Steel buying guides & technical notes

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Guides, project stories and technical notes from the NWI Group workshop. After spec sheets or sample quality documents instead? They live in the Knowledge Centre.

Building Supplies · 23 Sep 2026

How to choose stainless steel corner guards and skirting trims

Which stainless grade, profile, size and thickness to use for corner guards, U-shaped wall-end guards and skirting trims… Read article → Waste Steelwork · 7 Jul 2026

NSW FOGO mandate: what food businesses must do now

The NSW FOGO business mandate has applied to the largest food-waste generators since 1 July 2026. Here's who… Read article → Automation Poles · 7 Jul 2026

How to choose a CCTV or equipment mounting pole

A specification guide for CCTV, ANPR and automation poles: load and wind region first, then height, base type,… Read article → Waste Steelwork · 30 Jun 2026

How to set up a waste segregation station that lasts

A practical guide to back-of-house waste segregation: choosing 304 stainless over galvanised, sizing bins to your streams, laying… Read article → Civil Steelwork · 23 Jun 2026

Cast-in angle and civil steelwork: a buyer’s guide

How to choose and specify cast-in angle and civil steelwork: profiles, anchorage into concrete, hot-dip galvanising to AS/NZS… Read article → Structural Steel · 16 Jun 2026

How to order SHS columns, PFC and lintels cut to size

What you can order cut and fabricated, which grades to specify, how to give column lengths and plate… Read article → Landscaping Steelwork · 9 Jun 2026

Corten or stainless garden edging: which should you use?

Corten, 304 or 316 stainless? How weathering steel behaves, where to avoid it, how to control rust run-off,… Read article → Finishes · 2 Jun 2026

Galvanised vs powder coat: which steel finish lasts?

Hot-dip galvanising, powder coat, duplex, pre-galv or primer? How each finish protects steel, what AS/NZS 4680 requires, and… Read article → Reliability · 26 May 2026

How long does custom steel fabrication take in Sydney?

A practical guide to steel fabrication lead times: what drives each stage, how made-to-order and backorder items work… Read article → Pricing · 19 May 2026

How steel fabrication is priced: what you’re paying for

A plain guide to fabricated steel pricing: material by weight, cutting and drilling, welding labour, finishing, documentation and… Read article → Compliance · 12 May 2026

Steel compliance: what AS/NZS standards and ITPs prove

How to read the standards on a steel spec sheet, and which documents (ITP, mill certificates, weld and… Read article → Tools · 5 May 2026

Buying custom steel online: configure, quote or purchase?

How to choose between buying stocked steel, configuring a custom part online or requesting a quote, how the… Read article →