Steel & Tube
Importer of weak highway steel revealed
Major listed company Steel & Tube has been revealed as the New Zealand importer of 1600 tonnes of substandard steel for a new highway project.
Steel mesh falls short in crucial tests
Steel reinforcing mesh for house floors has been falling short in crucial tests, with mesh from three out of five companies failing to meet the mark.
No more in-house testing for Steel & Tube
Steel & Tube is being permitted back into the seismic reinforcing mesh market, but is not allowed to rely on its in-house testing anymore.
Buildings checked for failed steel mesh
Regulators are checking how much Steel and Tube seismic reinforcing mesh has been used in buildings, as wire rod maker Pacific Steel denies a conflict of interest over testing.
More steel mesh tests under way - ComCom
The Commerce Commission is testing the steel mesh of the country's leading mesh maker, United Steel.
Steel mesh hold could hit building costs
Builders are warning costs could rise and the construction of houses may be delayed now Steel & Tube has temporarily pulled its reinforcing mesh.
Steel mesh found to fail strength tests
The Commerce Commission says a sample of Steel & Tube's seismic mesh, which is used to reinforce concrete slabs, has failed its strength tests.
Legal action looms over steel mesh testing
Building manufacturer Steel and Tube is facing legal action and an investigation over thousands of certificates for earthquake reinforced steel mesh. Audio
Questions over quake mesh certification
One of the country's biggest steel manufacturers has been selling critical earthquake-reinforcing mesh wrongly certified as tested by a top laboratory. Audio