Celebrate SteelDay in Canada

Details: August 17, 2016

On September 16, steel product manufacturers will be able to celebrate what they do by opening their doors to the public. SteelDay is an interactive and networking event created by The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction.

Across the nation, steel fabricators, mills, service centres, galvanizers, HSS producers, bender-rollers and others will open their facilities, job sites, and offices. Architects, engineers, contractors, developers, students, educators and the general public are invited to see how we contribute to building Canada.

Advantages of Structural Steel

SteelDay also provides an opportunity for the industry to communicate the benefits of structural steel as a building material including:

Sustainability, with the most recycled content of any structural materialTechnological sophistication for a fully integrated supply chain, eliminating errors and downtimeReduced risk, project costs are lowered as a result of reduced labour and equipment requirements, lower foundation costsAccelerated projects - using high quality, off-site fabricationIncreased returns with aesthetically pleasing structures that maximize floor space, generate revenue sooner

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