BlueScope Steel - Spotlight on Steel Newsletter
Issue 51: August 2005 Archives Subscribe www.bluescopesteel.com.au

Welcome to "Spotlight on Steel" - a monthly electronic newsletter, delivering the latest steel initiatives, product news, information and promotions at BlueScope Steel, to members of the BlueScope Steel Website.

NEWSLETTER CONTENTS

1. Steel Retreat
2. Integral Energy Takes To The Air For Steel Pole Installation
3. Advanced Building Technology Creates Hi Tech Hangars
4.
BlueScope Steel Launches House Frame Of The Future
5. Building The Way To A Brighter Future
6. Fast Facts

This Month's Feature Article
1. Steel Retreat

An older beach house on the north side of Jervis Bay, New South Wales, has used COLORBOND® steel to be transformed into a stylish, spacious, secure and economical house for an extended family. Read why COLORBOND® steel was the right choice:

http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=51retreat


2. Integral Energy Takes To The Air For Steel Pole Installation

A single SURELINE® hot dipped galvanised steel pole supplied by BlueScope Steel has helped New South Wales utility company, Integral Energy, ensure the security of electricity supply to a critical facility in a remote location. Find out why steel was the only solution:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=51integral


3. Advanced Building Technology Creates Hi Tech Hangars

The application of advanced building technologies is helping to speed the creation of a vital maintenance facility for the next generation of Australia's air defence capability, a multi-million dollar project at Williamtown RAAF base north of Newcastle, New South Wales. Read more on how BlueScope Lysaght assisted:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=51hangar


4. BlueScope Steel Launches House Frame Of The Future

Residential steel building frames, which have experienced significant growth over the past decade, are set for a further boost with the launch of BlueScope Steel's new residential steel building frame brand TRUECORE® steel. Read more about our new brand, TRUECORE® steel for house framing:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=51truecore


5. Building The Way To A Brighter Future

For home buyers seeking an ecologically responsible, energy efficient, and economical way of building their new home, home builders 'Next - You're Home' have the answer. Working with award winning builder Ross Lang and acclaimed environmental architect John Maitland, 'Next - You're Home' is set to lead the field in environmentally sustainable design and building. Read how COLORBOND® steel is incorporated into their energy efficient designs:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=51future


6. Fast Facts...
  • Some species of bamboo grow up to 90 cm per day
  • The world's heaviest lemon weighed over 5 kg
  • The National Park of Northeastern Greenland is the world's largest national park, covering 972,000 sq km
  • The world's most poisonous fungus is the Death Cap
  • The slowest growing tree is a white cedar tree, after 155 years, it was only 10.2 cm high

Thanks for reading,

Matt Lynch
BlueScope Steel - Internet Manager


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