Blue Scope Compressed Air Plant
Project Background
BlueScope is a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-quality steel products for the building and construction industries worldwide. A new compressed air plant room was needed to supply self-reliant air to BlueScope’s production facility in Hastings, VIC, which had previously been supplied by a third party. Atlas Copco Australia, a global leader in innovative products and solutions, designed the new plant and supplied all the equipment for this project.
Services
Pro Services executed the full mechanical package under Atlas Copco’s project management. This included craning in all plant and equipment, manufacturing and installing pipe supports, and installing compressed air and cooling pipework. Pro Consulting, Pro Cut, Pro Welding and Pro Installations were involved. Pro Services also assisted during the 12-month design and feasibility stage, reviewing designs, and providing consultation. Fabrication was split between Pro Services’ workshops in Bendigo and Melbourne, with on-site installation managed by Pro Services.
Challenges
The BlueScope site had stringent safety regulations, requiring critical problem solving to adhere to secondary precautions and no-touch manual handling policies. With a policy of zero reportable incidents, the project was completed safely and on time, while observing all the site regulations.
Project Outcome
Pro Services’ focus on quality during fabrication and installation with hydrotesting, pipeline drying, flange alignment and bolt torquing meant that very few issues were identified by BlueScope during the commissioning phase.
Establishing a company-owned, self reliant supply has eliminated one supply chain risk, increased the security of BlueScope’s production line, minimised the risk of disruption to production, and increased financial confidence.
Timeframe
12-month design stage followed by an 8-month fabrication and installation schedule.
Customer Benefit
The ultimate benefit to BlueScope was the establishment of a self-reliant compressed air plant, improving operational efficiency and reliability while ensuring compliance with stringent safety standards. This investment allows for BlueScope to maintain uninterrupted production and meet the growing demands of their clients.
Testimonial
“Pro Services guarantees a focus on quality with great attention to detail. They are committed to the project execution from start to finish, and we appreciated the value-add of installation and fabrication services that go beyond the original package of works. They prove time and time again to be capable of working with very short lead times and a high level of communication with us as the client.”
“Pro Services consistently delivers high quality pipework and steelwork installations within short timeframes, which means we identified very few issues during the start up. Their significant focus on quality during fabrication and installation has really helped our commissioning program by providing brilliant long-term solutions.”
Daniel McKinnon
Project Engineer Assets & Infrastructure Australian Steel Projects
Blue Scope
