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Issue 27: August 2003 Archives Subscribe www.bhpsteel.com.au

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

NEWSLETTER CONTENTS

1. BlueScope Steel Limited Announced As Intended New Name For BHP Steel
2. Using LYSAGHT BONDEK® 2000 Design and Construction Guide and Software
3. Construction of a LYSAGHT SUPRAFRAME® Boxed Stud Wall Framing System
4. Termites Prompt Business Opportunity
5. "Up and Under" Roof Scores for QLD Home of Rugby League
6. Screw Piles Anchor Terrigal Sea Wall
7. Coal Project Showcases Local Competitive Edge
8. Wineglass Tank A Towering Achievement
9. Did You Know...?

This Month's Feature Article
1.
BlueScope Steel Limited Announced As Intended New Name For BHP Steel

BHP Steel Limited (ASX: BSL) announced a recommendation to shareholders will be made at the AGM on November 11, that the Company name be changed to BlueScope Steel Limited, with its rollforming division trading as BlueScope Lysaght. Managing Director and CEO, Kirby Adams said "Our new name makes it loud and clear that we are an innovative, customer-focussed steel solutions provider and a company that brings colour to our communities," he said. To find out more about this exciting announcement, go to:

http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=28BlueScope

This Month's Feature Article
2. Using LYSAGHT BONDEK® 2000 Design and Construction Guide and Software

Our LYSAGHT BONDEK® 2000 software gives solutions that conform to AS3600-1994 Concrete Structures. Used to generate the design tables used in the "Using LYSAGHT BONDEK® Design and Construction Manual", LYSAGHT BONDEK® 2000 may be used to generate more economical solutions than those given in the manual, as it offers many additional design options. After the recent addition of the software to our website, you can now download this useful package here:


COLORBOND® steel

http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=28bondek


3. Construction of a LYSAGHT SUPRAFRAME® Boxed Stud Wall Framing System

Did you know that the brochure for the construction of a LYSAGHT SUPRAFRAME® Boxed Stud Wall Framing System is now available online? Along with information on suppliers, product details and features, associated products, FAQ's and "How To's", the brochures are available to be viewed on line or downloaded for future use. For further information go to:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=28supraframe


4. Termites Prompt Business Opportunity

The first thing builder, Terry Doyle noticed when he bought his property in Sydney's outer suburbs was that every single timber fence post on the property had been eaten out by termites. This was not much encouragement for a man about to build his home to a standard design in timber. After researching termite free steel house framing for his own home, Terry recognized a great business opportunity to build steel house frames. To find out more about how help from BHP Steel Lysaght made the transition from timber to steel possible, go to:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=28termites


5. "Up and Under" Roof Scores for QLD Home of Rugby League

An "Up and Under" is a high kick that has won many a football match. An innovative new "Up and Under" roof construction technique for the massive new grandstands at Queensland's home of Rugby League is also a winner. The new AU$280 million Suncorp Stadium redevelopment, formerly known as Lang Park, has transformed the comfort of spectators for Rugby League, Rugby Union and Soccer, when it was completed early in June this year. To find out more about how this innovative roof design used BHP Steel Lysaght products, go to:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=28upandunder


6. Screw Piles Anchor Terrigal Sea Wall

A sea wall at Terrigal, on the New South Wales central coast, features the use of steel screw anchors to secure the wall against the ocean's worst incursions. Terrigal's new wall runs for over 400 metres, of which 380 metres is protected by the underground structure. Built by Melbourne-based contractor Austral Constructions, it is the first sea wall project to incorporate Piletech's ground anchoring technology. To find out more, go to:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=28terrigal


7. Coal Project Showcases Local Competitive Edge

The AU$345 million expansion of the Port Waratah coal loader, built by Bechtel Australia Pty Ltd for Port Waratah Coal Service (PWCS) on Kooragang Island, has become a showcase for local sourcing. To find out more about how local sourcing was advantageous, go to:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=28coalshowcase


8. Wineglass Tank A Towering Achievement

A "wineglass" steel water tank in Sydney has taken the art of elevated water storage to a new level with a 3.2 megalitre tank, a capacity previously unseen in Sydney. Established tank manufacturer Saunders International has built the tank at Quakers Hill in Sydney’s west to serve some 15,000 households in stage two of the vast Rouse Hill development. Find out about hurdles encountered in this project, and how they were overcome at:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=28wineglass


9. Did You Know...

In honor of this September being the first month of spring, the theme for this months' trivia is flowers. Did you know:

  • The flowers of the Caucasian lime, which can grow in Britain, are poisonous to bees. They can often be found on the ground underneath the trees.
  • A rare plant called Puya raimondii from the Andes in South America doesn't grow a flower until it is 150 years old - and after that it dies.
  • The white flower of the Amazon water lily is the size of a football and turns purple after it has been pollinated.
  • The smallest flowering plant in the world is the duckweed, the flower of which can only be seen with a microscope.
  • While the rose may bear no fruit, the rose hips (the part left on the plant after a rose is done blooming) contain more Vitamin C than almost any other fruit or vegetable.

Thanks for reading,

Adam Rollings
BHP Steel - Internet Manager


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