Make a right choice for your Industrial roofing needs with Colorbond® steel!

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There are several reason where you believe, COLORBOND® steel is most right choice for Industrial roofing requirements. Following are key factors makes COLORBOND® steel different from others,

Make your creation Look Newer for Longer

COLORBOND® steel is one of the world’s most advanced pre-painted steel products for the building and construction industry. COLORBOND® steel has been designed to provide an excellent strength of the steel base, the corrosion resistance of 55% Al-Zn Alloy coated ZINCALUME® steel and advanced paint technology that provides an excellent durability with resistance to peeling, chipping and cracking, COLORBOND® steel will ensure your roof or wall looks newer for longer

Stay ahead of the curve with Innovative solutions

For many decades, COLORBOND® steel has been a popular choice for several projects across segments like Industrial, Warehouse, Infrastructure etc . As a commitment for being at the forefront of emerging building design trends, COLORBOND® steel offers Thermatech, a solar reflectance technology. This industry leading technology, making it thermally efficient roofing for building. Thermatech® Technology can be an effective way to reduce the energy load of building through less reliance of air-conditioning, enabling cooler interiors.

Bring home the Quality that guarantees performance

The legendary lifespan of COLORBOND® steel is a result of decades of performance-monitored tests under actual conditions. This happens at exposure sites across India, Australia & around world. The technical excellence through R&D efforts is contributed by BlueScope Steel’s NATA registered laboratories. So for metal roofing you can be sure, COLORBOND® steel is made for durability under real life conditions.

Excellent design Flexibility

COLORBOND® steel offers architects, designers, builders and owners a versatile, lightweight, strong and aesthetically pleasing solution for almost any type of building and environment. COLORBOND® steel stands apart as compared to its ordinary roofing sheet manufacturer. It helps to bring imagination to reality. However complex is your design need, COLORBOND® steel is the ultimate roofing solution

Less Environmental Footprint

COLORBOND® Steel is also important for those choosing materials with sustainability in mind. COLORBOND® steel uses fewer resources through its life cycle and has an increased lifespan, compared to ordinary colour coated roof material. It is also 100% lead free and rain water harvestable. The result is a less environmental footprint. COLORBOND® steel also a Green pro certified product by Indian Green Building council (IGBC)

A Promise Made is a Promise Kept

COLORBOND® steel is backed by a Tata BlueScope Steel Warranty*. With up to four times the lifespan of conventional pre-painted galvanised steel, you can be confident that COLORBOND® steel will keep your structure aesthetically superior for years to come.

Vibrant colour palette to choose from

Available in a wide range of vibrant colours, COLORBOND® steel is an architect’s delight setting new standards with its contemporary finish.

Light Gauge Framing System (LGFS): A Smart and sustainable Steel building technology

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Light Gauge Framing System (LGFS) or Light gauge Steel framing (LGSF) is a construction technology using cold-formed steel as the construction material. It can be used for roof systems, floor systems, wall systems, roof panels, decks, or the entire buildings. They can also be used as individual framing members such as studs, joists, headers, and truss members.

Light Steel Frame members can also serve as both primary structures and secondary structures. An example of the Light Steel Framing used as primary structures is the webbed steel trusses. Steel studs act as secondary structures by providing lateral support to exterior wall finish since they rely on the primary structure for support.

Light Gauge Framing System (LGFS)

Light Gauge Framing System (LGFS) buildings can be used as substitute of RCC/traditional buildings. It is used to create frames for external walls, floor, internal walls etc. These are used as the base on which suitable boards and materials are used to cover the framing. LGSF buildings look similar to traditional RCC buildings after completion

A Smart and sustainable Steel building technology
Light Gauge Framing System Sustainable Steel building technology
Light Gauge Steel Framing System (LGFS) made from High Strength ZINCALUME® steel Tata BlueScope Steel offers Light Gauge Steel Framing Systems made from 55% Al-Zn Alloy coated ZINCALUME® steel AZ150 G550 (550 MPa minimum yield strength), complying with AS 1397 and IS 15961.
ZINCALUME® steel
Advantages Light Gauge Steel Framing system
  1. Strength & Durability: High strength results in safer structures, less maintenance. Steel structures made from High strength ZINCALUME® Steel offer greater durability, exceptional corrosion resistance and results in safer structures with less maintenance
  2. Light Weight: These sections are made from light weight and high strength 550 MPa steel, and hence results in lighter foundations and buildings that have less probability of damages in an earthquake.
  3. Quality: Steel frames have consistent straightness and hence simplifies structural alignment. These structures are uniform in quality an thus do not warp or split
  4. Recyclable: LGFS material is 100 % recyclable and hence environment friendly.
  5. Expansion & relocation: Ideal for expansion of existing structures, additional floors, etc. Flexibility for future expansion and relocation.
  6. Unequalled design flexibility: Compared to conventional framing, steel framing can span greater distances, allowing greater design flexibility. Interior walls can be placed without load-bearing considerations. Steel frames are Compatible with a wide range of cladding, roofing and glazing options.
  7. Lower construction costs: Light steel frames are very strong and lightweight, so building frames require less material (compared to timber or concrete). Hence results in lesser construction costs
  8. Easy transportation & handling: Steel frame components are light & designed for easy to transportation and handling
  9. Quick & easy construction: As all the intelligence is built into the modelling and fabrication phase of the steel frame manufacturing process, unskilled or semi-skilled labour can do the assembly and construction easily. Steel framing is supplied with electrical and service holes pre-punched, meaning reduced time on site for plumbers and electricians

Tata BlueScope Steel offers Light Gauge Steel Framing Systems and solutions under its EZYBUILD® solutions brand

EZYBUILD® Solutions are a set of light-gauge structural buildings for industrial, commercial, residential and institutional applications. These ready to install solutions are quick alternatives to conventional buildings and are offered through a dedicated network of authorised EZYBUILD® solutions providers.

The products and solutions offered by EZYBUILD® include: PEBLite: A unique light-gauge and strong pre-engineered building solution SMARTBUILD® System: Steel Framing System with Strength and Durability SMARTRUSS® System: Advanced, lightweight framing technology for all your roof support solutions

Light gauges steel framing system has advantages like adaptability, off-site manufacturing, reusability, recyclability, cost efficiency and resource efficiency making it one of the most sustainable building methods available today. Light gauge framing systems can fulfil the requirements of small building with cost effectiveness and environment friendliness that makes light-gauge steel construction, a technology with huge growth potential and applicability

Factors to Be Considered While Designing A Roof System

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Selecting & specifying the most appropriate roof system for a project requires solid past experience with several of the available materials and an understanding of roof assembly materials and system options. This article aims to provide design guidance for high-performance industrial roofing sheets. Shared below are the factors to be considered while designing an industrial roof system.

  1. Load Acting on The Roof: Roofs are constantly under pressure. A roof must be built to endure both upward and downward pressure acting on it. Here are a few weights that industrial roofing sheets are subjected to:
    • Dead Load: This includes the weight of the roof structure itself, self-weight of sheeting and purlins, rooftop solar, platforms and walkways along with all the permanently attached materials or structures. Metal roofing sheets in general, are stronger, yet lighter as compared to other roofing options.
    • Live Load: People walking or working on the roof contribute to a load of around 75kg/sqm (as per IS 875: Part 2)
    • Collateral Load: Any hanging load from purlins
    • Wind Uplift Load: Wind uplift load refers to the weight that hits the wall of a building and disperses upwards, creating an uplift force on the roof. This load is resisted by the roof’s downward pushing dead load.

  2. Effective Roof Slope

    3. Roof slope and Roof length play an important role in the selection of profile as well as in gutter design. An increase in the roof slope increases the discharge speed of the water, thereby affecting the gutter and downspout design measurements. A Shallow roof slope and a longer roof length with many numbers of end laps increase the vulnerability of water leakages as the wind will always carry water which will try to penetrate the end laps. In case of a longer roof with lesser crest depth, heavy rains will lead to greater accumulation of water towards eave gutter. This water will try to escape from side laps. If the site is located in a geography where there are high day and night temperature differences, the metal roof will undergo thermal expansion and contraction which will enlarge holes around the screw and lead to leakages. The best bet for shallow roof slope and longer roof will be concealed site roll formed single length panel.

  3. Choosing the Right Roof Profile and Its Thickness

    4. Roof profile sheets constitute a large part of a building surface and contribute to its aesthetics. It serves as a protection to the basic structure from dampness. Choosing the right roof profile includes considering both, the roof slope and the general view of the building. Low-slope roofs require wide-based profiles to allow the rainwater to discharge. Steeper slopes enable to use more patterned profiles. Thickness of the roof profile  plays an important role based on the purlin spacing.

  4. Effective Purlin Spacing

    5. Purlins are secondary members mounted on Columns and Rafters. Usually, Roof Purlins support the Roof Sheets, Insulation, Vapour barrier etc.  Design of purlins depends upon the Loads on the roof, hanging (collateral) loads under the purlin and Span of the purlin. Some commonly used purlin shapes are ZEE, ZED and CEE purlins which are required for Steel Buildings. Purlin spacing varies basis the roof slopes.

  5. Optimized Purlin Section

    6. Based on wind pressure, every building structure has 2 zones: end zones & intermediate zones. For both the zones, purlin shape and thickness are designed to match the loads. Tata BlueScope Steel has 3 kinds of Purlins:

    1. CEE Purlins
    2. ZED Purlins
    3. ZEE Purlins

    The purlin spacing is adjusted based on the calculation of complete wind load in any building.

  6. Coating Mass and Paint System of Roof Materials

    7. Roof coatings are designed for adding a protective layer to the roof. It increases the service life of roof assemblies LYSAGHT® range of premium pre painted roofing sheets and wall cladding sheets are manufactured from high-strength steel; COLORBOND® steel and ZINCALUME® steel for longer lifespan. Zn-Al alloy coated steel ensures excellent corrosion resistance that enables longer life under extreme weather conditions, specifically for Industrial buildings, Pre Engineered buildings, infrastructure applications, Light Gauge Steel framing systems and commercial applications Wall cladding and roofing products made from COLORBOND® steel roof sheets are termite and fire-resistant.

Tata BlueScope Steel is one of the leading roofing sheets manufacturers in India. Apart from roofing solutions, the range of products includes Wall Cladding sheets, Decking sheets, Purlins, Solar Module Mounting Structures and allied accessories.

History of COLORBOND Steel
The most advanced Roofing and Wall cladding material

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Corrugated steel roots its history way back in 1900 century, in England. Where for the first time it was discovered how the corrugation of iron could produce strong, light weight roofing sheets and building material. The next decade witnessed this technology reaching the main lands of Australia, brought by John Lysaght; where it was quickly adopted by the early habitants as shelter from harsh conditions while settling in their new environments. Lightweight and stackable, corrugated sheet was easily transported across great distances. In some cases, complete prefabricated buildings were assembled from numbered sheets of corrugated iron. Galvanised iron, protected by a zinc coating, was a strong and long lasting material that didn’t need painting for protection, but many people painted it to improve its appearance. In earlier days, almost for a century painting was the only way for making the iron shelters look aesthetically appealing. The Chicago based Lithostrip Corporation and Pre Finish Metals discovered a way to successfully bond paint to a galvanized base, and John Lysaght was instrumental in getting this technology to Australia. While there were a lot of efforts invested in getting the process and the end resulting product right; in 1966 the first coil of COLORBOND® steel was rolled out from Number 1 coil painting line in Port Kembla, Wollongong. This breakthrough technology and its manufacturing process created a lot of buzz amongst the construction fraternity in Australia and COLORBOND® steel soon became the number one choice as a building material. Truly COLORBOND® steel is a well-researched product, especially developed for the harsh climatic conditions and moisture variations. In the very beginning, colour coated steel was brought to India in the year 2005 by the Joint Venture between Tata Steel and BlueScope, Australia to transform the Indian Architecture landscape, COLORBOND® steel is one of world’s most advanced pre-painted steel products for the building and construction industry. It offers architects, designers, builders and owners a versatile, lightweight, strong and aesthetically pleasing solution for almost any type of built environment. COLORBOND® steel with its wide offerings (available in 25 standard colors and 6 stunning metallic shades) has made itself a quintessentially universal building material. A favourite within the architectural milieu; COLORBOND® steel offers great design flexibility and superior aesthetics. Backed by THERMATECH® technology with high reflectivity and being a 100% environment friendly; COLORBOND® steel is an energy efficient building material. Reach out to us to learn more about Tata roofing sheets price.

Tata Boeing Facility Inaugurated

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A New Face of Indian Aerospace Unveiled

State-of-Art manufacturing facility for Tata Boing Aero, designed and supplied by Tata BlueScope Steel’s Building Solutions division, was inaugurated by Hon.Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman amidst Tata Emeritus Chairman Ratan Tata and Telangana Minister for Industry K.T.A. Rama Rao amongst other dignitaries. Tata BlueScope Steel’s scope included design, manufacturing, supply, project management and erection of BUTLER® building by using highest quality material with proven technology. A major step towards co-development of integrated systems in aerospace and defence in India, the main objective was tofulfil the goal of ‘Make in India’ initiatives.Thenewly inaugurated facility that represents the future of India, was manufactured with BUTLER® building system, a premium, globally renowned engineered steel building solution with exceptional credentials to ensure a Zero Defect Product, such as On-time Delivery, 100% Leak-proof Roof System, Fully Engineered Solutions and Safe Erection Practices. The foundation of the facility was laid in 2016, and since then the work has progressed rapidly at a sustained pace to ensure the facility was operational on schedule.With superior quality material, skilled workmanship and advanced technology employed in the areas of engineering, project management, fabrication, roll forming and construction; Tata BlueScope Steel met the targets on time delivering a facility of a global repute surpassing customer expectations.

Expert Re-roofing with Zero Downtime

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Re-Roof sheeting with Trimdek

This was running plant with 200 vehicles being rolled out per day. The existing asbestos sheeting of the plant urgently required replacement within the stipulated block closure planned during Diwali vacation (10th– 17th Nov’2015). This required accurate planning of supplies, especially the flashings (which has limited output & requirement, known only after taking up dismantling work) and proper installation resources. Customer also conveyed that no sheeting work (including dismantling) would be allowed in Press Shop & Body Shop, while the plant was operational, due to the risk involved. Especially concerned about damage caused due to small particles falling from the roof, adversely affecting the quality of finishing work. This implied that 56,000 SQ MT of combined dismantling and sheeting required to be completed within 8 days, which translated to min. 7,000 sq. mt. output on daily basis with provision for lost time in compliance of entry formalities for workmen i.e. training, medical check-up, compliance of statutory labor law requirements etc. The manpower availability during Diwali was also a constraint, as most of the workers are unavailable as they plan visits to their native places. As per the safety requirement, the roof activity could only be carried out during day time under natural light and limited the daily working hours. Top management of Force Motors approached MD, Tata BlueScope Steel for the re-roofing work and sought Tata BlueScope Steel’s commitment to meet their requirement. Because of past association and hope for future business opportunity, Tata BlueScope Steel offered its products & services with commitment to meet their targets.

COLORBOND® Steel – Just the Right Product for your needs!

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50 years of excellence and counting more

Mention COLORBOND® steel to India’s highly regarded architects & consultants, and they most commonly opine about the product being “highly prolific, flexible, durable and successful”. From a humble outback shed to a sprawling public & industrial building, COLORBOND® steel with its wide offerings has made itself a quintessentially universal building material for steel cladding industry not only in India, but also internationally. Launched in 1966; colour coated roofing sheets solution was developed specifically in response to the harsh climatic and weather conditions, including extreme temperatures and moisture variations, along with intense ultra violet radiation. COLORBOND® steel being durable, lightweight, long lasting and aesthetically pleasing; is being used on all cladding forms including roofs and walls. It is practically adorned on all structures like commercial, industrial, institutional, manufacturing facilities, warehouses, parking sheds, garages etc. The past half century has seen COLORBOND® steel consolidate on its product offerings and attributes. Currently available in 25 basic shades, COLORBOND® steel further expanded its range with its Metallic and Spectrum Range with 6 stunning colours to deliver a relevant and contemporary palette. However colours of your choice, tailor made roofing solutions for your requirement are also developed to ensure you get what you desire! COLORBOND® XRW steel is a commonly preferred material for general purposes which ensures high durability with color aesthetics. With a requirement that suits all, COLORBOND® Ultra steel is specifically developed for its use in coastal and industrial environments. It is highly recommended for locations with salt spray in the air or close proximity to industrial emissions. It is also used for public buildings where durability is of prime concern. On the other hand, COLORBOND® XPD steel is made for higher weather ability and formability of extreme tropical zones. COLORBOND® steel undergoes rigorous corrosion, durability and application testing where actual building conditions, including varying pitches, profiles, product types and the inclusion of unwashed areas are re-created. It is one of the best steel roof sheets available in the market. Backed by THERMATECH® technology with high reflectivity and being a 100% environment friendly; COLORBOND® steel is a fine blend of Experience, Expertise and Frugality (due to its light weight). With its varied applications and sensibility; COLORBOND® steel continues to expand its relevance in the Indian Architectural Built environment.

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Your Thermal Comfort Begins Here

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COLORBOND® steel with THERMATECH™ Technology offers Cool Comfort than equivalent conventional roofing material

India has witnessed significant strides in the e-commerce space during the last few years. World class retailers derive their efficiencies from their warehousing and logistics capabilities that are very critical to their business. Ensuring their goods remain safe inside the building is a top most concern for every warehouse owner. Selection of the right roofing and walling material for warehouse building is very imperative, as roofing and wall cladding is one of the principle building components that provide longevity of the building and protection of goods in rains and extreme weathers. Hence it is highly critical to select the right material that would ensure longer life, low maintenance, greater thermal comfort, high flexibility on design and aesthetics etc. for a warehouse. Average temperature in the world has increased over the last few years, creating stressful, unhealthy, and unproductive working conditions. It is highly critical for warehousing company to have adequate inside temperatures to ensure goods remain intact without loss of quality. Tata BlueScope Steel, in its constant endeavour to offer its patrons with innovative solutions has introduced THERMATECH™ Solar Reflectance Technology incorporated in its COLORBOND® Steel.

DURASHINE® is India’s No. 1 Brand

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DURASHINE® from Tata BlueScope Steel declared as India’s No. 1 Brand, second time in a row.

Winning an award for your outperformance is indeed rewarding. But what makes it more special; is to win it twice in a row! In its milestone achievement, DURASHINE® the flagship retail brand from Tata BlueScope Steel, was announced as India’s Number 1 Brand 2017, for Best Colour Coated Sheet, second time in a row in Mumbai at The Leela, on 24th September 2017, amidst the who’s who of the corporate world. The award is constituted by the International Brand Consulting Corporation, USA. The No. 1 BRAND Awards Council constitutes of an Expert Evaluation Committee that judiciously adjudged the nominations from various sectors. DURASHINE® truly deserves this outstanding recognition for its leadership position, robust performance, and customer centric product range alongside its reach. The award was received on behalf of the entire TBSL team, by Mr. Vikas Pundir, Chief Channel Sales – DURASHINE®, Mr. Piyush Nahar, GM Marketing and Mr. Vivek Pusalkar, AGM Sales. This recognition has taken Brand DURASHINE a notch higher, carving an edge over other formidable players within the industry, recognising it as the number one player in our game.