Apr 18, 2009

Tata BlueScope Steel obtains FM Approval for Pre-Engineered Building Solutions

The Building Solutions (BS) division of Tata BlueScope Steel, has received the prestigious Factory Mutual Approval (FM Approval) for its MR-24® standing seam roof system and BR-II™ roof panel lap seam roof system - both roofing systems of BUTLER™ BUILDING SYSTEMS. For Tata BlueScope Steel, the FM Approval is a certification for the high product quality and reliability of these roof systems. This approval qualifies the company to provide world-class Pre-Engineered Building (PEB) solutions to all the FM Global insured clients investing in India and the SAARC region.

FM Approvals certified buildings fetch direct benefit to customers, as the certification

recommends better tested products against fire protection and loss prevention. FM Approvals certified roof systems are widely regarded by all customers as the best-in-class roofs, tested for wind uplift and fire rating. In India, Tata BlueScope Steel has received the FM Approval for MR-24® and BR-II™ roof systems, while Butler Manufacturing, a division of BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc. and BlueScope Buildings (Guangzhou) Limited are already FM Approved for the same products. These products are listed on www.roofnav.com, an FM Approvals website describing FM Approved roofing assemblies and products, which is particularly useful for code officials, designers, architects, authorities, contractors and installers located worldwide.

Commenting on the achievement, Mr. H. G. Chandrashekhar, Vice President - Building

Solutions, Tata BlueScope Steel, said, “We are extremely pleased on receiving the FM

Approvals certification for our two roofing systems. The approval will indeed serve as a key market differentiator, because our products are now also acknowledged by FM Approvals as highest quality and reliable products, which adhere to the most rigorous standard in today’s market.” He further added, “As a leading supplier of world-class Pre-Engineered Building (PEB) solutions, the Building Solutions division of Tata BlueScope Steel will now also be able to cater to the comprehensive PEB needs of all the FM Global insured clients, who seek protection for their steel buildings in India.”

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About FM Approvals

FM Approvals (www.fmapprovals.com), a member of the FM Global group, is an independent, third party testing laboratory that certifies products and services that meet the highest property loss prevention standards. Industrial and commercial companies around the world rely on products and services that are FM Approved and specification tested to protect their properties from loss and business disruption.

About Building Solutions division of Tata BlueScope Steel

The Building Solutions division is a part of Tata BlueScope Steel Limited, which is an equal joint venture between Tata Steel and BlueScope Steel, Australia in the field of coated steel, steel building solutions and related building products. The division is a leading supplier of Pre- Engineered Building (PEB) solutions that offers the world renowned BUTLER™ BUILDING SYSTEMS in India and the SAARC region. It provides a single source capability for the design, manufacture and erection of the premium BUTLER™ BUILDING SYSTEMS to cater to the diverse PEB needs of the Industrial, Infrastructure and Commercial sectors. BUTLER™ BUILDING SYSTEMS is a time-tested brand with Research Centers that operate as the most comprehensive R&D facilities in the industry. These centers located at, Kansas (USA), Sydney (Australia) and Pune (India) work on continual and evolutionary improvements of BUTLER™ BUILDING SYSTEMS. Since 1901, the BUTLER™ brand is recognized for several distinct product advantages that are collectively known as “The BUTLER™ Difference.”

Tata BlueScope Steel maintains high standards in the area of Safety, Health and Environment; and has been certified by Underwriters Laboratory Inc. for ISO 9001: 2008 as well as by M/s. UL MSS India for the ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001 certifications.

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