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Construction contractor finds best service and price for aluminum plates


In 2014, Storm Construction will celebrate its 20th anniversary in business in Canada. Rafal Burza, owner of the company, has done projects in a variety of commercial and residential capacities. Lately his business has focused mostly on the commercial sector, more specifically in the freezers of popular quick serve restaurants. Burza and Storm Construction have been hired by Tim Horton’s, Canada’s largest fast food service with over 3,000 stores nationwide, to remodel and install commercial walk-in freezers across the country.OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Since he became a certified freezer installer, Burza has been ordering lots of aluminum plates from Metal Supermarkets Etobicoke as part of the installation process calls for it. The plate helps to reinforce the structure for long-lasting results.

Burza details his freezer-related orders, “I order a lot of metal plate. I order as many plates as we need. … There is never a problem. I can order and get the plates right away. I like to pick it up at the store and talk to the people – I like to be in control. … I’ll buy it in Etobicoke and bring it with me (because) I like to have everything with me.”

Burza has bought metal all over Canada in the past, but no one compares to the price and service he gets from the Etobicoke store.  He explains, “It’s difficult to buy metal in Canada. The costs vary a lot and the service is not the same. I travel all over the country, and Metal Supermarkets Etobicoke is best – service, price, you name it. For instance, I’ve ordered from some of the steel mills, and they make you wait 2 weeks, plus they have high prices.”

Burza can attest. Taxes, B.S., Metal – some things are better when cut. And nobody cuts it like Metal Supermarkets.

The Metal Supermarkets business concept was established in 1985 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Since then, the company has grown to more than 66 franchise locations across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Metal Supermarkets is the only international brand in the small quantity metals industry. More than 60,000 customers rely on Metal Supermarkets for “one stop shopping” for all their small metal requirements and the ability to purchase what they need, when they need it.

The Metal Supermarkets brand is known for superior customer care from start to finish and the most high-quality metal products available.  Customers include manufacturing facilities, maintenance departments, tool and die makers, fabricators, machine shops, military and other government departments, hobbyists and homeowners.


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Metal Supermarkets is the world’s largest small-quantity metal supplier with 125 brick-and-mortar stores across the US, Canada, and United Kingdom. We are metal experts and have been providing quality customer service and products since 1985.

At Metal Supermarkets, we supply a wide range of metals for a variety of applications. Our stock includes: mild steel, stainless steel, aluminum, tool steel, alloy steel, brass, bronze and copper.

We stock a wide range of shapes including: bars, tubes, sheets, plates and more. And we can cut metal to your exact specifications.

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