The fifth largest metal processor and distributor in
North America, Samuel, Son & Co., Limited, announced on June 30 that it has acquired Basic
Stainless Inc., a service center operating from an 80,000 square foot facility in Marshfield, Wisconsin with branches in Green Bay, Wisconsin and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Basic
Stainless will continue Samuel's expansion into the
US market.
Basic
Stainless will keep the same name and will operate as a division of Samuel, Son & Co. Inc. With the addition of Basic
Stainless, the number of Samuel locations in the Midwest region of the
US will be seven. Basic
Stainless will immediately expand its current inventory of
stainless sheet, plate, bar, pipe and tube and add aluminum products. In the near future, the company plans to add carbon flat rolled products such as coated and pre-painted.
Samuel has over 4,100 employees operating from 48 service centers and 47 manufacturing plants in
North America as well as facilities in the
UK,
Australia and
China.