factory is in Goulburn in southern NSW near Sydney. Aus Steel now typically provides materials to residential project builders that do 600-to-700 houses a year. They tend to work closely with these builders in order to optimize the production cycle and ensure optimal efficiency. “We sit down with them and do design work in the early stages to make the designs more efficient. Then we supply them on a regular basis,” says Darren. “We ship all over the place. One of our customers supplies a kit home product that we produce for him, and they sell all over the country.” Builders choose Aus Steel for several reasons, Darren believes. One reason is their technological edge – they have developed their own roll form machines so they don’t have to rely on off the shelf product. “We manufacture here in Australia to our own design specifications. All of our material is a registered design profile as well,” says Darren. “We also ensure that the best quality coil is used on our designs, and this is supplied by Southern Sheet & Coil, one of our valued partners.” Additionally, Aus Steel strives to make things easy on the trades that follow them. Darren believes that’s another reason builders like working with them. “A lot of places will supply the basic product and it’s up to the follow-on trades like electricians, plumbers and carpenters to sort it all out on site. We do a lot of prework so these people have as much stuff as possible pre-done for them before they start.” NOVEMBER 2024
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