Palram Announces CCMC Canadian National Farm Building Code Compliance

Palram Americas, a leading manufacturer of polycarbonate and PVC sheets, announced the Canadian Construction Materials Centre (CCMC) evaluation of Ag-Tuf™ corrugated PVC wall liner panels. The CCMC is similar to the International Code Council (ICC) in the United States. Compliance to the National Farm Building Code is required for the sale of construction materials in the agricultural market. Please review CCMC Evaluation Report 13581-R for further information on this subject.

 

“With Ag-Tuf now compliant to Canada’s National Farm Building Code,” stated Mark Weaver, Technical Services Manager. “Palram is poised to generate further penetration into the agricultural building products segment.”

 

The evaluation is listed on the National Research Council Canada’s website, an excerpt from the Evaluation Report 13581-R is as follows:

                 
                   It is the opinion of the Canadian Construction Materials
                   Centre (CCMC) that “Ag-Tuf”, when used as polyvinyl 
                   chloride (PVC) wall liner in agricultural buildings in 
                   accordance with the conditions and limitations stated 
                   in Section 3 of this Report, complies with the National 
                   Farm Building Code 1995.

 

Please visit the National Research Council Canada’s website at www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca for more information on the agency and the evaluation process. Click here for the Ag-Tuf evaluation. Click here to visit the Ag-Tuf product information page.