BlueScope Steel - Spotlight on Steel Newsletter
Issue 44: January 2005 Archives Subscribe www.bluescopesteel.com.au

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NEWSLETTER CONTENTS

1. Steel Building Solutions For Your Home
2. A New Horizon For Steel Roofing

3.
A New Home For Leading Home Builder
4. A Stronger Future With ZINCALUME® Steel
5. COLORBOND® Steel Provides Shelter To Children In Need
6. Ramm's Building Design Awarded Trifecta With COLORBOND® Steel
7. Fast Facts

This Month's Feature Article
1. Steel Building Solutions For Your Home

Plunkett Homes, Western Australia's oldest building company, and a name that can be trusted, is known for their innovative designs, quality workmanship and commitment to using only the best building materials. Using only roof framing made from ZINCALUME® steel, they are committed to delivering the benefits of steel to homeowners. Read why Plunkett Homes use ZINCALUME® steel:

http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=44solutions


2. A New Horizon For Steel Roofing

A new A$30 million development in Melbourne's west has recently reached a successful completion, with help from leading Melbourne builders, L.U. Simon, and BlueScope Lysaght. The project, called the Horizon Apartments, is an exclusive complex consisting of 47 apartments and 49 townhouses, all overlooking the Maribyrnong River, with panoramic views of the city skyline. Read more about the use of BlueScope Lysaght products in this project:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=44horizon


3. A New Home For Leading Home Builder

Scott Salisbury Homes, one of Adelaide's top residential building firms, has recently completed its own stunning new headquarters in Camden Park, with the help of Long Life Roofing, and BlueScope Lysaght. The company's dedication to quality, style and innovation has led to it being awarded the Master Builder Association's 2003 National Residential Builder of the Year Award. Read how BlueScope Lysaght products are incorporated into their designs:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=44salisbury


4. A Stronger Future With ZINCALUME® Steel

With an increased warranty and improved weathering characteristics, the future is assured when building with ZINCALUME® steel. As part of BlueScope Steel's commitment to continually improving its products, the company has developed a new and improved ZINCALUME® steel which boasts impressive new features designed to enhance the aesthetic performance of the product. Read more about ZINCALUME®'s new features:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=44stronger


5. COLORBOND® Steel Provides Shelter For Children In Need

The Courier-Mail Children's Fund has raised over A$400,000 through the sale of its luxury design four bedroom home, which was auctioned on Saturday, 22 November 2004. The Housing Industry of Australia (HIA) award winning Orbit 'Brighton' home was built on the Stockland southern development, Jacobs Ridge, Ormeau, using high quality materials such as COLORBOND® steel for Roofing in the colour, Woodland Grey®. Read more:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=44shelter


6. Ramm's Building Design Awarded Trifecta With COLORBOND® Steel

Gary Ramm, owner of Ramm's Building Design of Western Australia chose to use COLORBOND® steel as a feature design throughout his latest project, the Hatter Residence in Esperance, located on the south east coast of Western Australia. Ramm's Building Design was presented with three awards at the Western Australia Building Designers Association State Design Awards which were held on 29th October 2004. Read how COLORBOND® Steel was used:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=44ramms


7. Fast Facts...
  • Australia is the only nation to occupy an entire continent.
  • Australia is the flattest and (after Antarctica) driest of continents.
  • Australia has an area of 7 682 300 square kilometres.
  • Australia has a coastline of 36 735 kilometres.
  • Uluru covers an area of 3.3 square kilometres.
  • Australia Day, 26 January, marks the date in 1788 when Captain Arthur Phillip, sailed into Port Jackson (Sydney Cove). Phillip formally took possession of the eastern part of the continent for England and established a settlement, now Australia's largest city, Sydney.

Thanks for reading,

Matt Lynch
BlueScope Steel - Internet Manager


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