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The safety gear you need for your next steel project

Whether you’re welding or cutting, safety gear is a crucial part of ensuring your protection while working with steel.

The safety gear you need for your next steel project

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Vale Jeff Edmunds, Founder of Edcon Steel

For more than 50 years, Jeff Edmunds was a guiding force in Edcon Steel. His passing is a great loss to not only all of us at Edcon Steel who knew him as a father, friend and mentor, but also for our many customers and associates who worked with him over many years.

Vale Jeff Edmunds, Founder of Edcon Steel

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Full length vs cut to length vs steel offcuts

We explain the difference between full length, cut to length and steel offcuts so you can always get the right product for the job.

Full length vs cut to length vs steel offcuts

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Brass vs copper – which should you choose?

If you’re unsure which you need, we’ve broken down the differences between brass vs copper to help you choose the right metal for your application.

Brass vs copper – which should you choose?

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St Dominic’s Yarning Circle

The innovative design concept of the Yarning Circle helped to transform an unused outdoor space into a central meeting hub for the school community at St Dominic’s College in Sydney.

St Dominic’s Yarning Circle

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Steel collaborations at Edcon Steel

Collaboration is how we’ve always done things at Edcon Steel. From our beginning more than 50 years ago, we have built many partnerships and steel collaborations along the way.

Steel collaborations at Edcon Steel

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Metal and steel deliveries to your door

You’ll see our Edcon Steel trucks delivering orders across Sydney and Central Western NSW every day. Our team of drivers deliver to farms and inner city terraces, zoos and constructions sites. They navigate the bumps in the road to get your steel deliveries to your door.

Metal and steel deliveries to your door

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The differences between aluminium grades and tempers

We break down the differences between tempers and grades for aluminium, and the various designations, variations and grades to consider for your next metal project.

The differences between aluminium grades and tempers

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Structural welding processes and techniques

Structural welding is a crucial part of the steel fabrication process… a fabricated steel structure is only as strong as the welds that join it together.

Structural welding processes and techniques

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Australian steel: unrivalled quality and durability

Choosing Australian steel not only delivers superior quality… it’s manufactured to Australian standards and to withstand Australian conditions.

Australian steel: unrivalled quality and durability

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Builder’s steel 101

While there are many, many items that fall under the Builder’s Steel banner, there are a few common terms to understand which will help you find the steel you need, when you need it.

Builder’s steel 101

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How to choose the right steel coating for the job

At Edcon Steel we offer both painting and galvanising for steel coating in fabrication projects. But which you choose will depend on a range of factors… and there are pros and cons for both.

How to choose the right steel coating for the job

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