Franklin Industries is a century-old Franklin, Pennsylvania, mill whose roots reach back to the Franklin Rolling Mill and Foundry, founded in 1901. Reopened as Franklin Industries in 1996, the operation joined the Kovalchick family of companies in 2002 and continues to turn railroad steel into durable products for agricultural and highway use.
Venango SteelVenango Steel is a Franklin, Pennsylvania, metal fabrication and machining manufacturer formed in 1986 as Ruhlman Welding by Michael D. Ruhlman. The company grew from a one-person welding and repair operation into a 20,000-square-foot production facility, and Jesse Hernandez purchased it in 2023. It makes custom fabricated and formed work, including products such as cyclones and crane blocks, for industrial customers.FRANKLIN, PA
Valk Manufacturing CompanyPrivately owned since Paul Valk founded it in 1952, Valk Manufacturing remains a four-generation family company in New Kingstown, Pennsylvania. Its 100,000-plus-square-foot plant serves transportation departments, municipalities, and heavy industry with American-made equipment built in-house from North American steel.333120NEW KINGSTOWN, PA
Parent Metal ProductsFounded in 1921 by W.A. Parent and his son in Pittman, New Jersey, Parent Metal Products now manufactures heavy-duty industrial steel storage and workplace equipment in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. After beginning as a manufacturers’ representative and materials engineering firm, it became an OEM making furniture for industrial workplaces and continues to support automotive, defense, and manufacturing facilities with domestic steel fabrication and custom-built solutions. The company has operated continuously for more than a century.BENSALEM, PA
PennFab, IncFounded by Coast Guard veteran Michael J. Mabin in 1983, PennFab is a family-owned Pennsylvania steel manufacturer that engineers and fabricates structural steel for rail and transportation infrastructure. Its Morrisville operation spans 230,000 square feet and combines an in-house engineering department with a crane-served, automated manufacturing facility. PennFab is AISC- and PennDOT-certified and remains an American-made supplier under the company’s second-generation leadership.MORRISVILLE, PA