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NEWSLETTER
CONTENTS
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1.
BlueScope Steel Limited Announced As Intended
New Name For BHP Steel
2. Construction
of a LYSAGHT SUPRAFRAME® Boxed Stud Wall Framing
System
3. Termites Prompt
Business Opportunity
4. "Up and
Under" Roof Scores for QLD Home of Rugby League
5. Spacemate
Adds Storage
6. Screw Piles
Anchor Terrigal Sea Wall
7.
Coal Project Showcases Local Competitive Edge
8. Wineglass Tank A Towering Achievement
9. Did You
Know...?
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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:
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http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=28BlueScope
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2. 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
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3. 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
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4. "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
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5. Spacemate Adds Storage |
An
Australian company has developed an innovative solution
to create extra storage space in townhouses,
apartments, homes and offices. Melbourne based Extra-Store
Pty Ltd devised its Spacemate sturdy storage system
using COLORBOND® steel to provide an additional
2.5 cubic metres of secure storage space in parking
areas. To find out more about this space saving product,
visit:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=28spacemate
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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
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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
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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
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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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