BlueScope Steel has launched a new website to help tradespeople work with steel framing made from Truecore steel.
The site — www.truecore.com.au/tradies - helps to show tradies how easy steel framing can be to work with through videos, tips and fact sheets for trades, including frame fixers, second fix carpenters, plumbers, electricians and plasterers.
Numerous videos are divided into 'Tips for Your Trade', 'Working with Steel' and 'What Other Tradies Say'. They are all downloadable to iTunes.
Tips for Your Trade includes video tips segmented by different trades, for example for framers there are tips on safety, screw fixing frames and how to use templates.
Working with Steel features handy step-by-step videos on different processes such as cutting and trimming, making frames and corners as well as making holes.
Additionally, there is a video testimonial section called What Other Tradies Say where tradespeople experienced with steel framing share their knowledge on how to install frames made from Truecore steel and what the benefits of the material are.
As well as the video tips, matching downloadable step-by-step instruction sheets and lists of tools are available to print and take on-site.
"With steel house framing continuing to grow in popularity, along with increasing opportunities for those working with it to differentiate themselves in the market place, we saw a need to educate tradespeople of the benefits of working with steel and give them tips on how to do this," says Manu Siitonen, market manager, residential for BlueScope Steel.
All steel made by BlueScope Steel includes recycled steel in its manufacture and 100 per cent of the Truecore steel used in the home frame can be recycled at the end of its service life.
