Prefab Metal Aircraft Hanger Buildings For Canada

Olympia Steel Buildings of Canada Supplies Prefab Metal Aircraft Hanger to Ayce-Pro-Corp General Contractors for the Parry Sound Airport in Parry Sound, ON.

Olympia Steel Buildings of Canada has contracted to design, engineer and supply one Olympia Steel Buildings® pre-engineered Aircraft Hanger metal building for the Parry Sound Airport in Parry Sound Ontario. The project consists of a 24m wide x 30m long x 7m high hanger with a 21m wide x 6m high Hydraulic Door and a 6m wide x 30m long office area with Mezzanine. Construction of the facility is scheduled to be completed in spring 2013.

“The people at Olympia Steel Buildings have been a great help.  I was recently at the factory in Pittsburgh, PA and the General Manager (Pat). Head of Design (Ron), Quality Control (Shawn and Bill) all gave me their 24 hour cell phone numbers to use if there were any questions or problems.  Olympia’s warranties and personal attention to details are the best in the business” states Sandy Lenny President of Ayce-Pro-Corp General Contractors in Torrance Ontario.

John Montgomery, National Sales Manager of Olympia Steel Buildings Canada outlined that “this building is an exciting example of the additional feature that can be designed into an Olympia Steel Building”. John points out that this building “features a 4 Ton Crane, Fire Wall separation, Custom colour roof sheeting to meet special Airport requirements, 29 gauge liner panel on interior walls, and a 100 square meter mezzanine floor.”

Olympia Steel Buildings Canada CSA-A660 Quality Certification for Steel Building Systems

The manufacturer of Olympia Steel Buildings ®, Steel Built Corp., has been certified as meeting all requirements of Canada’s CSA-A660 Quality Certification for Steel Building Systems.

 “Steel Built Corp is proud to meet all requirements of Canada’s CSA-A660 Quality Certification for Steel Building Systems,” announced Arnold Davis, President of Universal Steel Buildings Corp, sole supplier of Olympia Steel Buildings®. “Not all pre-engineered metal building companies are able to meet the high standards of quality set by CSA-A660 and the CSSBI. CSA-A660 Certification assures Canadian customers that Olympia Steel Buildings meet or exceed the quality requirements for certification established for pre-engineered metal building systems and are manufactured to adhere to the standards of the CSSBI, the Canadian Sheet Steel Building Institute.“

With CSA-A660 compliance comes the assurance that the manufacturer has been audited for personnel training and adherence to procedures, design and engineering compliance, raw material controls and traceability, and fabrication, warehousing, packaging, shipping compliance to the plant quality program. “ISO Accreditation is not the same as CSA-A660 Certification,” notes Davis. “CSA-A660 certification includes a quality control audit like ISO, but in addition undertakes an engineering design and personnel audit.”

“It is mandatory that U.S. manufacturers selling steel buildings into Canada have this certification,” says Davis. “Our factory, Steel Built Corp, has invested time and money to ensure that our pre-engineered metal building systems meet Canadian standards. All pre-engineered steel buildings and metal building systems bought out of the U.S. should have “factory of origin” documentation written on purchase contracts along with a copy of the CSA-A660 certificate from that factory. Otherwise,” warns Davis, “the buyer may experience problems getting permits for buildings from factories that are not CSA-A660 certified for Canada. Be sure to ask for proof of CSA-A660 certification before you buy.

About CSA-A660 Certification

The CSA-A660 Standard was developed to assist code enforcement officials in reviewing building permit submissions incorporating steel buildings and metal building systems and to help purchasers receive a quality certified building. As part of the CSA-A660 compliance, the manufacturer provides a "Certificate of Design and Manufacturing Conformance" signed and sealed by a licensed Professional Engineer for each building project.

 

 

Universal Steel Buildings Pays It Forward To Honor Company Founder's Birthday

This year, friends and employees, sales representatives and office personnel of Arnold Davis, Founder and President of Universal Steel Buildings Corp. celebrated his birthday by giving him the gift that he requested – the gift of a charitable donation made to the Fistula Foundation. Moved by the success story of Mahabouba Mohammed, an Ethiopian woman who, by determination and hard work overcame this terrible condition to become part of the nursing staff, helping others as she herself had been helped, Mr. Davis generously matched his birthday contributions in kind, as his way to pay it forward to those in need that they might make for themselves a better life as Mrs. Mohammed had done.

The New York Times article, “Saving the Lives of Moms,” in the May 13 Mother’s Day edition prompted his request. The article spoke of the ostracism, suffering and often death of women who, recently having given birth had fallen to this terrible, but curable condition. The article stated, “More than two million women and girls have fistulas worldwide. They are the lepers of the 21st century, among the most voiceless and shunned people on earth. Fistulas were once also common in America, but today they normally afflict only people in poor countries of Africa and Asia.”

The story of the work of the Fistula Foundation and the dedication of Dr. Steven Arrowsmith touched Mr. Davis and it was his desire to share the opportunity to learn about and promote their work by encouraging company associates to “pay  forward” the many opportunities one has that are often take for granted. The article circulated to a generous response.

The work of Dr. Arrowsmith and Dr. Lewis Wall in the new Addis Abba Fistula Hospital in Danja, Niger, Africa has enabled them to raise $500,000 annually for the operating costs of the hospital and to perform one thousand fistula repairs a year. 

“It has been a rewarding experience for me and the company to contribute to this worthy cause in honor of my birthday,” stated Davis. “I believe that everyone deserves to have a chance to make a better life for themselves and their families. The Fistula Foundation gives women and girls the opportunity to do that – an opportunity they never in the world believed that they might someday have.”