WHAT'S NEW

The Specifying Fielders Roofing and Walling Technical Manual (‘The Blue Book’) contains useful product details, design data and installation guides. It’s the perfect tool to assist specifiers and installers in making informed choices regarding the use of Fielders products. It also references Fielders’ ‘boutique’ products, including Neo-Roman, Steel Weatherboard, VM Zinc and Heritage Galvanised, along with many new and improved profiles, and even a number of custom product sections. Since its introduction, Fielders KingFlor® has grown to be Australia’s largest range of steel formwork profiles.

Fielders KingFlor® Design Manual (‘The Green Book’), together with its companion software KingFlor® Designer Suite, makes designing a breeze. The Design Manual and software enables designers to quickly assess a multitude of options, to help determine the most economical and effective design solutions. The Green Book and software also includes details on Australia’s newest and most economical steel formwork, Fielders KF40®. Through developments such as the exclusive SquashCut™ squash folded ends on their trapezoidal profiles, or simply the introduction of their ‘world first’ KF40® profile, Fielders continues to lead the way. Their ability to design and supply innovative composite steel formwork solutions to the Australian construction market has brought economy and flexibility to some of the country’s largest commercial projects. Their new technical manuals help make using Fielders innovation even easier for specifiers and installers.

A huge new advantage is that the manuals are now available in a choice of formats. These include the traditional printed form or in portable electronic formats, such as a CD ROM, or in an ultra-compact flash drive format, to go anywhere, from pockets to keyrings or lanyards. Orders may be placed by visiting www.fielders.com.au entering contact details and selecting the desired format. Clients may also choose to order via telephone on 1800 182 255. Either way, delivery is free of charge.

Australia/New Zealand Structural Engineering Conference (ASEC 2008)

New Vehicle Loading and Delivery Regulations

Fielders have previously recommended safe vehicle loading and delivery advice, however due to a new law for chain of responsibility it is illegal for Fielders to allow unsuitable loads to leave Fielders sites.

Our sales staff will now be checking load sizes and lengths at the time of order so that alternate pick up arrangements can be made if necessary. Customers collecting loads with unsuitable vehicles run the risk of being refused loading as we cannot waiver our responsibility.

For further information flyers regarding vehicle loading and delivery advice can be found at all Fielders sites.

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Fielders Now Have 9 Mobile Mills

Forward thinking has placed all of Fielders concealed fixed decks in custom-built containers, consequently Fielders have rolled all of their profiles throughout Australia, even in the remotest regions for the world. Sheet lengths for over 100m have already been achieved and the possibilities are endless. Tough, economical, weather-tested and watertight, Fielders concealed fixed roofing is available in a variety of profiles to suit any application. In comparison to concealed fixed an average 6000m² screw fixed deck will have about 36,000 screw holes, each one a possible source of corrosion over time.

KingKlip® - Optimum cover width, impressive strength and watertight in thew toughest conditions. Curved roofs constitute an essential part of the modern architectural vision. Fielders has developed state of the art machinery to satisfy the demand of crank curving and smooth curving to tight Radii.

HiKlip® - The wet weather champion, Fielders HiKlip® has almost double the water carrying capacity of standard decks. HiKlip® boasts rib height that gives great strength and reduces the number of purlins required. It is tested to withstand severe weather conditions.

WideKlip® - Is the widest concealed fixed deck available in Australia and thus one of the widest in the world. Fewer sheets speed up installation, and a 35mm profile optimises steel usage, thus providing an economical solution that makes WideKlip® comparable with screw fixed profiles.

Further information regarding Fielders products can be obtained from visiting www.fielders.com.au. Or by phoning Fielders first on 1800 182 255.

FIELDERS Specialists in VM ZINC®

The partnership enables Fielders to provide the zinc techniques in a selection of Europe’s VM ZINC® profiles, which has dominated the Parisienne roof scape for centuries, its natural patina providing a fascinating mix of texture and colour, Fielders are proud to offer VM Zinc®. Whether designing the distinctively modern, creating a sophisticated ambiance or producing a striking icon, VM Zinc® is set to change Australia’s architectural landscape.

VM Zinc® is both durable and long lasting in aggressive environments such as marine and desert whilst also being 100% recyclable. Its composition allows it to weather and age naturally, with minimal maintenance as it continually improves during its long life span. Curved, straight, square, long or short, architects around the world have employed VM Zinc® to create masterpieces of domestic and commercial buildings. Whilst offering a full range of standard panel profiles, architectural vision can be translated in to functional reality by the Fielders custom design team.

With many high profile projects in its VM Zinc® portfolio such as the MCG redevelopment and the Bob Hawke Building at the University of SA, Fielders’ success is attributed to its adventurous director, John Easling.

Easling believes that “ our focus on promoting sustainability of products is fundamental for the future of the building industry. It’s also a lot of fun bringing new materials & finishes to a market starved of innovation.”

Fielders have a long tradition of excellence that stems back to the company’s founders in 1900. Offering comprehensive products and support. Fielders have taken an avant-garde approach, priding themselves on flexibility and willingness to adapt to the ever-changing appetites of the architectural industry. Umicore offer a 20 Year Warranty on this premium product when your project is registered with Fielders and installed by a Fielders Accredited Installer that is trained by the best of Europe’s VM ZINC® Master Craftsmen.

Further information regarding VM Zinc® can be obtained from visiting www.fielders.com.au. Or call Edith Brown on 0418 727 247.

VM ZINC®, QUARTZ ZINCâ, ANTHRA ZINC® and PIGMENTO® are registered products of Umicore Australia Building Products

KF40 – A Fresh Look at Formwork

KF40 is a world first, locally developed, it is the only steel formwork profile specifically designed to deliver maximum savings for concrete framed buildings.

Comments from the contractors on site have been very positive, stating that the profile;

· Is light to handle · Easy to walk on the flat top ribs · Easy to lap · Less deflection than flat pan profiles

· Required the same amount of propping as flat pan profiles · Provided concrete savings of approximately 45 kg per m2 of floor area · Provided a saving in the purchase price of decking compared to flat pan profiles · Been a direct substitution in design from alternative profiles without the need to change reinforcing.

Fielders 305 deck is back and it has undergone a facelift!

This is an exciting time for Fielders as the architecturally appealing smooth clean lines of the ‘Shadowline 305’make it the product of choice for wall cladding and visible roofing. The Shadowline 305 has an aesthetically pleasing look and the Shadowline profile can be clip fixed for roofing and has a rib height of 48mm.

Fielders new ShadowLine '305' is a two-pan low-pitched roof deck that can be used down to a minimum of one degree pitch as a concealed fix button punched deck or as pierced fixed wall cladding.p> When used as a wall cladding, it can be fixed both horizontally and vertically fixed through each pan to each girt with a hex head self drilling and tapping screw. The ShadowLine '305' is available in a full range of colours and materials with flexible lead times and are available in .55bmt and .75bmt.

Keeping a Low Profile with a new product from our KingFlor Range

KF40® comes in two cover widths and the unique SquashCutTM ends providing on site flexibility and reducing labour.

Some of the many features and benefits of KF40® include: · Ideal for concrete framed structures · Off set lap, allowing shear studs to be placed in optimal position · Re-entrant features, providing superior shear bond performance in composite slabs

The KF40® User and Installation Guide details the propping requirements and installation procedures for the profile. The KF40® Interim Design Manual provides the composite design tables, frame propping details and fire, prestressing and acoustic information.

For more information or pricing on KF40® contact your local Fielders representative today.

Fielders Kicks Another Goal With“THE WEED” onThe Team

Wayne Weidemann joined the Fielders team on Monday the 19th of June. Wayne, a fixture in South Australian football for many years and known to his thousands of loyal fans simply as “The Weed,” brings to Fielders a passionate, professional attitude, experience, and invaluable teamwork skills.

Wayne’s past football highlights include six years with the Adelaide Crows. He has coached in Tasmania and New South Wales, and currently serves as Coach of West Adelaide Football Club.

A man of many talents on the field and off, Wayne joins the team armed with skills and experience in areas as diverse as sales, printing and water storage. As he settles into his role with Fielders, the management and staff have been quick to show him a warm welcome, and wish him all the best in what will no doubt be a career of great relationships and big achievements. Wayne’s legendary capacity to overcome tough situations on the field will now come into play in going the extra mile to find creative solutions for the needs of Fielders clients.

“The Weed” is the latest in a line of football coaches employed by Fielders. The current line-up also includes Brenton “Sticks” Philips, Coach for Sturt, as well as Andrew Jarman, who is currently engaged as Coach for North Adelaide. It would certainly appear that with Wayne now employed to complete the trio, Fielders are well on their way to putting together a formidable “Dream Team” for social games!

Fielders acquires Brisbane Sheet Metal

Fielders Steel Roofing today announced their acquisition of the Brisbane Sheet Metal business, effective immediately.

Fielders is a leading provider of rollformed steel products to the Australian market, with manufacturing and distribution operations in all mainland cities, with the exception of Brisbane.

Managing Director, Mr John Easling, said that the acquisition of Brisbane Sheet Metal would enable Fielders to complete their national offer and participate in the fastest growing building market in Australia.

The mature product range that Brisbane Sheet Metal offers will be extended by the addition of Fielders market-leading commercial products, including the KingFlor® steel flooring range and Concealed Fix roofing systems - as featured on the Melbourne Cricket Ground redevelopment as well as the recently opened Adelaide Airport Terminal.

Fielders also intends to add to the Brisbane Sheet Metal range of domestic steel roofing products and introduce its range of home improvement products to the Queensland market. These include (the) Endurance Sheds, Dominator fencing and the Centenary Carports and Verandahs range.

Brisbane Sheet Metal will continue to operate from its existing premises in Brisbane and Coolum and is expected to turn over $30m during the 2006 calendar year.

Fielders Roofing on New Adelaide Airport Terminal

The Adelaide Airport Multi User Integrated Terminal project features a new domestic and international air terminal.

40,000m2 of RF55 steel formwork was used on the airport project, whilst project architects Hassell Pty Ltd specified 30,000m2 of KingKlip 700 and 5,000m2 or HiKlip for the terminal roof. Fielders worked closely with Hassell architects in order to optimise the roof design and offer the most cost efficient solution.

The roof pitch is 3 degrees, the average sheet length at Adelaide Airport is 31 metres.

Fielders Mobile Mill was used on the Adelaide Airport project. Mobile Mills allow roof sheets of any length to be fabricated on site. It is not practical, nor economically viable to transport by road roof sheets over 30 metres in length. Fielders Mobile Mills can easily output on site precision roll-formed single sheets from BlueScope Colorbond or Zincalume coil.

Fielders confidence in concealed fix long length roofing is backed by our 20 year Watertight Installation Guarantee which requires installation by a Fielders Approved Contractor. Linear Roofing Contractors were the approved contractor for the airport project.

Prior to handover of the project, Fielders expert inspectors thoroughly scrutinized the whole roof to ensure that our stringent fixing requirements were met. The project was then digitally photographed and the Watertight Installation Guarantee was issued to Linear Roofing Contractors. For added peace of mind, Fielders arranged for BlueScope Steel to warrant the coil for up to 30 years.

For more information on Fielders concealed fix roofing, email info@fielders.com.au or free call 1800 18 22 55.

Fielders Major Sponsor of ASEC

Fielders Breakfast Seminars

The inaugural seminar was held at the Next Generation Health Club in North Adelaide. Fitness fanatics in the adjacent room were slogging away on treadmills and exercise bikes, whilst we were sitting back enjoying a full breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon, tomato and danish pastries!!

It was the Nat & Matt show with Matt Lloyde, Fielders National Flooring Manager and Nat Bonacci presenting to the audience.

Nat Bonacci is an engineer and Managing Director of the Bonacci Group in Melbourne, who have designed many of Australia’s landmark tall buildings. He has undertaken a costing study of various floor systems gained from costs provided directly from major builders throughout Australia.

Matt Lloyde then spoke about Fielders range of flooring profiles and our unique ‘designer software’.

The breakfast was well received by those who attended, and we look forward to a breakfast in Melbourne on 3rd August, Perth on 8th August and Sydney at a later date

AngleCut Takes Off!

More than 200 trade clients attended the information and demonstration based launch which provided a platform for Fielders AngleCut to revolutionise the roofing market. Fielders AngleCut is the biggest thing in roofing since pre-painted screws and ColorBond.

Over 20 Fielders customers have assisted in trialling AngleCut over the last 6 months, and all of them have become multiple customers. In fact, over 200 AngleCut roofs have been fitted in South Australia as of July 2005.

Noarlunga (SA) Office now open!

Our Noarlunga staff are pleased to hear many local customers comment on how they were glad to see some competition in the area.

Looking forward, we are waiting for Council approval on our new display village, which will include Centenary, Dominator and Endurance displays on the block opposite the store.

KingFlor®: More than a Commercial Commodity.

A new era for Fielders’ KingFlor® is here, and it is beginning in South Australia. Composite steel formwork for domestic housing is on the rise with several of South Australia’s leading architects and builders using KingFlor® profiles in their designs.

118m2 of 0.75BMT RF55® is being used on a 2 storey home in Tranmere. The architect, Joe Piteo has specified Fielders RF55® because of its versatility and the Formworker, New World Cement is doing a great job with its installation.

Other domestic projects currently going are 230m2 of 0.75BMT KF57® being used by Cirroco Constructions on a home in Rostrevor and 95m2 of RF55® being used by builder Chris Whittaker & Associates on a 2 storey house near the scenic Henley Beach.

Although Fielders KingFlor® is excitingly entering a new era, all the KingFlor® profiles are still very much a part of the commercial construction sector. Some of the bigger projects Fielders are currently involved in are the Adelaide Airport development using 41,000m2 of RF55®, Bathurst Shopping Centre using 3,000m2 of RF55® and the Riviera Apartments in Richmond, which is a 35,000m2 project involving 0.75BMT KF57®.

For more information on all the KingFlor® profiles email info@fielders.com.au or free call 1800 18 22 55.

ACES Golf Club - for Architectural, Construction, Engineering and Surveying professionals

Fielders is pleased to support ACES Golf Club - for Architectural, Construction, Engineering and Surveying professionals who also play golf.

ACES members enjoy access to quality SA golf courses to play competition golf with fellow industry professionals on 1 afternoon per month.

Fielders Supports Young Industry Talent

Fielders are proud to sponsor the students involved with ProjectArch in its commitment to raising design flair, structural integrity and work standards across the Australian building and construction industry.

Through its long time affiliation with the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Fielders is privileged to be able to help develop and shape upcoming architectural talent. The recent “Model Awards” in March is a prime example, where students from the University of South Australia were required to design and create models of a dance studio or a residence for a family of four. The criteria for these projects included investigations into existing contemporary house forms and approaches to space and dwelling, and the critical issues of site, landscape and material context. The designs were restricted by specific use of materials within a 13 week period and were centralised around the theme of “light”, taking into consideration the aspects of place, identity, everyday, colour as well as lightness of being and mind. Congratulations to the winner, Joanne Saw with “Lighting House” as well as to honorary mentions; Kai Wai Wong and Daniel Galut.

University of Adelaide Student Model Awards

Fielders has recently sponsored the ‘student model awards’ for the University of Adelaide to acknowledge excellence in model making amongst first year students. As part of our close relationship with the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) this award is presented to the top three models as determined by an independent RAIA jury.

The students had to construct a presentation model of a pre-selected building to the scale of 1:20 or 1:50. This could be the whole building or only part of it, using a variety of materials. The most successful students created the models that demonstrated a very high level of craftsmanship, focusing on material and construction details.

We congratulate the winners of the event, Daniel Manno and Kirby Thomson for their complex roof design of Richards House in Aldgate, South Australia. Their model was successful because of its complex roof structure with different degrees of elevation and the model’s assortment of materials. Melanie Paul’s 1:20 scaled display of Kangaroo Valley Retreat came second, with the partnership of Zhoney Li Hua and Chan Sai Ho finishing third. Commendations went to Amy Silverto’s and Will Harbison’s exhibit of Troppo's Love Shack.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS AND COMPETITORS IN THE EVENT. THE FUTURE IS LOOKING BRIGHT FOR ARCHITECHTURAL DEVELOPMENT!

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