1. Formula SAE: The Steel City Racer
2. Apprentice of the Year - Last Chance to Enter
3. Smartsteel a Clever New Building System
4. French Elegance Triumphs in South Australia
5. Home Improvement Solutions with LYSAGHT FLATDEK™
6. Wavelike Roof Mimics Surfing Curls
7. BHP Steel Email Addresses are on the Move
8. Did you know...?

Light weight, strength and agility are the essential attributes of any competitive racing car, and these qualities are also paramount in Formula SAE. The Steel City Racer - designed, engineered and manufactured by the University of Wollongong Racing Team (UOW Racing) - achieves these global prerequisites by combining a number of unique design features with selection of the right material for each specific application.

http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=14steelcityracer

The COLORBOND® steel Building Apprentice of the year competition is nearly over, but you still have a few days left to get any last minute entries in. If you know of, or are a building apprentice who has worked with or studied light steel framing, steel cladding, roofing or guttering anywhere in Australia during the 2001/2 financial year, you are eligible to enter. Full entry details can be found here:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=14apprentice

Sydney builder Selwyn Reed has ended his 25-year search for the ultimate home building system. Reed has developed the builder-friendly Smartsteel building frame system, made from ZINCALUME® zinc/aluminium alloy-coated steel, to conquer the difficulties faced by the residential home building industry. Reed's Smartsteel building frame system includes features that achieve his goal of making the steel system more acceptable and appealing to builders and particularly to project home builders. Read more here:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=14smartsteelframes

The Burgundy - a grand French-style home designed and constructed by Marshall Thompson Homes - has been named South Australia's Home of the Year for its spacious design and innovative construction techniques. Utilising a steel frame made from ZINCALUME® steel, the construction successfully negated the sloping site using a steel flooring system. "Marshall Thompson Homes has created a split-level display home at the prestigious Blackwood Park Estate which offers nothing less than five-star quality," the judges said. Read more here:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=14frenchelegance

A verandah, patio or awning is a great way to add space and value to your home, no matter where you live. LYSAGHT FLATDEK™ cladding is specifically designed for these applications to allow more design freedom through its outstanding spanning ability and attractive underside appearance. The colour range available for both the top and bottom surface makes colour coordination with the rest of your home a breeze. Find out more here:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=14flatdek

The Building Designers Association of Queensland recently awarded designer David Leth the south west regional award for the best individually designed home in the 201sq metre to 300sq metre category. Capturing panoramic ocean views in one direction and the mountain hinterland in the other, Leth's design harnessed the flexibility of COLORBOND® steel as roofing and walling to create an energy efficient layout. Read more here:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=14wavelikeroof

The Public Listing of BHP Steel is fast approaching, and with it, comes a change to our email addresses. The new format for most email addresses will be "firstname.surname@bhpsteel.com". If you do have old email addresses in your email address books, now would be a great time to update them. If in doubt, please email your BHP Steel contact at their old address before the end of June to confirm their new email address, or email us at our new address: bhpsteeldirect@bhpsteel.com.

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

• It takes about nine minutes for a snowflake to fall to Earth from a height of 328 metres.
• The greatest snowfall in the world belongs to Mount Rainer in Washington, for the 1971-1972 season. During that time it accumulated over 31 metres of snow.
• The largest snowflake ever observed was 38 cm wide. That was recorded in Montana, USA, on 28/1/1887.
• Fresh snow is an excellent insulator - 25 cm of fresh snow provides insulation approximately equal to a 15 cm layer of fiberglass insulation.
• It takes more energy to eat snow than it is worth - you use more energy eating it than you gain by hydrating (adding fluid to) your body

Thanks for reading,

Adam Rollings
BHP Steel - Internet Manager

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