This summer marks Dee Simpson’s 15th anniversary of working for Ferrous Processing &Trading (FPT). Throughout her time with FPT, she has also held another high demand job – with the U.S. Air Force. Not only is Simpson a scale operator at FPT’s Pontiac yard, she is also a Senior Master Sergeant with the 910th Force… Read more »

Immensely-scaled scrap removal projects have become rather ordinary for Ferrous Processing & Trading (FPT) over the past few months.  In a well-orchestrated replay of the work completed for Ford Motor Company in its 2014 overhaul of the Dearborn Truck Plant, FPT recently assisted in the $1.1 billion conversion of its Kansas City Assembly plant.  In… Read more »

Wouldn’t it make sense that a lifelong “car guy,” who spent most of his life in Ford’s hometown of Dearborn, Michigan, would naturally end up as FPT’s go-to guy at……Nissan? Five years ago, Bill Sulak, a 36-year-old University of Michigan graduate, was hired by John Kronk Plant Manager Steve Benacquisto into FPT’s management training program…. Read more »

Even in a mature industry, innovation holds the key to market leadership.  Ferrous Processing & Trading’s (FPT) Pontiac yard recently employed a clever marketing campaign to meet – and even exceed – their intake goals. The Collier Road scrap yard hosted a raffle throughout February 2015.  Each customer who brought $25 or more scrap in… Read more »