Operating for More Than 100 Years

Posted on May 31, 2017 by - Scrap Metal Recycling

Ferrous Processing and Trading Co. (FPT) includes multiple yards which have been operating for more than one hundred years. The company is comprised of several scrap entrepreneurships that date back to the early 1900’s in both Canada and the United States. FPT Pontiac has been in operation since 1904. It started life as Sam Allen… Read more »

Meeting the Aluminum Challenge

Posted on February 1, 2017 by - Scrap Metal Recycling

Thanks to the recently redesigned Ford F-150, aluminum is enjoying vastly increased demand in the manufacturing world. The country’s best-selling vehicle gained an all-aluminum body, resulting in a lighter weight vehicle with better towing ability, while the metals recycling industry gained a challenge. To hold its position as an industry leader, Ferrous Processing & Trading… Read more »

Building Dignity and Belonging – JVS Partnership

Posted on March 1, 2016 by - Scrap Metal Recycling

“Everyone deserves to be a part of their community,” says Kirk Jude Goddard, Vice president of Habilitation Services for the non-profit JVS. “Our organization’s goal is to make sure our clients develop a sense of belonging.” For several years, JVS has partnered with SLC Recycling, the Warren, MI-based hub of Ferrous processing and Trading’s non-ferrous operations… Read more »

Ferrous Processing and Trading in Shelbyville, Tennessee

Posted on February 1, 2016 by - Scrap Metal Recycling

With a welcome by the local Chamber of Commerce and an article in a local newspaper, Ferrous Processing and Trading (FPT) received a warm reception from Shelbyville, Tennessee for its newest outpost. The metals recycling giant, based in Detroit, Michigan, recently launched a six-acre yard and 15,000 square foot metal shop in the strategically located… Read more »

Ferrous Donates Uniforms to Local School

Posted on January 25, 2016 by - Scrap Metal Recycling

Ferrous Processing & Trading, General Linen & Uniform and Parts Galore partner to aid southwest Detroit school The Munger Elementary-Middle School boys’ basketball team will have a new look when they start the 2016 season: a fresh set of uniforms and new equipment donated to the team by local Detroit businesses Ferrous Processing & Trading, General Linen & Uniform… Read more »