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Pre-fab & Pre-assembly for Safety, Quality, & Speed

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One of the primary advantages of receiving a Mapes canopy fully pre-assembled is to reduce the least efficient part of the canopy installation, the field assembly of the canopy. Many times, a working construction site is less than an ideal environment to assemble a pre-fabricated canopy system. Working around ongoing public activities, unfavorable weather elements, using improvised spaces to properly assemble a canopy (or canopies) and the understandable learning curve that comes for those working with an unfamiliar product. Secondly, making certain the people with the necessary skills are on-site and available when needed can also be a challenge. Minimizing activities that require additional field coordination is always an ongoing concern for most construction projects. When experienced Mapes employees that specialize in the assembly of our pre-engineered product can properly and precisely assemble the canopy in an ideally controlled production facility, all of these challenges are ...