Latest edition - October 2025
Get ready to explore the October 2025 edition of Steel Australia magazine.
Inside this issue, catch up on the 2025 ASI Steel Convention, which saw a record 281 delegates descend on Sydney for the premier gathering of leaders across the steel supply chain.
Meet the winners of the 2025 ASI Steel Sustainability Awards, including the St Marys Integrated Project Office, Bradbury Park Playscape, Queensland Rail Bridge Refurbishment, BridgeFab, Structural Challenge and Justin Mendiolea.
Get exclusive insights on ASI members, including United Steel and Bisalloy.
A message from the chair
With our annual Australian Steel Convention recently held in Sydney, the key themes of Participate Innovate Evolve warrant amplification in this edition of Steel Australia magazine.
A message from the chief executive
With our local steel industry currently in severe financial distress due to a surge in very low-priced imported fabricated steelwork, it is vital the oversight of all trade measures in Australia is in line with other comparable countries.
Positive returns in a challenging year
AustralianSuper delivered positive investment returns for members for the financial year ending 30 June 2025, despite the year being filled with economic uncertainty.
2025 ASI Australian Steel Convention
A record 281 delegates descended on Sydney’s northern beaches in September for the Australian Steel Institute’s annual Steel Convention, the premier gathering of leaders from across the nation’s steel supply chain.
ASI awards showcase sustainable steel solutions
This year’s Australian Steel Institute Steel (ASI) Sustainability Awards highlighted practical, repeatable ways the sector is shrinking carbon, tightening governance and lifting social outcomes
St Marys Integrated Project Office
The St Marys Integrated Project Office won the ASI’s 2025 Sustainability Awards for Large Projects. A temporary 200-workstation and operations hub for Sydney Metro’s six new stations, the $16 million facility proves “temporary” can be low-carbon and built to last.
Bradbury Park Playscape
Bradbury Park Playscape in Kedron, Brisbane is proof that community infrastructure can be both joyful and judicious. It was crowned the winner of the ASI’s 2025 Sustainability Awards (Small Projects).
Queensland Rail Bridge Refurbishment
Highly Commended in the ASI’s 2025 Steel Sustainability Awards in the Small Projects category, the Queensland Rail Bridge Refurbishment shows how circular economy thinking can be applied to transport assets—not just buildings.
BridgeFab
BridgeFab was the joint winner of the ASI’s 2025 Steel Sustainability Award in the Company Achievement (Small) category, demonstrating how a 33-person fabricator can punch well above its weight on governance, decarbonisation and leadership.
Structural Challenge
Structural Challenge was named joint winner of the 2025 ASI Steel Sustainability Awards in the Company Achievement (Small) category. The team has lifted environmental performance, strengthened social impact, and tightened governance.
Justin Mendiolea wins leadership in steel sustainability award
Spaceframe Buildings’ Chief Design Engineer, Justin Mendiolea, has won ASI’s leadership in steel sustainability innovation award for turning pragmatic engineering into systemic carbon wins.
Bisalloy Steels: Strength forged in resilience and innovation
As Australia’s only manufacturer of high-strength and wear-resistant quenched and tempered steel plate, Bisalloy Steels has long been a cornerstone of the nation’s industrial capability.
United Steel: Australia’s independent steel partner
In the fast-paced world of construction, infrastructure, and heavy industry, one name has become synonymous with reliability, agility, and service: United Steel. United Steel continues to stand apart by doing things differently.
