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Heidtman Steel

Headquartered in Toledo, OH, Heidtman Steel is a solution driven flat rolled steel service center network. Serving a vast array of markets, Heidtman operates 9 wholly owned or joint venture steel processing facilities, with most of them adjacent to steel mills. Long known for expertise in the application of high strength steels, Heidtman also markets Advance High Strength Steels. Capitalizing on diverse captive capabilities, and innovative risk management programs, Heidtman provides customers the ultimate in cost effective solutions.

Heidtman Capabilities:
  • Pickling
  • Slitting
  • Edging
  • Temper Pass
  • One Pass
  • Stretcher Levelling
  • Galvanizing
  • First Operation Blanking
  • Pipe and Tubing

Sponsors

KORE Machinery

KORE MACHINERY IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED SUPPLIER OF COIL PROCESSING EQUIPMENT FOR THE METALS INDUSTRY.

Our equipment can be found operating in a multitude of industries ranging from automotive to HVAC to agriculture to aerospace. With a strong focus on technology, KORE Machinery is well known for manufacturing the most automated equipment available on the market today. We stand behind our equipment and our commitment to providing our customers with unparalleled support after the sale.

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Friedman Industries

Founded in 1965, Friedman Industries is a manufacturer and processor of steel products. Friedman operates six flat-rolled coil processing facilities capable of producing sheet and plate ranging from 16 gauge to 1” thick in widths ranging from 36” wide to 96” wide. The Hickman, AR, Granite City IL and East Chicago IN facilities operate temper mills and cut-to-length lines. The Decatur AL and Sinton TX facilities operate stretcher leveler cut-to-length lines. The tubular division, located in Lone Star TX, operates two American Petroleum Institute (“API”) licensed electric resistance welded pipe mills. For more information, please visit www.friedmanindustries.com 

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Mill Steel Company

Founded in 1959 by Harry Samrick, Mill Steel Co. is one of North America’s premier flat-rolled steel and aluminum suppliers. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI, Mill Steel operates six service center locations including: Grand Rapids and Melvindale, MI, Mansfield, OH, Jeffersonville, IN, Birmingham, AL, and Houston, TX. Mill Steel excels at serving some of the world’s most demanding industries with its steadfast dedication to superior quality, delivery, and performance. The company continues to grow by consistently operating with integrity, while putting its customers and associates first. With excellent customer service and rapid turnaround times, Mill Steel is your one-stop-shop! For more information, visit www.millsteel.com.

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Ranger Steel

Founded in 1958, Ranger Steel is the largest independently owned steel plate distributor in the United States. In 2024, Ranger acquired Nance Steel Sales thereby expanding its product offerings along with its geographic locations. Headquartered in Houston, Ranger operates a distribution center at the Port of Houston and a dozen warehouses strategically located across the Midwest and West Coast. Besides the U. S. and Canadian markets, Ranger Steel services Mexico as well as Central and South America. Ranger Steel’s strategic locations help it meet the needs of its customers fast and efficiently in a wide variety of industries, including ship building, energy, transportation, vessel and heat exchanger, heavy plate fabrication, bridge building, commercial and industrial construction, and storage tanks. With the acquisition of Nance Steel Sales, Ranger/Nance can meet the needs of customers in the automotive, machine tool, and die set & press industries. For over half a century, Ranger has been recognized for its quality product and customer service, vast and varied inventory, and on-demand delivery at competitive prices. Hundreds of tons of steel plate move through Ranger Steel facilities daily by rail, ship and truck.

Silver Sponsors
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BMO

 BMO has been serving customers for over 200 years and is currently the 7th largest bank in North America by assets, with over $1.4 billion in total assets as of April 30, 2025. BMO is comprised of a diverse team of engaged employees providing a broad range of personal and commercial banking, global markets and investment banking services to 13 million customers. Within the metals space, BMO is a financial partner who understands the complexity and constant changing dynamics of the industry. From corporate advisory and capital raising solutions to customized financing structures addressing working capital, growth, M&A, recapitalizations and restructurings, BMO has the metals experience and flexible credit solutions to meet client needs while also supporting their long-term vision.


Bronze Sponsors
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Ratner Steel Supply Company

Ratner Steel is a service center specializing in flat rolled only. We typically carry upwards of 80k tons between our locations in MN, IN and our newest facility, Osceola, AR. With the most modern technology in stretch leveling in our plants we can meet your flat rolled needs!


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AkzoNobel Coatings Inc.

Beyond Performance. It is what makes us different. Built on over 200 years of experience. Whatever we do, we achieve the highest standards. Creating products of tested, proven and enduring quality. Working in partnership to best serve our customers. Delivering genuine added value. Protecting reputations as much as surfaces. Simply being trusted to do all this, and more, like nobody else can. Quality, Service, Trusted Partner. AkzoNobel Coil and Extrusion Coatings.


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Brown Gibbons Lang & Company

Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) is a leading independent investment bank and financial advisory firm focused on the global middle market. The firm advises private and public corporations and private equity groups on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, capital markets, financial restructurings, valuations and opinions, real estate, and other strategic matters. BGL has investment banking offices in Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, and New York, and real estate offices in Chicago, Cleveland, and San Antonio. The firm is also a founding member of REACH Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions, enabling BGL to service clients in 30 countries around the world. For more information, please visit www.bglco.com

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GEORG North America Inc.

For more than 4 decades we have been actively present on the Northamerican market. Our USA hub in Roanoke is the home of our engineering/design and production facilities. From our base in Alpharetta an experienced team cares for our Northamerican customers: sales, service and a quick provision of spare parts for all GEORG product. Our slitting, cut-to-length, recoiling and inspection lines for steel an non-ferrous metals, are focused on high productivity, precision and quality. This includes our new state-of-the-art, demand-driven base line, which is tailored to the needs of the service center market and is based on a modular, expandable system.

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Target Steel

Target Steel has been serving the Midwest for over 30 years. We are a full-service steel service center that delivers a variety of steel products to customers, from a single customized steel sheet, to multiple shipments of tons of steel coil. When you do business with Target Steel, you can always expect competitive rates, quick decisions, speedy deliveries, and personal, courteous attention.