With an average residential fence representing about half a tonne of steel, 100,000 tonnes would create a continuous fence long enough to stretch for about 10,000 kilometres - the distance from Sydney to Bombay.

Ron Mann, managing director of Gram Engineering, said the achievement would motivate the company to strive for even higher goals.

"We were alerted by BHP Steel - which produces the COLORBOND® steel from which our GRAMLINE fencing is made - that we had passed the 100,000 tonne mark," said Mr Mann.

"It has taken us about 10 years to reach this total and we are now determined to reach 250,000 tonnes in even less time."

Ron Mann established Gram Engineering In 1975 by leasing a small factory near Yennora in Sydney, producing a limited line of pool and garden fencing.

Over the next seven years Gram Engineering experimented with different product lines and in 1984 began using COLORBOND® steel to manufacture boundary fencing - an initiative that would shape its future.

Ron Mann said the company was constantly seeking new ways to improve its products and services.

Gram Engineering introduced the GRAMLINE fencing range and established the concept of a double-sided fence with a saw tooth profile that has the same appearance from both sides.

GRAMLAT steel lattice, a three-dimensional steel lattice rollformed from COLORBOND® steel by Gram Engineering is another innovation developed by the company.

"We are a 100 percent Australian-owned company that prides itself on its ability to innovate with new products," Ron Mann said.

"In many cases we also design and build the manufacturing technology to produce our product range from steel supplied by BHP Steel."

For Further Information Please Contact:
Ron Mann,
Gram Engineering
Ph: (02) 9757 1199
16 Cullen Place Smithfield NSW 2164
Email: info@gram.com.au