SPOTLIGHT ON SUPPLIER: CALIBRE STEEL PARTNERING WITH KRUEGER ON QUALITY.

LAUREN BAXTER

NATIONAL MARKETING MANAGER CALIBRE STEEL

Krueger Transport are happy to celebrate their partnership with leading steel supplier Calibre Steel to increase efficiency for Krueger while allowing the company to access the industry’s best products and personalised steel supply. A key benefit of the arrangement is Calibre Steel’s close proximity to Krueger’s manufacturing facility, which results in reduced material transportation costs and greater on-call access to Calibre Steel’s specialist account service team. All this while still enabling Krueger to source the same high-quality Australian-made steel plate products the company has utilised for decades.

Superior Quality with TRU-SPEC® Steel.

The partnership sees Calibre Steel supply Australian-made plate TRUSPEC® steel to Krueger in various dimensions for use across all of

Krueger’s product lines, ensuring consistency and reliability. TRUSPEC® steel is stretch-levelled to remove internal stresses and for excellent flatness. This consistency has provided many benefits for Krueger Transport’s manufacturing processes. Krueger can also call on Calibre Steel’s in-house secondary processing capabilities, including plasma and oxy cutting. Once a delivery arrives on-site, less handling and processing is required, resulting in more efficient manufacturing. Calibre Steel provides ‘just in time’ delivery, project management, and forecasting as required, and all supplied steel is quality assured with full traceability.

Partnering for Success.

Krueger Director of Engineering and Supply Chain, Steven Teofilo said “Calibre Steel is based in an adjoining suburb to us, meaning that transportation is greatly reduced, with as little as 10 minutes’ travel. Multiply these time savings across a schedule of regular deliveries, and the efficiency gains really add up,” Steven explained. “As a manufacturer, it’s important to continuously identify processes and techniques that grow our competitiveness. Efficiencies could come through new technologies, such as our new state-of-the-art Fiber Laser cutting machine, or via logistics and supply chain improvements, such as those provided by Calibre Steel.”

A Relationship Built on Quality and Trust.

Calibre Steel Customer Relationship Manager, Maddie Dharmapala said the company was excited to be a partner of Krueger Transport Equipment. “Krueger is well known and highly regarded in the road freight industry,” Maddie said. “It’s extremely rewarding for Calibre Steel to partner with such an operation and assist the company in reaching its corporate goals.”