Founded in 1896 as The Burger Iron & Wire Works Company, BICO Steel is a Mogadore, Ohio steel service center that processes steel plate and forged blocks for industrial customers. Its history runs from ornamental iron and structural steel—including framing Akron’s 1931 First National Tower—to today’s one-stop processing operations, housed in facilities totaling more than 150,000 square feet. BICO says it is the only company offering both steel plate and forged block processing, with offices across the United States and Canada.
Tygart SteelFrom its McKeesport plant, Tygart Steel turns prime and non-prime steel plate into fabricated components such as counterweights and custom weldments. The division has supplied plate products for more than 60 years and is part of M. Glosser & Sons, a family-owned business founded in 1899 and now 100% employee-owned. Its 100,000-square-foot facility and ISO 9001:2015 certification support plate fabrication for material handling, construction, and other industrial applications.MCKEESPORT, PA
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
WHEMCOBuilt around five operating companies in Pennsylvania and Ohio, WHEMCO is an iron and steel group known for combining long industrial experience with unusually large-scale manufacturing. Its Lehigh Heavy Forge operation in Bethlehem has worked for more than 125 years and holds Forgemaster status, producing massive open-die forgings for customers in heavy industry. WHEMCO also supports customers through field-service engineers located across North America, Europe and Asia.ERIE, PA
Precision Steel ServicesFounded by Dave Kelley in 1974, Precision Steel Services has built its Toledo operation around responsive service to manufacturers that depend on steel delivered to schedule. Now under new ownership, the company carries that five-decade legacy forward from a 100,000-plus-square-foot facility, with its own trucks serving customers across the region and beyond.TOLEDO, OH