Tagged: ferrous processing and trading

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 Processing & Trading Works to Protect Metal Industry

Posted on January 29, 2014 by - Scrap Metal Recycling

Scrap metal theft is a common occurrence in many areas, but Ferrous Processing & Trading is taking steps to prevent it. Ferrous Processing & Trading is working with the scrap metal recycling industry to help reduce metal theft. The massive surge of stolen items includes copper wire, aluminum bleachers, air conditioning parts, automotive parts, and… Read more »