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Vancouver Toll Free: 1 (800) 605-4822 Surrey Toll Free: 1 (800) 796-8010 Calgary Toll Free: 1 (800) 605-4847 Edmonton Toll Free: 1 (800) 580-1089ltd. PROUD PARTNER OF NORTH AMERICAN STORAGECommander Warehouse Equipment Ltd. is Western Canada's leader in industrial, material handling, warehouse and storage products.www.commander.cafacilities slowly and conservatively, al- lowing the company to diversify and remain competitive even in challenging economic conditions.A new worrying trend among Ca- nadian racking companies is the reduc- tion of Canadian manufacturing and importing pallet racking from the USA and China as a cheaper alternative. This imported rack may appear as a vi- able plan at first, but is not necessarily safe.When using imported rack the de-sign and manufacturing specifications are difficult to confirm and often the rack is not able to withstand the weight capacity required. Warehouse collapses have triggered the Ministry of Labour to focus on racking capacity safety inspec- tions, opening their eyes to deficiencies of imported pallet racking. In Ontario alone since 2011, the MOL has issued over 3,000 stop work orders causing lost revenue and distribution down- time. Recently NAS replaced racking for a Toronto based food distribution centre after its imported rack collapsed.November, 2015| Canadian Industry Online | 21