In general, Darren says, Aus Steel’s guiding mission is to make the building process more efficient and easier for everyone involved. “We strive to ensure that not only the first frame, but the 100th frame goes up smoothly and is the best result for both the builder and the homeowner,” he says. “We spend a lot of time with our customers,” he adds. “We believe in collaboration. We really want to make sure we’re doing the best for our builders. That starts with the design phase. We do a preliminary design on their buildings and we’ll go through them and try to eliminate structural steel and design the building as efficiently as possible before the job goes to the council stage. They can get to the job quicker on site.” One example of a major client is Tempo Living Homes. Darren sees them as an example of a client that particularly values how little structural steel their projects require. “We do a lot of predesign work for them to eliminate structural steel in their jobs,” he says. “That’s one of the selling points to Tempo Living’s customers. No big structural steel beams in their builds.” Aus Steel is producing four or five homes per week for Tempo Living. They are currently working together on an over-55 living village in Sydney that includes 55 homes in the first development stage. NOVEMBER 2024
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