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Florian Hotel – Commercial Pre-engineered Steel Building Project

Located in Forteau, on the Southern Labrador coast, the Florian Hotel is a brand new four star boutique hotel.  This was a two stage commercial building project.  Stage one consisted of 21 hotel rooms, an electrical room and a storage room.Measuring 50 feet wide and 168 feet long with a 14 foot sidewall,  the pre-engineered [...]

Florian Hotel – Commercial Pre-engineered Steel Building Project

Benefits of Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings for Agri-Storage

The Canadian Farm Buildings Handbook ‘Good Practices’ section begins with the following: “Practices for the production of animals and plants change rapidly as new technology and management evolve, and so the structure and layout of a Farm building must also change.”1 Agri-storage includes housing crops, animals or equipment and pre-engineered steel. Farm buildings have emerged [...]

Benefits of Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings for Agri-Storage

Clear span 100% usable space! Lazy Diamond Farm

Clear span Steel Agricultural Building Lazy Diamond Farms’ operations are focused on grain and oil seed production. Located in Blaine Lake Saskatchewan and originally founded in 1905, which was seven years before the town of Blaine Lake was incorporated. Lazy Diamond is a productive family farm with national distribution. In 2016 Gerald Dagenais was [...]

Clear span 100% usable space! Lazy Diamond Farm

Global Steel Buildings President and Founder – Jim Busch

About our President Jim was born in St. Boniface Manitoba. Jim has worked and lived in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba and therefore understands the unique challenges facing businesses in our Canadian climate. Jim currently resides in Markham Ontario with his wife Cathy. Jim is the founder and owner of Global Steel Buildings. [...]

Global Steel Buildings President and Founder – Jim Busch

Pre-engineered Metal Buildings – Reliable and Durable

Pre-engineered Metal buildings Pre-engineered steel buildings are constructed with main frames, or rigid frames, as the main support structure with secondary, cold form c or z shape girts and purlins to support the exterior roof and wall metal cladding. Various other secondary steel components, such as bracing, flange braces, are also added to stiffen/ [...]

Pre-engineered Metal Buildings – Reliable and Durable

Wood Pole Barns

Why are Global Steel Buildings superior to wood pole barns and wood pole buildings? Roof Global Steel Buildings Global Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings kits consist of maintenance-free AZ55 Galvalume®. AZ55 which consists of 55% aluminum, 44% zinc and 1% silicon. This also allows the steel mill to give [...]

Wood Pole Barns

Commercial steel buildings have a variety of excellent uses

Commercial steel buildings are very versatile structures that smart entrepreneurs can put to use in many different fashions. These metal buildings are durable and quite often made from recyclable materials so they are echo friendly. There are many excellent accessories that can be added, including oversized windows and wind resistant doors to make for a [...]

Commercial steel buildings have a variety of excellent uses

Check these boxes for excellent steel equipment storage buildings

Pre-Engineered steel/metal buildings are the clear choice for several industries and other uses. Garage buildings have the benefit of custom designs and modern technologies including insulation where applicable. Of course, finding a company that is compliant with Canadian building standards is a definite must and a prerequisite, but there are several other benchmarks you [...]

Check these boxes for excellent steel equipment storage buildings

Excellent storage buildings take all the seasons into account

Sorting through all the steel buildings Canada choices means thinking about the climate where you live. While steel buildings prices vary from location to location, it is important to work with a company that understands the damage that snow can do if not properly controlled on your steel buildings.It is important for you to look [...]

Excellent storage buildings take all the seasons into account

Farm buildings and barns need sturdy storage

There are many interesting accessories that a steel building can be used for agricultural purposes. These technologically advanced steel farm structures are more than just run-of-the-mill metal sheds in many different ways. For example, although farm buildings and barns need sturdy storage space to be functional, finding a company that can erect one of [...]

Farm buildings and barns need sturdy storage

5 Reasons to Choose Steel for Storage Buildings

Are you looking to construct a storage building to get some of your older equipment and inventory out of the way? If so, then you're probably wondering what material is the best to construct with. In this article, we'll introduce you to why you need to be choosing steel for storage buildings. The benefits that steel [...]

5 Reasons to Choose Steel for Storage Buildings

Boat houses and boat storage buildings have standing seam roof systems

Pre-engineered industrial steel buildings need to be versatile and strong. Of course, at the forefront of any of the industrial steel buildings you need is the roof. It stands to reason that you want the best technology available on the market today. When you're looking for boat houses and boat storage buildings that are [...]

Boat houses and boat storage buildings have standing seam roof systems

Looking for airplane hangers with low maintenance?

If you have taken the time and spent the money to invest in an aircraft it makes perfect sense that you should also look at metal buildings to protect it. Although looking at your steel buildings options might seem a little confusing at first, there are a few big advantages to buying one of these [...]

Looking for airplane hangers with low maintenance?

What to look for in agricultural sheds made of steel

Pre-engineered agricultural metal sheds for farms. Steel sheds are a cost-effective solution that last and don’t require a lot of maintenance or upkeep. However, people looking to buy one of these modern buildings may not be completely familiar with steel construction. Becoming familiar with what you will need in specific kinds of structures like agricultural [...]

What to look for in agricultural sheds made of steel

Why steel construction equipment storage buildings are better

There are several very good reasons why you should use steel construction for important structures like agricultural buildings. For example, these are cost-effective solutions because they last a lot longer than wooden structures and have a lower maintenance cost. There is no need to worry about dealing with termites or any kind of wood [...]

Why steel construction equipment storage buildings are better

All Metal Buildings Need To Meet Building Codes

Looking at the different metal buildings available on the market and perhaps even garages on the Internet can be overwhelming if you don't have a few criteria to narrow your search down. First and foremost, it is important to look after the larger issues to make sure that any prefabricated metal structures you are [...]

All Metal Buildings Need To Meet Building Codes

Storage buildings made of steel stand up to the elements

There are many different advantages to the sturdy buildings that are made of steel and whether you are putting up agricultural buildings or prefab barns, these pre-engineered structures are generally very easy to put up. It's important when you are shopping for agricultural buildings that you find contractors that understand your special needs. There [...]

Storage buildings made of steel stand up to the elements

Industrial Metal Buildings are just one avenue for Steel Construction

Maybe the thing that surprises potential clients the most about steel construction is the fact there are so many design choices. The plain steel sheds that people envision aren’t the modern version of these structures at all. In fact innovation has allowed for stucco, bricks and stone to be used in these buildings today. [...]

Industrial Metal Buildings are just one avenue for Steel Construction

Commercial metal buildings live up to your business requirements.

The return on your investment is the yardstick that smart business uses to gauge any investment including commercial metal buildings. Steel buildings are put together by manufacturers that understand how important this metric is and , beyond making these steel structures that adhere to Canadian building codes, these buildings are a good business investment. [...]

Commercial metal buildings live up to your business requirements.

Steel building prices should only be the icing on the cake

Affordability That’s the one word you hear more and more these days and the phase that most people who start looking at metal building kits are looking for. Sure, whether you’re looking at aircraft hangers, agricultural steel buildings or boat storage that can include a variety of commercial or residential structures, you’ll have a [...]

Steel building prices should only be the icing on the cake

How to Find Prefab Metal Building Erectors Near Me

What are the Responsibilities of Steel Building Erectors? A steel building erector is an individual who is responsible for the efficient and successful construction of prefabricated steel buildings. These individuals must be highly hands-on with what they have been entrusted to do. Individuals who work in this position will have to know metal building erection [...]

How to Find Prefab Metal Building Erectors Near Me

Why you should choose metal garage kits as alternatives to wood and brick

When you’ve invested in a fleet of collectible cars or even just have the one, metal garage kits are far superior to their wooden and brick counterparts. Sometimes the things that are unseen are just as important as the spacious environment these steel carports afford you. Here’s just a few of the things that [...]

Why you should choose metal garage kits as alternatives to wood and brick

When you’re looking for a riding area, what’s stronger than steel?

If you’re looking for horse barns that are multifunctional and have a variety of uses, steel structures are an excellent investment. These are the structures that are built to last and have a variety of accessories that you can include as well as an excellent lifespan due to modern innovations in the field. Of [...]

When you’re looking for a riding area, what’s stronger than steel?

Industrial Metal Buildings can be tailor made to your design

There many reasons that smart business favours metal building kits over other materials and not everything has to do with the steel building prices which are often dramatically lower. Of course cost is always one of the overriding factors when you're making a business decision, but there are lots of other advantages to industrial [...]

Industrial Metal Buildings can be tailor made to your design

The steel advantage in agricultural storage

When weighing your options for a new farm building you will want to consider the advantages of steel over a wood pole barn. Whether you're using the structure to house livestock, equipment or other product, steel structures are a definite innovation over other materials. Pre-engineered steel buildings are the only choice for your new [...]

The steel advantage in agricultural storage