- 1978
- 1985
- 1986
- 1988
- 1998
- 2000
- 2001
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2014
- 1978
Kreher Steel Company, LLC is founded as a distributor of carbon, alloy, and stainless steel bar products
- 1985
Kreher Steel acquires American Bar Sales, with sales offices in Detroit, Michigan, and Dallas, Texas with a warehouse in Midlothian, Texas.
- 1986
We purchase the 56,000 sq. ft. office and warehouse facility in Melrose Park, Illinois, which is Kreher Steel’s headquarters today.
- 1988
Kreher Steel acquires our Houston, Texas facility and opens the sales office and warehouse in that market.
- 1998
We achieve ISO certification of our quality management system by Intertek (a certification body accredited by ANAB).
- 2000
Kreher Steel acquires Kreher Wire Processing, Inc., in Romulus, Michigan.
- 2001
Kreher Wire Processing attains ISO certification of our quality management system by Intertek (a certifying body accredited by ANAB).
- 2006
Kreher Steel is named a Caterpillar Inc. Wrought Steel Approved Supplier.
- 2007
Kreher Steel acquires Special Metals Incorporated, a leading distributor of quality steel and steel products. Special Metals’ warehouses and sales offices are located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Houston, Texas.
- 2008
Kreher Wire starts up a new, high quality, state-of-the-art pickle line, while meeting or exceeding all IFI-140 standards.
- 2009
Our quality management system is certified to ISO 9001 standards by Intertek USA and Intertek Sweden.
- 2010
Kreher Wire Processing’s quality management system is certified to ISO 9001 standards.
- 2014
Our quality management system is certified to ISO 9001:2008 by Intertek of Kentwood, MI, USA, a certification body accredited by ANAB, and by Intertek Certification Limited of Derby, United Kingdom, a certification body accredited by UKAS.