At Ostro, we’re a team of highly skilled welders, specialty metalworkers, and experienced tinkerers. Our passion for our work drives us to deliver exceptional project results.
Unlike other companies, every management team member has hands-on metal building construction experience. We understand the importance of keeping our promises and delivering on time, especially when your crew is ready to start working.
Our Ostro Steel Building System is designed to meet the needs of both contractors and consumers. We offer top-end features like stainless steel capped fasteners, hot-dipped galvanized framing, and durable coatings made with baked-on siliconized polyester and PVDF. We also take pride in our unique features that you won’t find elsewhere, such as our fastener-concealing base angle and proprietary perforated soffit paneling.
We’re true fanatics when it comes to quality. In fact, we make it a point to be able to trace every piece of structural metal that passes through our fabrication plant. If you point out a piece of steel at our shop, we’ll tell you what mill the raw steel came from and what “heat” run it was part of, its exact chemical composition, grade, hardness, ASTM code, you name it. During fabrication, we build in “hold points” throughout the process so that our experienced quality team can perform dimensional checks, inspect welds and confirm each piece exactly matches our stringent specifications.
We also put our money where out mouth is and maintain an independent quality certification through the International Accreditation Service (IAS) under AC472 – Inspection Programs for Manufacturers of Metal Building Systems. Widely considered to be the benchmark for companies that design and manufacture engineered metal building systems, the IAS AC472 program provides a level of confidence that buildings will be designed and manufactured according to code and specifications. Unlike other certifications such as AISC or ISO, the IAS AC472 certification touches on all stages of metal building fulfillment, including design, engineering, detailing, purchasing, fabrication, delivery and customer service. We’re audited twice a year, but we’re committed to quality every day.
As a member of the Metal Building Manufacturers Association, we partner with other large manufacturers to provide leadership, research, and education that increases the prominence and use of metal building systems. Our association’s publications (including the gold standard Metal Building Systems Manual) cover all aspects of metal building design (structural design, energy code compliance, fire resistance, etc.), inspection best practices and more.
It’s no surprise that IAS AC472 certification and MBMA membership are specified by many architects to qualify fabricators on projects. Architects, owners and tradesmen know that by requiring IAS AC472 and MBMA membership on a project, the metal building manufacturer’s quality, precision, timeliness and customer service are assured.
When you’re ready to buy your next pre-engineered metal building system, always ask for the qualifications that matter. If you’re not buying from a member of MBMA certified under IAS AC472, you’re quite possibly buying from some kind of middleman and paying a hefty markup. Why pay more when you can buy with confidence directly from the factory?
You name it, we’ve built it and figured out what works well and what causes issues along the way. We’ve designed and erected metal buildings of all types, shapes and use-cases across the nation. Speak with one of our Ostro estimators today to take advantage of our decades-long expertise with all sorts of metal building systems:
