YKK AP Hosts Installation Quality Assurance Training Session for Customers
AUSTELL, Georgia, Feb. 20 - /EWire/ --
YKK AP America, the leader in manufacturing high quality architectural products, is hosting an Installation Quality Assurance Training Session in Dublin, Georgia this week. The course provides project managers, fabrication shop supervisors, jobsite managers and supervisors of glaziers with basic knowledge and tools that can be carried back to their individual companies for extended training to ensure proper installation of YKK AP’s storefront, entrance, curtain wall, window wall, and window products.
Throughout the week, YKK AP customers will gain insight into critical industry topics including engineering fundamentals, windborne debris and blast mitigation requirements, energy codes and green design standards, field water testing standards and procedures, and entrance installation and hardware adjustment. The training will also incorporate a tour of the company’s manufacturing facility as well as YKK AP product-specific education sessions.
“YKK AP recognizes the value in educating our customers on our products as well as on current issues that are affecting the building and construction industry,” said Mike Turner, vice president of YKK AP America. “We don’t just sell products. We make training available to our customers to assist them in educating their employees in selecting and installing products for long-term satisfaction. Providing an intensive training session for industry professionals is an engaging, productive way to do just that and we are proud to be hosting it.”
As a leader in the industry, YKK AP is hosting this week-long training session, not just to focus on proper installation of YKK AP products, but to also provide customers industry knowledge and tools needed for building 21st century buildings, such as meeting the newest energy codes and green design standards.
About YKK AP America
YKK AP America Inc. manufactures a complete line of aluminum entrances, storefronts, curtain walls, sunshades, and windows for use in commercial and institutional construction. YKK AP aluminum products are manufactured in ISO 14001 certified facilities in Dublin, Georgia – a standard for businesses that operate in a sustainable manner by reducing pollution and waste. The company has also been recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy for Exceptional Leadership in Industrial Energy Efficiency. The company is also a leading producer of window products for use in new construction and replacement in homes and light commercial structures. Its residential products are manufactured in a highly automated manufacturing facility located in Macon, Georgia. YKK AP America is based in Austell, Ga. It is a subsidiary of YKK Corporation of America, whose parent company is global manufacturer YKK Corporation of Japan. For more information, visit www.ykkap.com.
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Tory Patrick, +1-202-558-9826
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