Supporting our customers to grow by providing them with efficiencies and ready to manufacture components, on time and to specification.
National Product, Processing & Solutions Hub
The National Product, Processing and Solutions Hub in Unanderra, New South Wales – based just 10 minutes from the BlueScope Steel Mill. Our team’s focus is to support our customers to grow by providing them with efficiencies and ready to manufacture components, on time and to specification.
TheHub provides our customers with:
- Complex processing and component manufacture.
- End-to-end management of complex steel processing and supply.
- Customer specific product in steel kit form ready for assembly.
- Domestic supply and processing for steel for complex and steel intensive projects.
Complex processing and component manufacture
- A highly experienced in-house programming team assists to ensure customer complex processing requirements are delivered to on time and to specification.
- Weld prep ready components which are plasma or oxy processed and include:
- Complex Bevelling (K Bevels, Y Bevels, Variable Bevels)
- Drilling, Tapping, Etching, Notching
- Blasting, Priming, Galvanising, Bending & Rolling
- 2x 18.5m bed x 3.5m wide with up to 40m of plasma processing capability
Customer specific product in kit form ready for assembly
- To improve customer efficiency, components can come etched with fold lines, directional lines, component traceability using etching and laser/ink-jet marking onto plate, ready for on-site assembly.
- Components can be barcode or QR code laser printed to assist with component traceability and quality assurance processes.
End-to-end management of complex steel processing and supply
Dedicated project coordinators support the delivery of projects from start to finish:
- Weekly discussions between our project coordinators and our customer’s project managers to ensure project timelines are captured and material supply is coordinated accordingly
- Providing just-in-time material delivery per dynamic project management timelines
- An agile approach to project management to help risk mitigate project cost escalation
- Coordinate material supply, material processing, blast & prime and other material processing required to deliver ready to assemble finished components on site and to specification
- In house quality assurance processes to ensure products dispatched meet project specification requirements
Domestic supply and processing of steel for complex and significant projects
Customers delivering projects which are highly steel intensive require a partner who can:
- Provide project management services to ensure material is delivered just-in-time aligned with dynamic project management timelines
- Complex processing with a high degree of precision and efficiency
- A cost-effective supply chain with minimal handling of material from procurement to delivery
- Storage solutions for when projects may be delayed
- Improve customer efficiency by providing kitting solutions for ease and effective assembly of pre-processed components
- Product and component traceability to meet varied levels of quality assurance requirements
Industries we serve
Defence
Critical to defence projects and our customers serving this industry is national access to quality steel and aluminium products, including quench and tempered steel plate. These products meet applicable standards for Australian conditions. TheHub provides a total project management solution, offering product, processing and project management services to ensure projects are delivered on time.
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Infrastructure
Successful civil construction companies need access to a wide range of products and processing services to meet project needs. TheHub provides steel intensive infrastructure projects continuity of supply and certification and project management alignment with customers servicing Australia’s infrastructure industry.
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Renewable Energy
We work with Australian customers delivering renewables projects across Australia – wind, solar & hydro. Our complete range of steel and aluminium, diversified processing capability and end to end supply chain and project management services enable us to ensure projects are delivered per the project specified timelines.
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Mining, Oil & Gas
Our Mining, Oil and Gas customers often face challenges with remote project locations, as well as sourcing reliable supply of quality product, associated processing as well as timely supply. We work hard to provide customers a streamlined steel and aluminium supply supply solution chain to ensure projects are delivery on time, to specification and within budget.
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Agriculture
Our customers servicing the agricultural segment with on-farm production equipment, manufacturing and storage products require steel supplied and processed to project specification, often delivered to regional locations. TheHub enables our customers servicing the agricultural sector to access semi-finished steel components fit for purpose and ready for local assembly & installation.
Learn morePartnering for Project Success
Delivering significant projects can be a complex activity. BlueScope Distribution has invested in a new capability to help our customers deliver significant projects on time, to specification and with ease.
Project management
A dedicated project management team works with customers to ensure projects are delivered on time and to specification. This includes a complete end to end supply chain management solution.
A national network
Your convenient single-source supplier and processor of everything from BlueScope’s massive range of premium products, plus custom grades and Aluminium from our carefully selected partner brands.
Knowhow
Our highly skilled team provides in-depth product experience, processing knowhow and project management expertise to ensure project requirements are met and projects delivered on time and to specification.
Single source supplier
Your convenient single-source supplier and processor of everything from BlueScope’s massive range of premium products, plus custom grades and Aluminium from our carefully selected partner brands.
Partnering
Combining technical knowledge, in-depth project management and material processing and logistics, we improve project efficiency through inventory and cashflow management.
Supply chain certainty
We provide customers with surge capability required for the successful delivery of large scale projects. Our project management team works with customers to help deliver projects safely, on-time, to specification and in full.
Quality
Consistency and traceability is key which is why we provide quality products that are compliant with the relevant Australian testing and compliance standards.
Our heritage
Proudly Australian, BlueScope Distribution is part of BlueScope’s broader group of businesses. As one of Australia’s largest steel and aluminium distributors, our team supports customers to deliver large scale projects Australia wide.
Agility
Dedicated to providing agile solutions, our project management team provide a highly responsive service, professional advice and problem solving to help support our customers to deliver on their project requirements.
Strategically located
The National Product, Processing and Solutions Hub is strategically located in Unanderra, NSW. It enables us to capitalise on its close proximity to the BlueScope mill and other local supply partners to provide customers with a highly efficient and streamlined supply chain. The facility offers sea, road, rail and air freight solutions to support project requirements Australia-wide.
Comprehensive product range
With robust onshore stock holding, we offer a diverse product range including: XLERPLATE® steel, TRU-SPEC® steel, BISALLOY® steel and welded beams and columns. This coupled with a comprehensive range of aluminium products and other custom grades, sourced locally and overseas, enable us to offer a single source product, processing and solutions offer.
Processing capability
The National Product, Processing & Solutions Hub provides customers with state of the art steel processing capability including:
- Straight plasma cutting
- Constant angle bevel
- Complex variable bevel & K bevel
- Power hole thermal cut
- Drilling
- Tapping
- Etching
- Laser or inkjet printing
- Blast and prime available on request
Tolerances are customised beyond DIN ISO 2768 – MK & ISO 9013_2017.
State of the art plate processing
The National Products, Processing & Solutions Hub utilises a state of the art, MicroStep multi-functional processing line to deliver both Plasma and Oxyfuel cutting capability.
This allows us to provide unique, optimal solutions across a range of thicknesses up to 150mm while maintaining cut tolerances to meet or exceed ISO9013 standards. Our market leading integrated laser scanning and auto-calibration capability allows for this to be achieved while maximising yield performance for our Customers.
In addition to thermal cutting, we have an operational capability to deliver on a range of high-end products solutions, including complex variable bevels, drilling and tapping capabilities rounded off with a variety of marking functionalities including etching, laser and inkjet marking.For more information about our full range of steel processing capabilities please speak to your account manager or call 1800 876 004.
We are BlueScope Distribution
We are BlueScope Distribution, a market leading steel and aluminium distributor and solutions provider. With a national network of branches across metro locations and major regional towns, we are committed to suppling our customers with quality products, associated processing and project management solutions.
Our customers experience the ease of dealing with a single-source supplier and the efficiency of doing business with one point of contact, providing the understanding and knowhow that saves time and money.
Contact us
Enquire today to learn more about how TheHub can provide you with a unique domestically co-ordinated supply chain solution for your next large scale project.
P: 1800 876 004
E: [email protected]
A: 13 Marley Place, Unanderra NSW 2526
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