Sukup Manufacturing Co.’s new Metal Buildings Division has been certified by the International Accreditation Service for meeting rigorous quality standards of the AC472 metal buildings design and manufacturing accreditation program.
The certification, which was awarded in late June following a three-day audit in May, verifies that the company has the personnel, organization, procedures and equipment to consistently produce high-quality pre-engineered metal buildings.
Auditor Sandi McCracken, senior officer of IAS, examined the entire quality management
system, including purchasing, training, process control, inspection and testing.
Sukup Quality Engineer Ben Furleigh said the AC472 program is similar to the ISO 9000 standard but is tailored to the metal building industry. Close to 800 hours of time was invested by the project team at Sukup to ensure that all elements of the standards were met, he said.
Besides assuring quality to customers, AC472 certification serves contractors, architects, code officials and building owners, Furleigh said, by expediting the building approval process. The certification shows that Sukup’s Metal Buildings Division, which was launched in 2011, has met design, fabrication and quality-assurance standards.
