Bar Processing Corporation processes customer-owned steel bar stock—not distributes it—using four Midwest manufacturing facilities to bring bars to precise surface, length, and dimensional specifications. Formed in the early 1970s, the employee-owned company operates more than 600,000 square feet and is described as the country’s largest independent processor of special bar quality steel. Its work includes non-destructive surface testing and carbon restoration, and the company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification.
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Lane Steel CompanyFounded in 1982 by Al Gedeon and Ron Boyd, Lane Steel Company supplies and processes flat-rolled steel from its Pittsburgh-area operations. The employee-owned company maintains a substantial inventory and uses slitting, leveling, blanking, and shearing equipment to prepare material to customer specifications. Lane Steel operates under ISO 9001:2015 compliance standards and has expanded from its original partnership into facilities serving customers across multiple U.S. regions.MCKEES ROCKS, PA
Jade Sterling SteelFor more than 55 years, Bedford Heights-based Jade Sterling Steel has distributed steel bar and wire rod, pairing a 40,000-plus-ton inventory with value-added finishing services. Its two Northeast Ohio warehouses, satellite locations around the country, and long-standing mill and processor relationships support orders ranging from a single bundle to a rail car. An in-house metallurgist and quality staff oversee inspection and testing under the company’s ISO 9001 registration.BLAWNOX, PA
Fulton County Processing, LtdFulton County Processing is a Delta, Ohio, toll processor and Heidtman Steel company whose staff brings a stated 100 years of experience to customers’ steel-processing work. Its 358,000-square-foot facility is built for heavy-coil handling, with 30-ton overhead cranes and expanded storage capacity, while ISO 9001:2015 certification underpins its quality system.DELTA, OH
Charles C. Lewis CompanySince 1886, Charles C. Lewis Company has supplied and processed carbon and alloy steel plate from its Springfield, Massachusetts headquarters and regional facilities. Its in-house work can take plate closer to final size through cutting, grinding, stress relieving and other processing, including toll work on customer-supplied material. The company’s steel bases for Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s 2005 “The Gates” installation in Central Park are among its most distinctive projects, and it holds Intertek ISO 9001:2015 certification.CLEVELAND, OH