Welcome to Skydome Skylight Systems – Australia’s premier location for quality day lighting and ventilation products.  

Established in 1976 by its pioneering Founder & Managing Director, Michael Bonello, Skydome, with showrooms in Drummoyne and Seven Hills in Sydney and Underwood in Brisbane plus agents Australia wide, has led the way with innovative products and services for the homeowner, architects and trade. Skydome continues to lead the Australian market with cutting-edge products and premium customer service.

This web site is continually updated and improved to give you the best and easiest way to make skylight and ventilation selection options. Skylights are different in light performance, design and robustness. Choosing the correct skylight for your home is very important to Skydome.

The Ortech story covers many decades.  The history goes back to the original invention of compressing agricultural fibre into boards.  The method was discovered in Sweden in 1933.  The product was called Stramit Board – Stramit being a derivative of the Swedish word for straw.  From 1933 to 1945 the original primitive invention was refined to produce a rough board that was mainly used for thermal insulation purposes in Sweden – roofs and walls.

In 1945 the Tomo trading Co Ltd headed by T.J Mosesson acquired from Sweden the Stramit Board manufacturing rights for the United Kingdom – British Stramit.

In 1953, John Hobart an Australian businessman, while on a visit to Europe, became interested in the process for manufacturing a board from wheat straw fibre.  John recognised the potential of the product.  Its properties of high thermal insulation, fire resistance and first class behaviour in conditions of high relative humidity – temperature, made it a very useful building component.

In 1980, Young Furniture was launched in a 5,000 square-foot mill building in Manchester, NH. In the beginning, many furniture items, such as desks, trestle tables, dry sinks, coffee tables and dressers, were our featured products made out of solid pine. In 1986, the business outgrew the old drafty mill building and land was purchased in nearby Bow.

In the industrial section of town, a new modern 12,000 square-foot building, featuring radiant slab heat fired by a wood-burning boiler, was erected. With the careful planning of our talented craftsmen, the placement of equipment was selected and production was up and running. The items produced now included bathroom and kitchen cabinetry. As demand for solid quality custom cabinetry grew, another 4,000 square-foot addition was added to accommodate the in-house manufacturing of edge-glued panels. Shortly following was another addition of 14,000 square feet to total our now 30,000 square-foot home. Additional wood species such as poplar and maple have enhanced our product line, and we continue to evolve by adding more products to our already expansive cabinetry line.