1. Demand Surges for Australian Steel Framing
2. Shed Kits for Builders and Do-It-Yourselfers
3. LYSAGHT QUIKA-FLOOR™
4. Oyster Bay Shack a Tassie Pearl
5. Value Builder Joins the Elite of the Elite
6. Grabstick Makes Life a Breeze for Roofers
7. Coming Soon - New Websites for BHP Steel
8. Did you know...?

Weeks Peacock Quality Homes is experiencing exceptional growth in demand for its homes and internationally patented steel framing system. The company operates its own steel frame manufacturing business, in Adelaide, producing house framing made from ZINCALUME® steel for its own homes and for other Australian builders.

http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=12australianframing

An Australian shed and gazebo manufacturer is producing attractive pre-engineered garden structures that make life easy for builders and do-it-yourselfers. The economical and simple to erect shed and gazebo kits use the revolutionary Bevis Corner system made from LYSAGHT® steel components. The Bevis Corner allows easy on-site adjustment to any roof angle
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=12shedkits

LYSAGHT QUIKA-FLOOR™ is a lightweight flooring system engineered to offer an alternative to concrete slabs. It provides a cost effective and practical answer for flat or sloping land, as well as extremely rapid installation. The free quotation/design service offered by BHP Steel Lysaght makes it even easier to specify. For more information:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=12quikafloor

The ‘Oyster Bay Shack’ on Tasmania’s East Coast was named joint winner of the Housing Industry Association’s most recent national GreenSmart Building of the Year award for its environmentally sustainable design. CB&M Designer Homes used COLORBOND® pre-painted steel for the roof, ceilings and several external walls. Read more on this spectacular residence here:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=12oysterbayshack

A fast-growing company which builds affordable family homes has been acknowledged among the leaders of the industry at the annual Housing Industry Association (HIA) awards. Bendigo based Elite Homes Australia, run by brother and sister William and Kim Lawford, has lived up to its name by winning the Best Display Home under $175,000 award in the HIA Victorian Regional awards. For more:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=12valuebuilder

The Grabstick, a magnetic tool to clamp insulating paper to the battens, is winning over roofing contractors who say it makes working with steel battens substantially easier and quicker than using traditional battens. Developed by Bendigo inventor and tradesman Warrick Smith, the Grabstick uses two high-tech neodymium magnets to clamp the paper securely and neatly to steel battens, even when the wind reaches levels that would normally put a stop to roofing work. Read more here:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=12grabstick

The next few months are going to be some of the biggest in the history of BHP Steel. As you may be aware, on July 1, 2002, BHP Steel will be publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and will be separated from BHP Billiton. Read all about the exciting web-related developments that are just around the corner….
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect?to=12newsteelwebsites

Five completely trivial but fun facts to boggle your mind. The theme for this edition of 'S.O.S' is space. Did you know:

• Pioneer 11's speed going past Jupiter was over 172,200 kph, the fastest speed ever traveled by a man-made object.
• If you attempted to count the stars in a galaxy at a rate of one every second, it would take around 3,000 years to count them all.
• Each of the Space Shuttle's solid rocket motors burns 5 tons of propellant per second.
• The accuracy with which Voyager arrived at the planet Neptune is equivalent to the feat of sinking a 3630 km golf putt (assuming that the golfer can make a few illegal fine adjustments while the ball is rolling across this incredibly long green.)
• During each launch, the Saturn V generated eighty-five times as much power as the Hoover Dam. The combined power of the first two stages generated enough energy to supply all of New York City for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Thanks for reading,

Adam Rollings
BHP Steel - Internet Manager

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