The Steel Stud Manufacturers Association has served the construction industry for 13 years, providing code-compliant steel framing products through its 16 members across the United States SSMA proudly pioneered the first industry-wide third-party certification program for code compliance, launched in 2009 for structural products. Then, in 2011, SSMA completed the same for non-structural products. The next step in the certification program will be to add plastering steel products and accessories.
The association’s label is the most widely recognized symbol of quality and code compliance in the industry. The “EQ” products generally yield high performance results. In the same respect, the SSMA will only endorse claims of “EQ” that can be independently verified to routinely perform to the standards the industry has come to expect through years of successful construction, using conventional thickness and coating. The association has hired a nationally recognized architectural rep agency to help promote the SSMA compliance program, and to reinforce SSMA’s position as the brand of choice in architectural specifications.