Our History

Steelforce commences operations as a distributor of steel products in Australia.

Steelforce Trading established to source product directly from offshore mills.

Steelforce acquires 50% of Sydsteel, a Sydney based distributor.

• Steelforce forms a Joint Venture to build a pipe and tube mill in Dalian China.

First shipments of tubular products arrive in Australia from the Dalian Mill.

• Next Capital, a Sydney based private equity firm, acquire a 55% share of Steelforce Group. Steelforce acquires the remaining 50% of SydSteel.
• Steelforce buys out its Chinese JV partners 25% interest in the Dalian Mill.

Melbourne Branch (Dandenong) opened.
Perth Branch opened.

Commissioned a second mill in Dalian China, increasing our capacity to 120,000 tonnes per year

A second Melbourne Branch (Coolaroo) opened.

Relocation of the Corporate Head Office and Brisbane distribution facility to the Port of Brisbane.

Two Melbourne distribution facilities at Dandenong and Coolaroo are merged into a single purpose-built facility at Derrimut.

• Due to consistent growth the Brisbane distribution facility & Corporate Head Office move to a new larger state of the art site at Lytton.
• GFG Alliance, through  InfraBuild,acquires Steelforce with the Dalian Mill becoming part of the Austube Mills business.

Sydney branch is relocated to a larger purpose-built facility at Horningsea Park.

The Perth branch is moved to a new larger facility in Forrestfield to cater for further growth in demand.