With roots reaching back to the early 1920s, O’Neal Steel distributes metal and processes it into customer-specified parts through a network of 19 U.S. service centers. The company is part of O’Neal Industries, the country’s largest family-owned group of metal service centers, with four generations of O’Neal family leadership shaping its growth. Its Birmingham hub is the company’s largest location, while teams such as Dallas fiber-laser operator DJ Wood and Birmingham tube-laser operator Derek Spraggins reflect a hands-on culture built around adaptability and long-term relationships.