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RPG Australia will use over 6,500 tonnes of Grade 350 XLERPLATE® steel in the construction of wind towers at Lake George, NSW, which when finished will stand approximately 80 metres high with a base diameter of 4.3 metres.
30 September 2008 RPG Australia Secures Capital Wind Farm Contract
RPG Australia has secured a contract to manufacture wind towers for the Capital Wind Farm at Lake George in New South Wales. [Read more]
Major Metals Queensland has constructed two gigantic steel caissons from Grade 350 XLERPLATE® steel for the Tugun desalination plant.
30 September 2008 Desalination Plant. Something To Drink To
Major Metals Queensland has constructed large steel caissons, pivotal to the Gold Coast desalination project being built at Tugan. [Read more]
More than 200 tonnes of XLERPLATE® steel will make up the 400 tonne boat lifter commissioned by Norship Marine.
09 April 2008 Boat Lift Boosts Cairns' Business
The latest addition to a Far North Queensland ship building company is a 400 tonne, three storey high mobile boat lift which will benefit at least three local businesses. [Read more]
Bogie frames heading for Kazakhstan manufactured from Grade 400 XLERPLATE® steel.
09 April 2008 United Group Rail Keeps Kazakhstan On The Rails
Kazakhstan might not be the most obvious place for an Australian company to export, but this landlocked nation bordered by Russia and China is an important part of United Group Rail's business. [Read more]
Horan Steel's Adrian Weller meets Wallaby Phil Waugh. Adrian was one of three to win a grand prize in the XLERPLATE® steel 'Backing The Aussie Spirit'
07 Apr 08 Trip Of A Lifetime
When Horan Steel's Adrian Weller took the phone call to hear he'd won an all expenses paid trip to the Rugby World Cup last October, he thought the caller was joking. "There was much scepticism on my part," admits Adrian. "But it really was the trip of a lifetime!" [Read more]
The lattice like structure on the new Macquarie Bank headquarters in Sydney was made from XLERPLATE® steel which was galvanised to prevent corrosion.
04 April 2008 Gridiron Comes To Sydney
Macquarie Bank's new headquarters at King Street Wharf in Sydney's CBD is shaping up as a striking showcase for the design capabilities of XLERPLATE® steel. [Read more]
Artist impression of Melbourne's latest attraction, the Southern Star Observation Wheel at Waterfront City, made from 650 tonnes of grade 350 XLERPLATE® steel
04 April 2008 Big Wheels Turning Soon
Melbourne's latest tourist attraction is beginning to take shape at Waterfront City in the redeveloped docklands area. [Read more]
Huge LNG tanks like this, manufactured from XLERPLATE® steel, will hold gas from the Pluto field.
04 Apr 08 CBI Gets Green Light On Pluto
CBI Constructors Pty Ltd (CBI) is set to manufacture two liquified natural gas (LNG) storage tanks and three condensate tanks on behalf of Foster Wheeler Worley Parsons for Woodside's multi billion dollar Pluto LNG Project northwest of Karratha, Western Australia. [Read more]
A chimney stack for the new Bluewaters Power, Western Australia uses BlueScope Steel XLERPLATE®.
13 December 2007 Power Station Stacks Up
Western Construction's successful track record in fabrication has seen the company win a major contract to fabricate a chimney stack for the new Bluewaters Power Station. [Read more]
Morson Engineering will supply piling made from XLERPLATE® steel for the new Tourle Street Bridge, Newcastle, NSW.
12 Dec 07 Jobs Pile High For Morson
Morson Engineering will help traffic flow in Newcastle after winning a local contract in September to supply piling for the new Tourle Street Bridge project. Each pile is made from Grade 350 XLERPLATE® steel, 40 metres long and 800mm in diameter. [Read more]