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Plant Tours

People walking through a plant in high visibility vests and hard hats and two men standing next to truss plates

The largest hurdle to hosting a plant tour is having enough time. That's why we continue to create tools like those below to make it as easy as possible to host a tour.

The primary motivation to hosting a plant tour is to develop a mutually beneficial relationship with a supplier, potential customer, a city official, and many others in your community.

A truss plant is the best location to help start, and foster, that relationship. Giving a tour provides you with an opportunity to bring that person into your world and allow them to experience first-hand what you see and work with on a daily basis. Plant tours offer the opportunity to physically point to, and even touch, aspects of the plant, making it easier to show the benefits you and your company provide and how your company contributes to the structural framework of buildings and the overall economy in your market.

Download the Plant Tour Checklist & Plant Tour Toolkit

Need help with a plant tour? Contact SBCA

Click on the links below to help build relationships with those you are most interested in bringing into your plant.  

General Contractor

Building
Official

Eng/
Architect/
Specifier

Fire
Professional

Framer

Elected
Official

Student/
Educator

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Read Plant Tour Success Stories

Congresswoman Tours Fabcos Plant, Talks Small Business
Seeing is Believing
Hands-on Learning
Fire Demonstration & Plant Tour Show off Truss Industry for NY Building Officials Conference
Iowa Senator Tours Plum Facility, Vows Code Fight Assistance
Be a Good Neighbor: Harnessing the Power of a Plant Tour
Illinois Fire Group Learns about Building Components
Plant Tour of Duty
Truss Plant Tours: A New Perspective
Manage Your Market: One Tour at a Time
CMs Three Plant Tours Build Valuable Community Relationships
Carter-Lee Opens Plant to Jumpstart Chapter
Truss Plant Tours Improve Partnerships Through Education
The Power of the Plant Tour 
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