Home > Tools & Resources > Case Studies

Electricity

SURELINE® poles at Monto Minerals Development, Queensland
10 June 2008 Thiess Services Applies SURELINE® Solution At Monto
Construction of a 66kV power line to the Monto Minerals development 100 kilometres south of Gladstone in central Queensland became a top priority when rising minerals prices assured the financial viability of the site. [Read more]
A chimney stack for the new Bluewaters Power, Western Australia uses BlueScope Steel XLERPLATE®.
13 December 2007 Power Station Stacks Up
Western Construction's successful track record in fabrication has seen the company win a major contract to fabricate a chimney stack for the new Bluewaters Power Station. [Read more]
SURELINE® poles at Streaky Bay, South Australia
01 November 2007 South Australian Success For SURELINE® Power Poles
Installation of BlueScope Steel's SURELINE® steel power poles has been carried out on South Australia's west coast following the success of field trials in many other parts of Australia. [Read more]
The 14 metre SURELINE® poles were installed over a hilly 1.6 kilometre track in ground conditions which included rock and shale.
01 November 2007 Contractor Beats Terrain Challenges With SURELINE®
New South Wales contracting firm McMahon's Power Lines can vouch for the tough terrain credentials of SURELINE® power poles since using them for the first time. [Read more]
The challenge of building an 11kV power line through rugged, hilly terrain with limited access has been overcome on a Mount Isa mine site through the use of SURELINE® steel sub transmission power poles.
01 November 2007 Xstrata Uses SURELINE® At Mount Isa Mines
The challenge of building an 11kV power line through rugged, hilly terrain with limited access has been overcome on a Mount Isa mine site through the use of lightweight, high strength SURELINE® steel sub transmission power poles supplied by BlueScope Steel. [Read more]
Trial installation of SURELINE® steel poles in Western Australia's Northern Goldfields region.
25 July 2007 SURELINE® Shows Its Value In Goldfields Trial For Alinta
Leading energy infrastructure provider Alinta carried out its first trial installation of SURELINE® steel poles from BlueScope Steel in the testing conditions of Western Australia’s Northern Goldfields region. [Read more]
Thiess Services offer a power line solution based on SURELINE® in a termite affected region of Queensland
25 July 2007 SURELINE® Solution Works For Thiess Services
Expansion of mining activity in a termite affected region of Queensland has provided construction contractor Thiess Services with its first opportunity to offer a power line solution based on SURELINE® sub transmission poles from BlueScope Steel. [Read more]
RJE Pty Ltd rolls XLERPLATE® steel at its Milperra workshop in Sydney.
18 June 2007 Rigby Jones Switches To Specialist Support
Metal cutting and forming company RJE (Rigby Jones) Pty Ltd has recently supplied, cut and profiled XLERPLATE® steel for a heat recovery steam generator stack at the new Tallawarra Power Station on the shores of Lake Illawarra, near Wollongong. [Read more]
SURELINE® power poles were subjected to a range of fire intensity levels during the tests
08 November 2006 CSIRO Bushfire Tests Confirm Rural Advantage for SURELINE®
BlueScope Steel's development of the SURELINE® solution delivers significant advantages to the rural areas within electricity networks through its flexible lightweight design and bushfire proof performance. [Read more]
LYSAGHT SPANDEK® and LYSAGHT CUSTOM ORB® cladding made from COLORBOND® Ultra steel was used in construction of the Kemerton Power Station in Western Australia.
17 October 2006 A Sound Steel Solution for Western Australian Power Plant
A leading Western Australian engineering firm has provided a reliable and acoustically efficient roofing and walling solution for the first major privately owned power station to be constructed in Western Australia. [Read more]