Several U.S. companies have misled customers by telling them that they buy their steel 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 metal building is actually ordered it comes from a factory not on the list provided by the Canadian Welding Bureau, Quasar certification division.
BEFORE YOU BUY A STEEL BUILDING GET CONFIRMATION ON THE FACTORY OF ORIGIN (ADDRESS) AND GET A COPY OF THAT FACTORY'S CERTIFICATE
It is mandatory that U.S. manufacturers selling steel buildings into Canada have this certification. Olympia Steel 's factory, Steel Built Corp., has invested time and money to ensure that we meet all Canadian standards when it comes to our steel buildings.
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 your metal buildings from factories that are not A660 certified.
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