The manufacturing facility that supplies Olympia Steel Buildings is CSA-A660 certified.
It is mandatory that U.S. manufacturers selling steel buildings into Canada have CSA-A660 certification. The metal building factory that supplies Olympia Steel buildings has invested time, money and resources to ensure that Olympia Steel Buildings meet all Canadian steel building standards.
Olympia Steel Buildings is proud that their steel building supplier meets all requirements of the CSA-A660 Quality Certification for Steel Building Systems. CSA-A660 Certification assures any Canadian purchaser that an Olympia Steel Building is a quality certified steel building and is manufactured to adhere to the standards of the CSSBI: Canadian Sheet Steel Building Institute. Not all steel building companies are able to meet the high standards of quality set by CSA-A660 and the CSSBI. Buyer Beware: there are steel building companies selling buildings in Canada that DO NOT have CSA-A660 Quality Certification.
What is CSA-A660 Certification and what does it mean for you? The CSA-A660 Standard was developed to assist code enforcement officials in reviewing building permit submissions incorporating metal buildings and steel building systems and to help purchasers receive a quality certified steel building. As part of the CSA-A660 compliance, the metal building manufacturer will provide a "Certificate of Design and Manufacturing Conformance" signed and sealed by a licensed Professional Engineer for each building project.
It is important to note that ISO Accreditation is not the same as CSA-A660 Certification. ISO certification does not satisfy CSA-A660 requirements. ISO certification only verifies that a company can manufacture a product consistently. It does not address whether a steel building system has been designed in accordance with the applicable codes or whether staff is qualified to undertake the work. The CSA-A660 certification includes a quality control audit like ISO, but in addition undertakes an engineering design and personnel audit. CSA-A660 Standard compliance means that the manufacturer has been audited for:
- Personnel
- Design and Engineering
- Materials Control
- Fabrication
- Warehousing, Packaging and Shipping
- Erection Responsibility
- Plant Quality Program
Several U.S. companies have misled customers by telling them that they buy their buildings from U.S. metal building suppliers that are CAN/CSA A660 certified. These companies have given names of U.S. steel building suppliers that indeed do have some manufacturing facilities that are certified. However, when the building is actually ordered it comes from a facility that is not on the list provided by the Canadian Welding Bureau, Quasar certification division.
Before you buy a steel building get confirmation of the factory of origin and request a copy of that factory's certificate. All buildings bought out of the U.S. should have a factory of origin written on all purchased contracts along with a copy of their A660 certificate for that factory. You may experience problems getting permits for buildings from factories that are not A660 certified.
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