Founded in Detroit in 1920 by Herbert B. Van Pelt and his son, Service Steel remains a Van Pelt family-owned steel service center supplying tube, pipe and bar while providing fabrication support. Now operating through five regional locations, the company combines a century of steel knowledge with capabilities such as precision tube laser cutting and CNC machining for manufacturers and fabricators.
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
O'Neal SteelWith 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.AMBRIDGE, PA
Metals, IncFounded in 1978, Metals, Inc. is a Cleveland-area steel service and manufacturing center supplying metal products and fabricating custom components for safety, maintenance and industrial work. Its complete fab shop supports projects large and small, while 15 distribution points provide nationwide reach. The company’s notably experienced workforce averages more than 20 years with Metals, Inc., carrying forward founder Allen N. Corlett Jr.’s emphasis on customer service and supplier credibility.BEDFORD, OH
Lapham-Hickey SteelFounded in 1926, fourth-generation family-owned Lapham-Hickey Steel supplies steel products and processes coil, sheet, plate and other metals for manufacturers across North America. The company stands out for its unusually broad production support, from a national network of service centers and more than 25 slitters to laser cutting, machining and AWS D1.1-certified welding. Its quality system is certified to ISO 9001:2015, and the company has offered mechanical and DOM steel tubing for 80 years.COLUMBUS, OH