail holes, your outdoor living space will feel clean, sleek and modern. The
components come in a choice of galvanised, stainless steel or Black powder-coated
galvanised or stainless steel. The design not only provides an enduring professional
finish, it saves you time and money through quick assembly and reduced
maintenance costs that come with conventional deck fixing methods.

Additional Storage
Fakro Access Ladder
This fold-away ladder will turn any room of your house (where the roof line is
high enough) into a handy storage area, giving you more room to enjoy living.
An unobtrusive trapdoor hides a ladder, which unfolds when opened. The trapdoor
is spring-hinged and balanced for effortless opening its as easy as unfolding a
sofa bed! The ladder even has a special gasket to prevent any dust from falling
into the room.

Waste management
Rota-Loo composting toilets
A revolutionary composting system that works on a rotating basis without using water,
which is great for locations where availability to water is a problem.
Because Rota-Loo is waterless, it is designed to remain aerobic and odour-free.
Any composting odours that do form are drawn out through a powered vent run by
either 240v or 12volt.
Rota-Loo comes in the following forms:
Rota-Loo Domestic perfectly designed for the home in two different sizes.
The Mobile Rota-Loo combining functionality with comfort and mobility for
an eco-friendly transportable sanitation system.
Rota-Loo Maxi 2000 for public toilets in parks and remote areas.

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Waterless Advantage Urinals

These function on the flow of gravity and require absolutely no water. They resemble
conventional wall hung urinals and connect to standard 50mm drain lines.
Amazingly, with a waterless urinal there is little or no smell! Most people dont realise
that the smell you normally associate with urinals is actually caused by anaerobic
bacteria thats formed when too much water or liquid is mixed with urine.
A unique Eco Trap, a special drain insert which contains a layer of BlueSeal liquid
forms a barrier to ensure no sewer vapours escape.
In fact, this EcoTrap is much more sanitary than the pool of diluted urine used to seal
conventional urinal drains. Whats more, as weve already discussed, odour-causing
bacteria need water to live and as the name suggests, there is no water in these
waterless urinals. These are perfect for locations where water is limited.

Our Services
As more and more customers had skylights and ventilation installed, our reputation grew for
quality workmanship and finishing. This led to the development of a new service offering
roofing and guttering.
Roofs are often undervalued, almost out-of-sight, out-of-mind. But a quality, leak-free roof not
only protects your valuable assets, it also impacts substantially on resale values.
Today, our list of services includes:
Roofing
In the wake of Cyclone Tracy, many people needed to rebuild the roofs on their
houses. We are now 30 years on and many of these roofs are tired and in need of
replacement. Old roofs and gutters are more than an eye sore they are prone to
leaks and rust and diminish your property value, let alone raising the costs of
maintenance and replacement of damaged goods.
Reliable, quality workmanship has long been a rare commodity and is something that
everyone seeks when they are intending to replace or install a roof. Shortcuts that
save time and money might seem attractive at quote stage, but can become a real
problem as your roof ages. We even have the Engineering inspections done for you
and the paperwork lodged.
Our approach to roofing is quite simple: do the job with as much pride as possible
and leave knowing the job is right. We dont cut corners, we dont buy jobs. Our
priority is customer satisfaction.
Installation
Whilst most of our products come with installation instructions for those who wish to
D.I.Y., we also have an installation service for our range of skylights and ventilation
products for both the domestic and construction markets, complete with Deemed
To Comply certification to help you with insurances and engineering requirements.
Referral Network
Our customers can also benefit from a tried and true network of handpicked
tradesmen whove worked with us to install our products for many years.
If a project falls outside of our scope, we can help connect you with the best
man or woman for the job.

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Were Not Like The Others And Heres Why

We guess youve heard this before, but its actually true. As weve already discussed in
this Profile, our customers desire to reduce energy consumption and costs compelled us
to delve heavily into researching suitable products for the demanding conditions here in the
north of Australia.
Its been a rewarding journey as it has aligned us with like-minded people: people who are
committed to making responsible building and renovation decisions; people who get a kick
out of having everything they want but still being a good environmental citizen; people who
enjoy the hip pocket benefits of being a little more energy efficient!
The journey across the past decade and a half has seen us plug into product development
with our suppliers to ensure that our customers are receiving products and materials that are
Territory tough.
Weve even gone to the extent of funding wind tunnel testing and engineering certification of
the skylights and ventilation units we supply, ensuring your home or building is genuinely
deemed to comply with the stringent building codes (and therefore insurance requirements)
that are in place here in the Northern Territory.
If a product does not stand up to this rigorous testing, you simply cant buy it through us
thats our unique guarantee and the only way we can have confidence providing you with
these products.
Weve found that the dominant factors that lead to customers choosing us over our
competition are value for money, quality workmanship and the eco-logic that underpins
our product and service offering.

Proof In The Pudding

(This is a mixed pudding a pinch of proof, a smidge of history, and little organisational
structure a recipe sure to tempt!)
Our eco credentials are more than skin deep. How often have you read material or listened
to endless harping about the environmental benefits of a widget and just known that the bod
was on the bandwagon for the sake of a buck? Its called green washing and its one of the
most frustrating tactics in industry today. Quite frankly, it makes it quite hard for any genuine
business to cut through the scepticism! After all, no-one wants to have their good intentions
preyed upon by a salesman.
Living with a smaller carbon footprint is possible for everyone and its not hard. Its even
easier when we modify or design our buildings to help out! In 2007, we decided to nominate
ourselves for the Melaleuca Awards, putting the business through the scrutiny of the judges.
We were audited against very diverse criteria that challenged our processes, waste
management and products/services. You can imagine our delight at winning the
Small Business Award that year. It gives enormous credibility to our brand and confidence
for our customers.
But theres more in the bundle of construction and building worries than being a good
environmental citizen. There are quality control issues, timeliness, supply demands,
relationship and process to name a few. Let us take some time to reassure you that
whilst we help you to be green, we are not green well, not in the context of experience!

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A Long History, In Short

Eco Options began life as in 1994 Darwin Skylights, a small skylight and ventilation
installation business, operating as a one-man show. As Darwin realised the value of these
products, the business grew with demand and family members became involved. By 2002,
we incorporated a company named Lighthouse (NT) Pty Limited, which is our parent
company to this day. Our dedication to providing Top End residents with access to greener
products led to a name change in 2005 Eco Options was born, the name encompassing
the business direction and environment mandate that had become our point of difference.

A Reliable, Professional Team With The Experience You Need

Eco Options now operates with a team of four fulltime employees. Mother and son
team, Aileen Blyth and Simon Moyle lead the company as Directors, with Simon
doubling as Projects Manager, ensuring quality control and support for the tradesman
and trades assistant.
All site workers certified to Work Safely At Heights and hold White Cards.
Processes are now in place to enable supply anywhere in the Northern Territory and
northern Western Australia.
And if youre still concerned about our experience, heres a list of some of our recent projects
in both product and service:
Tiwi Retirement Village supply and install skylights and ventilation to every unit
Charles Darwin University supply of Modwood to various builders
Darwin Public Hospital skylights
Bellamack subdivision Modwood decking used for surrounding fence
Stokes Hill Wharf eatery area Modwood decking
Parap Tavern - Modwood
Kormilda College skylights
NT Link E-therm insulation and Modwood for the transportable homes they build
Halikos Group Modwood for 130 Esplanade decks, skylights for various projects
Sunbuild Modwood for Evolution decks
Quality Plumbing Building Contractors skylights for renovation of public housing
in Nightcliff/Coconut Grove about 100 units
Rapana Building Various jobs on Tiwi Island
John Holland P/L Modwood decking and screening for Sky City new building
Our management team, including our leading tradesman, has been together for over ten
years now. This provides comfort and confidence that the high standards for which we are
sort are deeply ingrained as a part of our work culture. But please, dont take our word for it.
We understand that every decision you are making right now is vital so weve included
a collection of testimonials and references on the following pages for you to peruse.
(work in progress)
You will also find following a copies of our OH&S and Environmental Policies, which are
clearly on display in our office.

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The Long And The Short

If you would like to:
Maximise the energy efficiency of your building projects;
Improve on human comfort levels; and
Finish up with stylish, contemporary features that youll be
showing off well into the future,
then you need to contact us now.

Lighthouse (NT) Pty Ltd trading as Eco Options

Unit 11-13, 10 Witte Street, Winnellie NT 0820
PO Box 39045, Winnellie NT 0821
Phone 08 89474373, Fax 08 89477113
Email admin@eco-options.com

www.eco-options.com

We Guarantee You Wont Regret It

When you choose Eco Options, we choose to ensure your satisfaction. In fact, if you are not
satisfied with our service for any reason, we will do everything humanly possible to correct
the situation and we wont give in.

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Eco Options
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
POLICY STATEMENT
As part of our commitment to achieving the principles of environmental sustainability in our workplace,
we recognise our moral and legal responsibility to ensure that our activities, products and services are
designed to enhance the environment in the communities in which we operate, and to ensuring that
our operations do not place the local community or environment at risk of harm.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

We are committed to environmental improvement and prevention of pollution. We will work with our
customers, suppliers and the community to adopt procedures that

reduce waste through innovative work practices and recycling practices

minimise environmental impacts by reduction of polluting substances produced
minimise the impact of our operations on the neighbouring community
increase the use of environmentally acceptable materials, equipment and technology in place
of those which are considered harmful
ensure that our suppliers follow acceptable environmental policies, and
actively promote environmental awareness among staff, clients, customers and the general
public.
RESPONSIBILITIES

We recognise that the overall responsibility environmental sustainability rests with management, who
will be accountable for the implementation of this policy. These responsibilities include

ensuring that all environmental policies and procedures are implemented;

establishing measurable objectives and targets to ensure continued improvement aimed at
the elimination of waste, pollution and environmental harm;
encouraging consultation and co-operation between management, employees and
stakeholders in matters which may affect or impact on the environment; and
providing adequate resources to meet these environmental commitments.

Employees also have responsibilities, which include

following all environmental policies and procedures; and

recognising and reporting hazards which may affect the health and well-being of the
environment.

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Eco Options
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY
POLICY STATEMENT
As part of our commitment to achieving the principles of health and safety in our workplace, we
recognise our moral and legal responsibility to provide a safe and healthy work environment for
employees, contractors, customers and visitors. This commitment also extends to ensuring that our
operations do not place the local community or environment at risk of injury, illness or damage.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

We will adopt procedures to

provide and maintain healthy and safe workplaces, safe plant and systems of work;
provide written procedures and instructions to ensure safe work practices;
ensure compliance with legislative requirements and current industry standards;
provide such information, instruction, training and supervision to employees, contractors and
customers as is necessary to ensure their continued health and safety; and
provide support and assistance to employees and involve them in consultation on safety
issues.
RESPONSIBILITIES

We recognise that the overall responsibility to provide a safe workplace rests with management, who
will be accountable for the implementation of this policy. These responsibilities include

ensuring that all OHS policies and procedures are implemented;

establishing measurable objectives and targets to ensure continued improvement aimed at
the elimination of work-related injuries and illnesses; and
providing adequate resources to meet these OHS commitments.

Employees also have responsibilities, which include

following all OHS policies and procedures; and

recognising hazards which may affect the health and safety of themselves, others, or the
environment.

We are committed to encouraging consultation and co-operation between management and

employees, and will formally involve elected employee health and safety representatives in any
workplace change or any matters that may affect the health and safety of employees in any
workplace.

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Testimonials
To Whom it may Concern

I am the Chairperson of the Body Corporate at 300 Casuarina Drive, Rapid Creek. The
building is 4 stories high and has 20 individual apartments.
For the past 10 years we have used the services of Eco Options (Simon Moyle) as our
preferred contractor to both inspect on a yearly basis and maintain the roof of our building.
We have also used Eco Options in the past to carry out other associated roofing work such
as replacement of existing translucent skylights and suspended ceilings with metal roof
cladding.
I have no hesitation in recommending Eco Options (Simon Moyle) as we (the Body
Corporate) have always found the services provided to be prompt and the quality of work to
be of the highest standard and conducted in a very professional manner.

Yvonne Urvet
Chairperson, Body Corporate (UP92/84)

9th February 2012

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