CST Storage Achieves Certification From Canadian Welding Bureau

Parsons Manufacturing Facility Approved to Provide Certified Welded Structures to Canada

It is safe to say that more Canadians will now be seeing tanks that were manufactured in Parsons. Effective January 10, 2013, CST Storage in Parsons achieved its certification by the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB), allowing it to provide welded structures in Canada that are certified to meet Level 2 of the Canadian welding code.

“This is a great achievement and opportunity for CST Storage to expand our portfolio in Canada. We are truly excited to be one of a select group of American companies that are certified to provide tanks and storage structures that meet Canadian welding standards for use in dry bulk, water, wastewater and other industrial and municipal projects throughout the country,” said Steve Allen, Vice President of Operations for CST Storage. “We are also proud of the employees of CST Storage who worked through training and passed both written and practical examinations to affirm their welding expertise. Without their hard work, the certification would not have been possible.”

The CWB certification is awarded individually on a plant-by-plant basis and the certification process requires several steps. First, a facility must develop and submit a series of welding procedures, subject to approval by the CWB. Next, formalized qualification for welding supervisors must be met, and employees must undergo several days of training. Written examinations are delivered onsite by a CWB representative. Once written examinations are evaluated, qualifying team members are subject to an audit conducted by the CWB representative – a physical examination of welds and weld joints. Finally, upon completion and passing of this examination, the facility will be awarded its CWB certification. 

“The average manufacturing facility working toward its CWB certification works through the process of training and evaluation usually over a period of six months. To their great credit, the employees of CST Storage in Parsons trained and achieved the certification in just 13 weeks,” said Alan Blackman, Quality Control Director for CST Storage.

The Parsons manufacturing facility of CST Storage is subject to six monthly surveillance visits by a CWB representative to reassess that the welding work continues to code, followed by annual recertifications. CST Storage has been fabricating to the American Welding Society (AWS) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) welding codes for many years.  

About CST:
Located at 2101 S. 21st Street in Parsons since 1971, CST Storage is the world’s largest provider of modular, bolted and shop welded storage tanks. CST Storage manufactures the leading tank coating technologies in the industry providing both glass-fused-to-steel porcelain enamel (DeKalb, Ill.) and a proprietary cured epoxy system (Parsons, Kan. and Winchester, Tenn.). CST’s global network includes manufacturing facilities and technical design centers located in Kansas, Tennessee, Illinois, Texas, California, Georgia and the United Kingdom. Regional sales offices are located throughout North America and in Mexico, Argentina, United Kingdom, Dubai, Singapore and Vietnam.  For more information,visit www.cst-storage.com