A 40-year-old steel fabrication firm is proving good things come to those who wait.
Beenleigh Steel Fabrications by name, the company has outgrown its home and will soon move to a new site at Berrinba.
The new facility will cost $4.2 million, and construction was launched this month in front of politicians who helped fast-tracked the company’s expansion.
BSF steel is at the core of developments like Queen’s Wharf and Cross River Rail. It also supplied steel to massive structures including the Gabba and North Queensland Stadium.
Beenleigh Steel Fabrication director Anthony Stoeckert said construction will soon begin ramping up and is expected to take six months to complete.
“We’re very excited about our future and that of the Logan area,” Mr Stoeckert said.
“Our expansion will create job opportunities for up to eight apprentices and trainees per year in boilermaking, rigging, dogging, machine operation and computer skills.
“We are keen to find local Logan people to take up these opportunities and to be a part of growing our city.”
After BSF proved the time was ripe for expansion, the state government chipped in more than $500,000.
“This new $4.2 million manufacturing facility will double Beenleigh Steel Fabrications’ floorspace and production capacity,” treasurer and Woodridge MP Cameron Dick said.
“Most importantly, this means more local jobs, with at least 59 new jobs set to be created with BSF over the next five years.
“Beenleigh Steel Fabrications has been helping build our state for more than four decades, and our government is proud to support this expansion to fuel the company’s next 40 years and beyond.
“It (this project) also shows the investment confidence businesses have in our state and the City of Logan as we work towards hosting the 2032 Olympic Games.”
BSF has been operating in Crestmead since 1980, carving out a strong market niche in architectural steel fabrications for large-scale projects Australia-wide.
They supply into projects ranging from stadiums, bridges and hospitals to army barracks, multi-level carparks and rail stations.
