SMS MILL SERVICES MICHIGAN AWARDED STEEL SLAB CONDITIONING CONTRACT WITH SEVERSTAL NA

SMS Mill Services Michigan, LLC (SMS) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a steel slab conditioning services agreement with Severstal North America (SNA) at its Dearborn, Michigan operation.

With engineering already in process, SMS will provide infrastructure, equipment and personnel to fully scarf (skin), cut to length and slice to width steel slabs as required. Working with GeGa Corporation systems, SMS will provide the scarfing services on “hot” slabs to facilitate both timely and cost saving slab rolling.

“We are delighted by this opportunity to again expand our mill service offerings and operations”, says Larry Coe, President of SMS Mill Services. “I am confident our partnership with Severstal North America will be beneficial to both companies.”

Scrap Metal Services LLC, the parent of SMS Mill Services Michigan, already provides ferrous scrap to both SNA’s Dearborn, MI and Columbus, MS steel producing operations.

About Scrap Metal Services, LLC and SMS Mill Services, LLC

Scrap Metal Services, LLC (SMS), headquartered in Burnham (Chicago), IL, operates scrap processing, steel mill services, ship breaking and oil rig dismantlement and intermodal/truck/railcar dismantling facilities in several states. SMS also provides full-service scrap management, consulting and purchasing services to industrial scrap generators and demolition contractors, on a local and national basis. SMS is a supplier of ferrous and nonferrous scrap commodities to both domestic and international consumers. SMS now operates scrap processing facilities in Illinois, Indiana, Alabama, Ohio and Texas

SMS Mill Services, LLC is a top tier provider of mill support, processing and management services for steel producers in North America, with steel mill services facilities in Alabama, Texas, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio and now Michigan.

NEW YORK — All Star Metals LLC has won a US Navy contract to dismantle and recycle inactive aircraft carriers over the next five years.

The Navy awarded the Brownsville. Texas-based recycler a 1-cent delivery order for dismantling and recycling decommissioned aircraft carrier ex-USS Forrestal (AVT 59) the Naval Sea Systems Command office of corporate communication said Oct. 22.

The token price in the shipbreaking contract wilh All Star Metals, a unit of Chicago-based Scrap Metal Services LLC. takes into account estimated proceeds from the sale of scrap to be generated from dismantling, it said.

The order was made under an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for the towing, dismantling and recycling of conventionally powered aircraft carriers stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.

In May 2012, the Navy sought proposals for the award of up to three contracts for dismantling and recycling inactive aircraft carriers.

All Star Metals is the first successful bidder to receive the Navy’s facility security clearance, which is required prior to a contract award.

The award of contracts for two additional earners—ex-USS Saratoga (CV 60) and ex-USS Constellation (CV 64)—are pending, contingent on two other successful bidders receiving clearances The names of the companies weren’t disclosed.

The volume of scrap expected to be generated from the first aircraft carrier awarded to All Star Metals is about 60,000 gross tons, with dismantling and recycling expected to take about two years to complete.

All Star Metals will now develop its final plan to tow the vessel to its facility in Brownsville, but the ship is expected to leave the Navy’s inactive ship site in Philadelphia before year-end.

The ex-USS Forrestal, the first of the country’s “supercarriers,” was decommissioned Sept 11, 1993, after more than 38 years in service.

To read more about this event in the media, see below:

CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/23/us/gallery/uss-forrestal/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/10/23/forrestal-navy-first-supercarrier-sold-for-1-penny/

WASHINGTON (NNS) – The Navy awarded a S0.01 delivery order Oct. 22 for dismantling and recycling ex-USS Forrestal (AVT 59).

The delivery order was made under an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to All Star Metals for the towing, dismantling and recycling of conventionally powered aircraft carriers stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.

The price of the delivery order reflects the net price proposed by All Star Metals, which considered the estimated proceeds from the sale of the scrap metal to be generated from dismantling.

In May 2012, the Navy solicited proposals for the award of up to three contracts for the dismantling and recycling of inactive conventionally-powered aircraft carriers. All Star Metals is the first of three successful offerors to receive its facility security clearance, which is required prior to contract award. After the initial award of one carrier to each successful offeror, the Navy has the capability of scrapping additional conventionally-powered aircraft carriers over a five-year period under delivery orders competed between the three contractors.

All Star Metals will now develop its final tow plan for the Navy’s approval for the tow of ex-Forrestal from its current berth at the Navy’s inactive ship facility in Philadelphia to All Star Metals’ facility in Brownsville. The ship is expected to depart Philadelphia before the end of the year. Navy civilian personnel will be on site full time to monitor the contractor’s performance during dismantling of the ship.

Forrestal was decommissioned Sept. 11, 1993, after more than 38 years of service. On June 16, 1999, the Navy announced the ship would be available for donation to an eligible organization for use as a museum or memorial. However, no viable applications were received and the vessel was removed from donation hold in December 2003 and redesignated for disposal.

The first of the “supercarriers,” Forrestal was launched Dec. 11, 1954, by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., and commissioned Sept. 29, 1955.

The award of contracts for two additional conventional carriers – ex-Saratoga (CV 60) and ex-Constellation (CV 64) – are pending, as they are contingent upon the two other successful offerors receiving their facility security clearances.

For more news from Naval Sea Systems Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/navsea/.

To read more about this event in the media, see below:

CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/23/us/gallery/uss-forrestal/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/10/23/forrestal-navy-first-supercarrier-sold-for-1-penny/

On behalf of inc., I am delighted to inform you that Scrap Metal Services has earned the position of 1092 on the 2013 Inc. 5000.

For 32 years. Inc. has welcomed the fastest-growing private companies in America into a very exclusive club. Make no mistake: The Inc. 5000 was harder to get into this year than ever in its history. The median company on the list increased sales more than 140 percent since the start of 2010, while the average honoree grew a mind-boggling 468 percent. Those are results most companies could only dream of in the economy of the past three years.

As an Inc. 5000 honoree, Scrap Metal Services now shares a pedigree with Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, Jamba Juice, Timberland, Clif Bar, Pandora, Patagonia, Oracle, and dozens of other notable recent alumni. In addition to Scrap Metal Services, the 2013 list added such powerhouses as Alex and Ani, LivingSocial, Bojangles, OtterBox, and KT Tape. You are in some pretty impressive company—which is exactly where you belong.

Congratulations to you and your team. You should be proud of all Scrap Metal Services has achieved to date. I wish you many more years of success.

Scrap Metal Services, LLC (SMS) is pleased to announce that Kerry Davidson has joined the company as its Vice President of Human Resources and In-House Counsel.

Ms. Davidson was previously with the law firm of Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC. She has over 14 years of combined law firm, human resources and business experience and has practiced as a labor and employment attorney in the Chicago area for almost 10 years. She has been part of two labor and employment practice groups ranked among the best in Chicago and the Nation by U.S. News and World Report and was designated by Illinois Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” in her practice area for 2010, 2011 and 2012.

“As we continue our focused expansion and resultant increase in the number of employees at SMS, we are pleased to have such an experienced professional join our team at this time”, stated Jeffry Gertler, CEO.

Before practicing in a law-firm environment, Ms. Davidson worked in-house handling labor and employee relations at Rush University Medical Center and as a labor relations representative and EEO Specialist at Northern Indiana Public Service Company. She is a SPHR certified professional and obtained her law degree from Valparaiso University, with a certification in labor and employment law. Having lived and worked overseas in Perth, Western Australia, she also will provide SMS with an international perspective in the growing global scrap and steel marketplace.

Ms. Davidson has taught many seminars for continuing legal education and human resources certification providers. She contributes to several treatises published by the Labor and Employment division of the American Bar Association, including the Developing Labor Law and Age Discrimination in Employment Law. She has also written legal updates for the National Academy of Arbitrators and authored articles for industry journals.

Ms. Davidson is a founding and current member of the Board of Ambassadors and served on the executive committee as the Nominating Chair of the Future Leaders Council – two auxiliary boards of the Chicago YWCA, which is dedicated to eliminating racism and empowering women.

About Scrap Metal Services, LLC

Scrap Metal Services, LLC (SMS), headquartered in Burnham (Chicago), IL, operates scrap processing, steel mill services, and ship, barge, oil rig, transportation equipment (intermodal/truck/railcar) dismantling and recycling facilities throughout the United States.

SMS now operates scrap processing facilities in Illinois, Indiana, Alabama, Ohio and Texas. SMS also provides full-service scrap management, consulting and purchasing services to industrial scrap generators, demolition contractors, maritime contractors, transportation and equipment leasing companies, on a local and national basis. SMS is a supplier of ferrous and nonferrous scrap commodities to both domestic and international consumers.

SMS Mill Services, LLC is a top tier provider of scrap and slag management and mill support services for steel producers in North America, with steel mill services facilities in Pennsylvania, Indiana and Ohio and All Star Metals LLC, a subsidiary of SMS, on the Port of Brownsville, TX, is a licensed ship, barge and oil rig recycling, metal processing and environmental remediation contractor.