SUSTAINABILITY
Lets Build Together for a Sustainable Future.
- Steel has a high strength-to-weight ratio, providing outstanding spanning capability, allowing us to create more wide-open spaces with lower costs.
- With roll formed steel products and our innovative technology we can order cut to length, minimising waste at the manufacturer as well as the building site.
- Roll formed steel products are light, making it easier to handle increasing speed of construction, reducing costs and emissions, in both product transportation and in construction on site.
- Steel provides a high degree of dimensional accuracy, remaining consistently straight and square.
- Steel is not subject to progressive deflection over time and will maintain its functionality for the life of the building.
- Steel has excellent dimensional stability and wont warp, twist or shrink with changes in humidity.
- Steel can be infinitely recycled, without product degradation, using a product within an endless lifecycle is important in a circular economy.
- Cold rolled steel doesn’t contain added hazardous preservative chemicals it is non-allergenic and has been recognised as a ‘Sensitive Choice’ product.
- New Zealand has a Steel Mill which is world leading in its commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibilities.
Steel is part of a sustainable future.
We’ve faced competition in the market from companies choosing to import cheaper steel products, following the covid pandemic there has been more support for New Zealand products, largely due to delays in receiving imports, at Specialised Structures we have remained true to using New Zealand steel’s Colorsteel cladding as we have always done and working with our roll former a majority of New Zealand Steel coil for our structural components. With the rise in imported steel products coming into New Zealand with unknown performance and credentials confusing the marketplace, New Zealand Steel sort to differentiate New Zealand’s steel and demonstrate its integrity by seeking Environmental Choice Licences 4109060 & 5717145 to showcase New Zealand made steel as the obvious choice for those of us seeking quality and environmentally sound products.
The cold rolled steel components of our portal frame building system are roll formed by Steel & Tube, whom we have partnered with for over 20yrs, for Steel & Tube sustainability is a key strategic focus with the manufacturer well positioned to respond to a low emission future and is supportive of New Zealand’s net-zero ambitions by 2050. Steel & Tube holds a Gold Certification from the Sustainable Steel Council and are approved partners of New Zealand Steel under their Environmental Choice Licences.
For Specialised Structures it’s important we know, where and how our materials are manufactured and the products lifecycle. As a New Zealand business we proudly source all our products through our network of suppliers in New Zealand and are committed to supporting New Zealand made whenever possible, while balancing the competitive marketplace, supply certainty and ensuring any steel imported by our suppliers meet our standards and are manufactured in New Zealand into the products we use.
Join us in shaping the future of construction in New Zealand. Contact our team today to discuss your project, explore our innovative solutions, and discover how we can create a superior, sustainable, and structurally sound steel building that exceeds your expectations. Lets Build Together.
Resources:
https://www.nzsteel.co.nz/sustainability/
https://www.ecochoiceaotearoa.org.nz/our-partners/4109060-and-5717145-new-zealand-steel/