Keep Your Cows Warm in Winter during Calving Season

Fabric covered livestock buildings help keep your cows warm and cope with cold weather. A FastCover is a great solution for keeping your cattle warmer in winter time – especially during calving season.

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Protect Cattle From Weather Extremes

A FastCover is becoming essential in the Northern climates and throughout North America as a result of volatile weather patterns. Keeping your cattle out of the elements may ensure a higher birth rate. When you reduce the cold stress in cows, newborns have a greater opportunity for survival in climates with extreme conditions.

Winter housing livestock buildings for your cattle: FastCovers can act as a loafing area where your cattle can calve anywhere in the structure or in the event you wish to segregate newborn calves and brood cows, corral pens can be erected inside.

Multi-Use Fabric Covered Buildings

FastCover portable buildings can be easily relocated to serve as a covered building for farm equipment storage, hay storage, grain storage or any other use.

Cattle Handling Facilities With Added Safety

Let’s not forget about you, the Farmer or Rancher, who has to endure these extreme weather conditions along with your livestock. Our naturally lit structures are the ideal winter cattle shelter for calving season – improving animal welfare while keeping those working with you and your herd safe.

Think back to the last time you were calving in 30 below weather, a foot of snow, or ankle deep muck. Cattle, as you know, generate a significant amount of heat that is retained by the FastCover making calving much more tolerable, possibly even enjoyable.

FastCover is a leading fabric building Manufacturer in Manitoba, producing fabric buildings that survive and thrive in North America. To get more information on your new FastCover for cattle handling and calving call us today 1-866-657-7172 or request a quote online.

Keep your cows warm in winter with a FastCover livestock building.

You are not only a Great Welder….

But you have an uncanny ability to take a concept, visualize it, fabricate it and bring it to reality. We Want You! FastCover Fabric Structures, a leading manufacturer of fabric covered steel engineered buildings is currently recruiting qualified welders who have experience in developing and fabricating custom components, prototypes, displays and production parts for existing and new products. Mig welding, pipe bending, ironworker experience essential with preference of CWB certification and forklift operators license. To apply, email your resume to joek@fastcover.ca.

FastCover is a full line manufacturer of steel framed fabric covered buildings ranging from 10′ wide to 86′ wide in unlimited length serving a wide range of industries such as Agricultural Farm and Ranch for Hay storage, Grain storage, Cattle handling, riding arenas: Oil & Gas Sector for heavy equipment storage, equipment maintenance: Commercial / Industrial Sector for material storage, equipment storage, light manufacturing, sand blasting, product display, product knowledge sessions / equipment training: Recreational for RV, ATV, Marine, 5th wheel, trailers, motorcycle, garden equipment storage or maintenance.

Portable Farm Equipment Storage Buildings

Interview with Neil Fast about the FastCover Portable Farm Equipment Storage Buildings.

Hi Neil, earlier today we were talking about your Portable Fabric Covered Buildings, and how they might be an ideal solution for farm equipment storage.

Neil – We have two great portable truss structures. And for the agricultural community, Fastcovers are a great option because they give you maximum square footage to store your farm equipment with the portability in the event that you ever wished to move it to a different site on your farm, you certainly can do that because of the way the building was designed.

Many of our ag customers not only use it for farm equipment storage, but for cattle handling to keep their cattle out of the weather – especially during times of calving.

When you talk about being in a flood plain, the building certainly can be moved out of harms way in the event that it needs to be moved to higher ground.


Typical Farm Uses For Fabric Covered Buildings


Question:

How long does it take to disassemble a building and put it back up in a different location?

Answer:

If you did a partial disassemble, you certainly could do that in a day or two. Many of our ag customers have what is known as ‘The MacGyver Influence’, and they put plates under the building; either 2×4 or 2×6 steel skids, and they use farm equipment to drag fully structured buildings to different locations, depending on their needs. They have become quite creative and the Fastcover buildings certainly has the ability to withstand that sort of activity.


Easy Assembly Farm Equipment Storage Buildings

FastCover structures are pre-engineered and are modular in design. No heavy equipment required and no permanent foundation needed. Rapid installation, ease of relocation or extension, and lower operational costs make the FastCover structure the preferred choice of customers, no matter what it is used for!

  • Farm equipment storage buildings
  • Car and truck storage garage
  • Compost storage building
  • Fertilizer storage structure
  • Temporary grain storage building
  • Fabric covered hay storage barn

Question:

Do you have different door options for different sized equipment?

Answer:

Yes, we have a number of different door options for fabric covered buildings. Generally the most economical type of door would be a fabric roll up door. You can probably do 15′ wide by 16′ high door, which is economical, but not necessarily practical if you are moving your equipment in and out on a regular basis.

We offer a steel re-enforced fabric door in a multitude of sizes to fit seeders, threshers, combine headers and other equipment to fit the users needs. The steel re-enforced fabric doors are slightly more expensive – still a good value, and certainly make it easier for regular use.

Although Fastcover is not in the commercial door business, we have 3rd party connections where we can assist a customer if they wish to put in a steel overhead, a roll up door, a commercial door, a bi-fold door… In those instances we generally match our customer with one of our suppliers so they can purchase directly. That adds greater value to the equation of buying a Fastcover.


Farm Equipment Storage BuildingsThank you for watching this video, we greatly appreciate your interest in a Fastcover as your Portable Storage building for your Farm Equipment and implements.

Request a Quote Today.

We are a family-owned business, manufacturing our product in the prairies, for the prairies weather. We invite everyone to stop by our location – we are open to the public and are more than happy to assist you directly in your Farm Equipment Storage Building needs.

Thanks so much – and remember – @itsafastcover

FastCover Wants You! USA Dealers, Installers, Retailers… Call Now!

FastCover Fabric Structures located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the heart of North America, is looking for Fabric Building Dealers, Fabric Building Installers and Fabric Building Retailers in Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Western Montana who are looking to generate profitable revenue selling and installing our fabric building products. You may be a fabric building dealer today that wants to add the FastCover line to your current portfolio or a dealer of various building supplies, construction materials, ranch or agricultural products that FastCovers would be a good fit with. You may be a builder that supplies and erects structures for the agricultural, commercial or oil & gas industries. You may be large or small retailer that provides agricultural, ranch and building materials to the end user or contractor. Or you may be someone who sees an opportunity and has the ability to sell FastCover fabric structures. Call us now at 1-866-657-7172

We have been in business for over 35 years designing and manufacturing engineered fabric covered steel structures. Family owned and operated with a comprehensive manufacturing and powdercoat paint facility, FastCover serves a variety of industries including Farm & Ranch, Commercial, Oil & Gas and Acreage & Hobby.

FastCover exhibits at Canada’s Farm Progress Show 2016

FastCover is excited to?have our Fabric Structure Buildings?be part of Canada’s Farm Progress Show! A three-day event on June 15, 16 and 17, 2016 at the Ramada Plaza in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Do It Yourself Storage Building Promotion!

Stop by our booth and enter your name to win FastCover’s new 10×10 structure, called the Shack-in-a-Box valued at $699! You won’t be disappointed.

We look forward to seeing you at Hall 7, Booths 70351,70353,70252 and 70254

Canada's Farm Progress Show Floor Plan 2016

Canada’s Farm Progress Show

An annual farm expo held in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Features dryland farming technologies with hundreds of farm machinery and equipment exhibits.

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Known as North America’s largest event for dryland farming and direct seeding technology, Canada’s Farm Progress Show 2016, (formerly Western Canada’s Farm Progress Show) showcases agricultural products and equipment, agricultural technologies, and new farm production equipment.

View the Farm Progress Show 2016 Daily Schedule for details on the Antique truck and tractor showcase, field demos, Modern Rural Lifestyles, Outstanding Young Farmers, educational seminars at the Farm Show Forums, FCC Innovations Centre, Equipment Demos, HSBC International Business Centre, Livestock Centre and much more.

Fabric Covered Buildings For over 35 Years

FastCover Structures have and continue to be a mainstay with Canadian Farmers and Ranchers for over 35 years. FastCovers are in use for Farm Equipment Storage, Commodities Storage, low stress Cattle Handling & Horse Facilities, and now, our new Shack-In-A-Box 10×10 structure serves as a cost effective DIY backyard storage shed or greenhouse for everyday use!

As the manufacturer, we have the ability to supply you with a custom designed new FastCover to meet your specifications, and we now?provide Fabric Covered Building installation services. This makes buying your new FastCover even easier, as you get the benefit of Factory Direct pricing plus professional installation services. WOW!

Fabric Covered Buildings In Action


Fastcover BoothStop by our booth and enter your name to win FastCover’s new 10×10 structure, called the Shack-in-a-Box valued at $699! You won’t be disappointed.

We look forward to seeing you at Hall 7, Booths 70351,70353,70252 and 70254 Coop

Just look for the ?Silver, White and Blue?FastCover!!


Canada’s Farm Progress Show 2016 Event Location:

ADDRESS: Evraz Place, 1700 Elphinstone St, Regina, SKS4P 2Z6

GPS Coordinates: N 50? 27? 8.393? W 104? 38? 12.375?


FastCover Fabric Structures highlighted in WRLA Publication

FastCover: Combining Quality. Innovation and Value. FastCover was recently selected by the WRLA for their Member Profile section in the Feb/Mar issue of Yardstick. As a new member of WRLA, we were excited to exhibit at the 2106 WRLA Buying Show in Calgary, Alberta earlier this year. Being selected for the WRLA Member Profile was an added bonus allowing members to get more familiar with our company, even though we have been manufacturing in Winnipeg, Manitoba for over 37 years. As a family owned, private business, Neil Fast and his partner Bill Fast want to ensure that customers purchasing their new FastCover are fully satisfied for years to come… After all, every structure they build and install has the family’s name on it!

Click on the link to read FastCover’s Member Profile

http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/WRLS/WRLS0116/index.php?startid=21

Visit us at the Winnipeg Home & Garden Show April 1-3, Booth #216

FastCover will be exhibiting at the Winnipeg Home & Garden Show April 1-3?at the new RBC Convention Centre. We will be showing the newest FastCover 10by10 fabric structure.

Winnipeg Home & Garden Show 2016

Visit us at Booth #216

FastCover has been manufacturing commercial grade steel framed fabric structures for decades and this new size incorporates all?the same manufacturing processes as our commercial grade fabric structures that are as a wide as 86? and as long as you can imagine. This FastCover will be available for sale at the show in your choice of White or Greenhouse fabric. Great for garden equipment, tool storage and your “toys” such as snowmobiles, motorcycles and ATVs or get started planting early. This is not your typical structure. Call Now ?1-866-657-7172. See you at the Show!

Sneak Peek… Check out the Newest FastCover!

Are you tired of replacing your value priced?fabric shed over and over every year because it either blew away, ripped or collapsed under the Prairie winter. FastCover is pleased to offer its newly developed 10? wide by 10? long by 8? high steel framed fabric covered structure complete with a solid fabric end wall, fabric door end wall with an 8? wide double zippered opening, 4 anchors and all hardware to easily assemble anywhere. No, it’s not fancy! No, it’s not a cutting edge design! No, it doesn’t assemble in 10 minutes! No it doesn’t have to be taken down in the event of snow, wind or rain! It’s just a plain Ol’ workhorse with a tried and true design, manufactured in Canada to withstand North American weather. ?Great to protect your garden equipment, snowmobile, ATV, or anything else you have, against, snow, rain, sun, wind, tree sap, bugs and all those other nasty elements that harm paint, fiberglass, vinyl and rubber. This FastCover is now available for sale at the incredible price of $699 in your choice of White or Greenhouse fabric to start planting early. This is not your typical shed. We use the same manufacturing processes as our commercial grade fabric structures that are as a wide as 86? and as long as you can imagine. ?Call Now! ?1-866-657-7172

FastCover30x45 Sorry! No Longer Available

1 only FastCover 30×45 open ended structure. This?New FastCover comes complete with a Fire Resistant main cover for added protection when working your cattle, sheltering your horses, storing your equipment, stacking your hay or just to put all the “stuff” you have accumulated over the years in it. The main cover is green/white/green as shown and all the anchors, turnbuckles and?hardware are included for you to erect and adhere to the ground… because it’s fully portable on a 3″ round baserail that can be set up virtually ANYWHERE! The solid end wall and the door end wall with a 12’x12′ fabric roll-up door (as shown) are not included but available upon request.The tried and true FastCover 30′ wide hoop style fabric structure has been around for decades and has served customers exceptionally well over time. COVER ALL your assets with this 1 time only, exceptionally priced FastCover. ?Call Now… 1-866-657-7172

 

FastCover10x10

FastCover is pleased to offer this 1 only unique 10′ wide by 10′ long by 8′ high steel framed fabric covered structure complete with a solid fabric end wall, fabric door end wall with an 8′ wide double zippered opening, 4 anchors and all hardware to easily assemble anywhere. Great to protect your garden tractor, snowmobile, ATV, or anything, against, snow, rain, sun, tree sap, bugs and all those nasty elements that harm paint, fiberglass, vinyl and rubber. This FastCover was set up once for a trade show ?and is now available for sale at an incredible price. This is not your typical shed. We use the same manufacturing processes as our commercial grade fabric structures that are as a wide as 86′ and as long as you can imagine. This one only demonstration FastCover won’t last long. Call Now! ? ? 1-866-657-7172