1. Steel Roof Protects Contemporary Rural Home
2. Fencing the Illawarra in Steel
3. Lightweight Steel Qantas Hangar Lands in Canberra
4. Bush Architect Steels Home Against Fire
5. New Age for Steel Building Frames
6. Wall Claddings from BHP Steel
7. Did you know...?

One of Western Australia’s premier homebuilders has unveiled a large display home designed for acreages and semi-rural properties. The Sherwood by Ross North Homes is on display at the Settlers Hill Estate in Baldivis south of Perth. The four-bedroom, two-bathroom residence built with roof trusses made from ZINCALUME® steel combines contemporary design with a homestead atmosphere. For more:

http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=15ruralsteelroof

Illawarra fencing installer Ernest Pascale of Corrimal Fencing has won a AU$5,000 cash prize in BHP Steel Lysaght’s ‘Yes Fence Me In’ competition to promote the benefits of LYSAGHT® steel fencing. The competition had a total prize pool of AU$25,000 and attracted thousands of entries from fencing contractors throughout NSW. Read more about the range of fences from BHP Steel Lysaght here:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=15illawarrafencing

The most significant aircraft hangar to be built in Australia for more than 15 years uses advanced steel building technology and engineering to provide unobstructed column-free parking space for a Boeing 767 or two Boeing 737s. The building was designed using an innovative lightweight roof system developed by Bigspace Technologies, assembled on the ground and lifted into place by crane. For more:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=15qantashangar

Recently-retired architect, Graham Teague, was so impressed with the fire resistant, aesthetics and environmentally friendly qualities of his own COLORBOND® steel clad home that he designed a second house for his daughter and her family in the secluded bush community of Moggs Creek on Victoria’s west coast. The new three bedroom house features an open plan living room, dining room and kitchen area as well as a double carport, a workshop and a home office. Read more here:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=15firesafehome

The launch of a new steel building frame manufacturer in NSW signals a boost for the residential building sector and more choice for new home buyers and builders. Webhall Building Systems is now manufacturing steel house framing for the NSW building market from its factory at Smithfield in Sydney’s outer western suburbs. Read more about the use of ZINCALUME® steel in this new framing system here:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=15newframesystem

COLORBOND® and ZINCALUME® steel can not only be used for roofing but for wall cladding as well. BHP Steel manufactures a wide variety of wall claddings for use in both residential and commercial applications. With the strength, durability and warranted protection provided by BHP Steel, they could prove the perfect effect for your project. Read about the various styles available here:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=15steelwalling

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

• Most spiders have eight eyes. These are arranged on top and near the front of the head, usually in two rows of four each.
• Tarantula, or bird-eating spiders, are the largest spiders in the world. They can grow to be as large as a plate and despite their name, rarely catch birds.
• The golden orb-weaver spiders of Papua New Guinea spin the biggest, strongest webs. With supporting threads reaching up to 6 meters, their webs can reach 1.5 meters across.
• There is an average of 50,000 spiders per acre in green areas. Essential to the balance of nature, spiders annually consume a hundred times their number in insects.
• Scientists at NASA tested the effects of certain drugs on a spider's ability to spin webs. Spiders on caffeine only spun some random threads, while those on sleeping pills never started to make a web.

Thanks for reading,

Adam Rollings
BHP Steel - Internet Manager

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