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RIGID Stee
el Framin
ng is a fa
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wned
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nd operatted business in the
t Steel House Frrames ready for ddelivery.
Qu
ueenslannd Austraalia.
Rigid Steel Framiing has been a customer off Scottsdale
Connstruction Systems since 19
999.
Origginally started by Len and Paul
P Rixon the business is n
now
ownned and opera ated by Paul and
a wife Jodie since Lens
retirrement in 2008.
Rigid Steel Framiing was the firrst customer using
u Scottsda
ale
Connstruction Systems technolo ogy in Queens sland and one of the
m in Australia..
earlly pioneers ussing the system

Ba
ackground
d
Rigid had been innvestigating opptions to produce light gaugge steel
ming for housin
fram ng in white annt (termite) ridd
den Queensla and.
Rigid Steel Framiing first becam
me a customerr of Scottsdale e
Panelised Stee
el Frame House..
Connstruction Systems in 1999 and purchase ed a 400 Serie
es
Pannel Fabrication
n System.
Starting out with SScottsdales original
o 400 Se d
eries panelised
fabrrication system
m Rigid becam me a successful producer off steel
fram
ming in Queen nsland.

Co
ontinued G
Growth
Afte
er buying two 4
400 Series paanelised fabrication systemss Rigid
continued to expaand in both the
e residential and
a commercia al
construction secto
ors.
Ove
er time with itss business gro
owing Rigid pu
urchased newe er
gen
neration Scottssdale 700 Series Fabricationn Systems an d later
ded the Scottsdale 600 Serie
add es Truss Fabrrication System
m in
2010.

Commercial Project.
P

SCO
OTTSDALE CON NSTRUCTION SY YSTEMS
Phone: +64 21 953 3343, 17 Cadbury
y Rd, Onekawa Napier 4110, Neew Zealand
Ema
ail: sales@scotttsdalesteelframe
es.com www.sccottsdalesteelfraames.com
In June 2011 Rigid took deliverry of a Scottsd
dale 700 Seriees
70mmm Panelised Fabrication syystems for the e supply of ste
eel
fram
ming to the boo
oming transpoortable house frame markett in
Ausstralia.

TO
ODAY RIG
GID STE
EEL FRAM
MING HA
AS:
Se
eries 700
0 90mm Panelised
P d x2
Fa
abrication
n System
m,
Se
eries 400
0 70mm Panelised
P d
Fa
abrication
n System
m, Frames Erected for cladding.

Se
eries 600
0 Truss Fabricati
F ion Syste
em,
Se
eries 700
0 70mm Panelised
P d

On
n-going So
oftware Up
pdates & Release
R
Rigid have beneffited from the on
o going softw
ware developm
ment by
Sco
ottsdale Consttruction Systemms.
Thee major enhancements and new releases over the 10 yyears
theyy have been a customer hass resulted in a significant in crease
in design speed a
and accuracy.

To
oday
Tod
day Rigid has ffive Scottsdale e fabrication systems
s and
continues to groww and provide the highest le evel of service and
Truck loaded with
w steel frame rready for site delivery.
qua
ality steel frames to its custo
omers big and small.

SUMMARY
ul Rixon commented, The
Pau e on-going so
oftware
dev
velopment an nd support prrovided by Sccottsdale Objective:
Connstruction Syystems has been a key to our successe
es in To produce ligght gauge steel framing for hou
using in termite or
the steel framing
g. white ant ridden Queenslandd.
Solution:
Scottsdales panelised
p and trruss fabrication systems.
Benefits:
A Total Solution package inccluding:
On-going software suppoort.
On-going software develoopment & releases.
Onsite software training oof new employe
ees.
Onsite commissioning off new machines.
On-going technical machhine & software support.

SCO
OTTSDALE CON NSTRUCTION SY YSTEMS
Phone: +64 21 953 3343, 17 Cadbury
y Rd, Onekawa Napier 4110, Neew Zealand
Ema
ail: sales@scotttsdalesteelframe
es.com www.sccottsdalesteelfraames.com