Built with MRU
Submit Your Build & Win
Real builds from real Canadian orders. Win up to $400 for your next purchase. More importantly, real exposure for your business, project, or channel, in front of a Canadian audience.
In Store Credit
Top 3 builds take $400, $100, and $50, judged on a published rubric. First place goes to a build that's been posted publicly.
visitors see these builds
Free promotion, plain and simple: every approved build shows your name, your city, your business, and your links. Winners hold our homepage for a month. For a small shop or a side project, that's real visibility.
4th · July 2026StainlessHis and Her Wedding Hammers
Tabletop Machine Shop · Truro, Nova Scotia
Winner · July 2026Carbon steelGalaxy Roses/Roses
The Visual Arts of Meghan Bourgeois · Anagance
3rd · July 2026AluminumArgus Rocket
MetRocketry · Toronto, Ontario
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Anything from a metalsrus.ca order in the last 12 months.
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Optional, and it's how first place is won. Share it wherever you already hang out.
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Order number, photos, and your story. Add your post link now or later. About 5 minutes.
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We review within 48 hours. Top 3 win store credit every month.
The monthly take
Three prizes every month, $550 in store credit
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Monthly winners
July 2026 winners
Winner · July 2026Carbon steelGalaxy Roses/Roses
The Visual Arts of Meghan Bourgeois · Anagance
3rd · July 2026AluminumArgus Rocket
MetRocketry · Toronto, Ontario
4th · July 2026StainlessHis and Her Wedding Hammers
Tabletop Machine Shop · Truro, Nova Scotia
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Submit your build
Show us what you made
About 5 minutes. We review within 48 hours.
- 1 Your order
- 2 Your build
- 3 Your post
- 4 The promotion
Step 1 of 4
Got it. Your build is in review.
You'll need your order number and 1-5 photos. A public post link is optional, and it's what qualifies you for the $400 first prize.
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- Link to your post (optional)
The gallery
Browse the builds
Filter by material or project type. Every build links back to the exact stock it started as.
Carbon steelService & Repair on Trailers + Shop Storage Project
Lake City Trailer Co · Nova Scotia
4th · July 2026StainlessHis and Her Wedding Hammers
Tabletop Machine Shop · Truro, Nova Scotia
“I have two awesome friends who are getting married and I wanted to make them a pair of something. The groom is a machinist, and the bride...”
AluminumCrankshaft Pulley Extension
Ron C. · Huntsville
AluminumCargo trailer to Harley hauler
Khrista C. · Port Saxon Nova Scotia
Winner · July 2026Carbon steelGalaxy Roses/Roses
The Visual Arts of Meghan Bourgeois · Anagance
“I have been making roses for quite some time now but recently incorporated my galaxy painting skills into my roses. They are cut from...”
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Darawoodworks · Pender Island
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Rob W. · Olalla B.C.
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Lake City Trailer Co. · Dartmouth
BronzeViridus Leather | Hand-crafted leather goods for the discerning
Viridus Leather · Alberta
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E B heavy duty · Port clements bc
Aluminumindustrial luminaire
AM/PM lighting · Val-Racine, Quebec
BrassPadrona Lounger
Craft Cove Studio · British Columbia
3rd · July 2026AluminumArgus Rocket
MetRocketry · Toronto, Ontario
“This is our student researched and developed rocket for the 2026 IREC competition.”
AluminumWig wag wobbler engines
Ron L. · Morden Manitoba
Carbon steelJohn Deere Lift
Mark M. · PE
AluminumBreaking Throug
Silver Fox Creations · Regina, SK
AluminumThe Strike
Silver Fox Creations · Regina, SK
2nd · July 2026Carbon steelWedding Centerpieces
Skylar S.
“I've been engaged to my fiancée for three years. During our second year of being engaged, I took a humble blacksmithing course. From...”
Rules, straight up
Do I have to post my build publicly?
No, you can enter with just your order, photos, and story. Here's the deal though: the $400 first prize each month is reserved for builds that were posted publicly. Those posts, with a mention of Metals 'R' Us or metalsrus.ca, help more Canadians find us, and that's what pays for the prizes. Second and third are open to everyone. Post wherever you already hang out: any subreddit, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, X, or a builder forum. Reddit travels furthest for us. Haven't posted yet? Enter now and email your link to online@metalsrus.ca any time before the month closes. We'll add it and you're in the running for first.
How does judging work?
Our team scores every approved build on the four criteria, 100 points total, at the end of each month. Top 3 win. Skill decides the podium, not chance. Four criteria, 25 points each: craftsmanship, ingenuity, use of the metal, story and photos. First place, the $400, goes to the highest-scoring build that was posted publicly. Second and third are open to every approved build.
Who can enter?
Anyone with a metalsrus.ca order from the last 12 months. One order can back up to 3 different builds.
Does the order have to be from the website?
Yes. Your order number and email are how we verify the metal. Counter sales at the Dartmouth shop don't carry an order number we can check.
What do winners get?
Store credit: $400 for first, $100 for second, $50 for third, every month. First place is reserved for a build posted publicly. Second and third are open to all. That's $550 going out monthly. The credit goes toward metal only; it can't be put toward shipping. Top 3 also spend the next month on our homepage, which sees 100,000+ visitors, with their name, city, and links.
What are my chances, honestly?
Better than most contests. We're a small shop and the entry count sits right on this page. Three prizes go out every month; do the math.
What happens to my photos?
They stay yours. You give us permission to show them here, and in our emails and socials only if you ticked that box. Want them down? Email us and we remove the build, photos included.
When are winners announced?
The second Friday of each month, on this page and by email if you opted in. The first cycle's winners went up Friday, August 14. August builds are announced Friday, September 11.
The official rules
As of August 2026. These rules live on the Built with MRU page. The short version is in the FAQ above them; if the two ever disagree, these rules win.
1. Who's running this
Metals 'R' Us, 85 Gloria McCluskey Ave, Burnside Industrial Park, Dartmouth, NS B3B 2Z3. Questions about the contest: sales@metalsrus.ca.
2. Who can enter
You can enter if you're a Canadian resident at the age of majority in your province or territory, and you built something from metal bought on metalsrus.ca in the last 12 months. MRU staff and their immediate families can't enter. There's no fee to enter.
3. How to enter
Enter at metalsrus.ca/pages/built-with-mru with your order number, the email on that order, 1 to 5 photos, and your build story. Posting your build publicly is optional, but the first-place prize is reserved for entries that did (see section 5). To qualify for first, post it on your favourite subreddit, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, X, or a forum, and add the link to your entry, or email it to online@metalsrus.ca any time before the month closes. A mention of Metals 'R' Us or metalsrus.ca in the post is appreciated. Up to 3 entries per order. We check any link during review.
4. The monthly cycle
Each cycle runs for a set window. We publish that window on this page and in our emails before it closes, and your entry counts in the cycle that is open on the day we receive it, Atlantic time. Cycles normally run a calendar month and close at 11:59 PM Atlantic on the last day. We can extend a window, and when we do, the published closing date is the one that governs. The first cycle ran from launch through 11:59 PM Atlantic on August 13, 2026. We review every entry within 48 hours of it arriving; only approved entries get judged.
5. How judging works
A panel of 3 MRU staff scores every approved entry on four criteria, 25 points each: craftsmanship, ingenuity, use of the metal, story and photos. Each judge scores on their own; the scores are added. Ties go to the higher craftsmanship total, then the higher use-of-the-metal total, then a panel revote between the tied entries only. Winning a podium spot is decided by skill, not chance. First place is awarded to the highest-scoring entry that included a public post link, verified during review; second and third are open to every approved entry, posted or not. The panel's decisions are final.
6. Prizes
Three prizes every month, all in metalsrus.ca store credit: $400 for first, $100 for second, and $50 for third. First place is reserved for entries with a qualifying public post; second and third are open to every approved entry. Approximate total value: $550 CAD per month. Credit is issued as a gift card. It doesn't expire, it goes toward metal only and can't be put toward shipping, and it has no cash value. We email winners at the order email on announcement day; you have 14 days to claim. Unclaimed prizes go to the next-highest score.
7. When winners are announced
The second Friday of the following month, on the Built with MRU page and our homepage.
8. What we do with your entry
Approved entries appear on metalsrus.ca with your photos and story. If you ticked the credit box, we also show your first name, last initial, city, and any links you added. If you ticked the reuse box, we may also feature your photos and story in MRU emails, social posts, and ads, credited the same way. Your photos and story stay yours; you give us a non-exclusive licence to show them as described here.
9. Take it down anytime
Email us and your build comes down, photos included. We acknowledge within 1 business day and it's off the site within 2 business days, usually the same day. Files are deleted from our systems within 30 days. If your build already won, the prize stays yours; the public listing still comes down. Our privacy policy covers how we handle your information, including under Quebec's Law 25.
10. Housekeeping
We can decline or remove entries that are unsafe, not metal, not your work, or spam. We may update these rules with notice on this page; changes don't apply to entries already submitted. Void where prohibited. This contest operates under Canadian law, including the Competition Act.