Date Acquired	April 1995
Company	Hubbell Steel Corporation
Business Description	Processor and supplier of galvanized, Galvalume, and prepainted steel products to the residential and commercial building industries
Facilities (at acquisition)	IL, AL
Customers	The HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), building and construction products, automotive, and agricultural markets

Date Acquired	February 1996
Company	Carolina Commercial Heat Treating (CCHT)
Business Description	Provides heat-treating, brazing, and related metal-processing services
Facilities (at acquisition)	NC (2), SC, GA, TN
Customers	TRW, Caterpillar, General Electric, Cutler-Hammer, Sears/Craftsman Tools, and J.H. Williams

Date Acquired	January 1997
Company	Southeastern Metals Manufacturing Company (SEMCO)
Business Description	Manufactures 3,500 galvanized steel, aluminum, and copper products for the residential and commercial building industries
Facilities (at acquisition)	FL (3), TX (2), TN, MS
Customers	Georgia Pacific, Home Depot, and Lowe's, as well as distributors to the roofing, lumberyard, drywall, and concrete

Date Acquired	May 1997
Company	Heat-treating Facility
Business Description	Operates as a division of CCHT
Facilities (at acquisition)	AL
Customers	TRW, Caterpillar, General Electric, Cutler-Hammer, Sears/Craftsman Tools, and J.H. Williams

Date Acquired	March 1998
Company	The Solar Group
Business Description	Manufactures a line of building products, including a complete line of mailboxes (Solar is the national leader)
Facilities (at acquisition)	MS (3)
Customers	Some of its major mailbox customers are Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Hechinger, Menards, Target, ACE Hardware, and Lowe's.

Date Acquired	April 1998
Company	Appleton Supply Company Inc.
Business Description	Manufactures a full line of metal building products, including roof edging, flashing, and other products
Facilities (at acquisition)	WI (2), MO
Customers	Retail mass merchandisers, wholesalers, and one-step distributors

Date Acquired	June 1998
Company	United Steel Products Company (USP)
Business Description	Manufacturers 3,000 finished parts that are sold to the residential and commercial building industries; the nation's second-largest manufacturer of steel lumber connectors
Facilities(at acquisition)	MN, CA (2), NJ, NC
Customers	USP products are sold in the residential and commerical building industries through marketing efforts targeted at engineers and building professionals

Date Acquired	October 1998
Company	Harbor Metal Treating Company
Business Description	Provides heat-treating and related metal-processing services
Facilities (at acquisition)	IL (2), IN, MI
Customers	The tool and die manufacturing, fastener, medical equipment, and aerospace markets

Date Acquired	April 1999
Company	Southeastern Heat Treating, Inc.
Business Description	Operates as a division of CCHT
Facilities (at acquisition)	NC
Customers	TRW, Caterpillar, General Electric, Cutler-Hammer, Sears/Craftsman Tools, and J.H. Williams

Date Acquired	July 1999
Company	Weather Guard Building Products
Business Description	Manufacturers and distributes a full line of metal building products, including rain-carrying systems (gutters and gutter accessories), metal roofing and roofing accessories, and assorted other products
Facilities (at acquisition)	CO
Customers	Customers in a wide range of industries including automotive, homebuilding and construction, appliance, and farm equipment

Date Acquired	August 1999
Company	Hi-Temp Inc.
Business Description	Provides heat-treating, brazing, plating, and related metal-processing services
Facilities (at acquisition)	IL, IN
Customers	Customers in a wide range of industries including automotive, homebuilding and construction, appliance, and farm equipment

Date Acquired	November 1999
Company	Brazing Concepts Company
Business Description	Provides a wide variety of metal joining and assembly services
Facilities (at acquisition)	MI
Customers	Customers in a wide range of industries, primarily in the automotive manufacturing industry

Date Acquired	December 1999
Company	Hughes Manufacturing, Inc.
Business Description	Operates as a division of USP
Facilities (at acquisition)	FL
Customers	USP products are sold in the residential and commerical building industries through marketing efforts targeted at engineers and building professionals

Date Acquired	July 2000
Company	Milcor (Divested on January 27, 2005)
Business Description	Manufacturers a complete line of metal building products including registers, vents, bath cabinets, access doors, roof hatches, and telescoping doors
Facilities (at acquisition)	OH, MI
Customers	Lawn & garden appliance, hand tool, business machines, and automotive industries, among others

Date Acquired	February 2001
Company	Pennsylvania Industrial Heat Treaters
Business Description	Specializes in heat treating parts that have been manufactured using powdered metallurgy
Facilities (at acquisition)	PA
Customers	Lawn & garden appliance, hand tool, business machines, and automotive industries, among others

Date Acquired	July 2002
Company	B&W Heat Treating
Business Description	Largest independent commercial heat treater in Canada. A leader in aluminum processing (batch & continuous)
Facilities (at acquisition)	Ontario, Canada (2)
Customers	Automotive, heavy equipment, electrical appliance, mining, and defense industries, among others

Date Acquired	April 2003
Company	Construction Metals, Inc.
Business Description	Manufacturer of a wide array of building products including flashing and trim, ventilation products and accessories, access doors, wire mesh/ galvanized hardware cloth, and corner bead
Facilities (at acquisition)	CA (4), NV, WA, UT, NM, AZ
Customers	Retail and wholesale customers throughout the western United States

Date Acquired	May 2003
Company	Air Vent, Inc.
Business Description	The building industry leader in ridge ventilation products, and a leading manufacturer of powered ventilation systems and foundation ventilation systems
Facilities (at acquisition)	TX, IL, NC, IA
Customers	Retail Customers, one-step distributors, and two-step distributors

Date Acquired	January 2004
Company	Renown Specialities Company Ltd. (Operates as a division of USP)
Business Description	Designer, manufacturer, and distributor, structural connectors used to join wood to wood, wood to concrete, and wood to masonry
Facilities (at acquisition)	Ontario, Canada
Customers	Retail and home center stores throughout Canada

Date Acquired	June 2004
Company	SCM Metal Products
Business Description	Manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of non-ferrous metal powder products
Facilities (at acquisition)	NC
Customers	Automotive, aerospace, electronics, and consumer products industries, among others

Date Acquired	August 2004
Company	Portals Plus, Inc. (Divested on January, 27, 2004)
Business Description	Manufacturer of a diverse line of roofing products
Facilities (at acquisition)	IL (2)
Customers	Its products are sold into residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial markets.

Date Divested	January 2005
Company	Milcor
Business Description	Manufacturer of grills, registers, access doors, roof hatches, telescoping doors, and other specialty commercial roofing products.
Facilities (at time of divestiture)	OH

Date Acquired	September 2005
Company	Gutter Helmet
Business Description	Operates as a division of SEMCO: Manufactures 3,500 galvanized steel, aluminum, and copper products for the residential and commercial building industries
Facilities (at acquisition)	FL
Customers	See SEMCO

Date Acquired	September 2005
Company	SCM-China
Business Description	A manufacturer of copper and copper alloy-based powder metal products
Facilities (at acquisition)	Suzhou, China
Customers	Automotive, aerospace, electronics, and consumer products industries, among others

Date Acquired	October 2005
Company	Alabama Metal Industries Corporation (AMICO)
Business Description	A market leader in the manufacturing of metal bar grating, expanded metal, and metal lath. It also has a leading position in the production of perforated metal, fiberglass grating, safety/plank grating, and vinyl bead accessorie
Facilities (at acquisition)	AL, MO, IL, FL, CA(3), TX(4), UT, LA, SC, DE, WA, and Canada
Customers	Its products and systems are used for a wide range of industrial applications, and for residential, multi-family, commercial, and high-rise construction applications

Date Acquired	October 2005
Company	American Wilcon Plastics, Inc.
Business Description	Operates as a division of Air Vent A manufacturer of custom plastic-injection molded products
Facilities (at acquisition)	MO (2)
Customers	Air Vent, Solar, and others

Date Acquired	June 2006
Company	Home Impressions Inc.
Business Description	Operates as a division of the Storage and Ventilation Group A product line which strengthens our mailbox offering
Facilities (at acquisition)	NC
Customers	Some of its major mailbox customers are Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Hechinger, Menards, Target, ACE Hardware, and Lowe's.

Date Divested	June 2006
Company	Strapping assests
Business Description	Strapping lines
Facilities (at time of divestiture)	Shared location

Date Divested	June 2006
Company	Thermal Processing segment
Business Description	Provided brazing and heat treating services
Facilities (at time of divestiture)	17 in ten states and Canada

Date Acquired	July 2006
Company	Steel City (certain assets)
Business Description	Operates as a division of the Storage and Ventilation Group A product line which strengthens our mailbox offering
Facilities (at acquisition)	None
Customers	Some of its major mailbox customers are Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Hechinger, Menards, Target, ACE Hardware, and Lowe's.

Date Acquired	November 2006
Company	The Expanded Metal Company Ltd. (EMC)
Business Description	A leading supplier of expanded metal mesh components and finished goods in key European markets A product line which strengthens our existing expanded metal offering
Facilities (at acquisition)	2 manufacturing facilities: Hartlepool, England, and Hannover, Germany 1 warehouse/sales office: Poznan, Poland
Customers	Serves the filtration, architectural, security fencing, electro-chemical, agricultural, leisure, building products, and automotive markets in the UK, Germany, and elsewhere in Europe, China, and India

Date Acquired	March 2007
Company	Dramex Corporation
Business Description	A leading supplier of standard and flattened expanded metal, structural grating, micro-mesh, and decorative metal patterns. A product line which strengthens our existing expanded metal offerings
Facilities (at acquisition)	5 manufacturing facilities: Iberville, Quebec; Rexdale, Ontario; Youngstown, OH; Shreveport, LA; and Redditch, England also a joint venture in Mexico
Customers	Commercial, industrial, and architectural building markets.

Date Acquired	April 2007
Company	NorWesCo, Noll Manufacturing, M&N Plastics
Business Description	A manufacturer of more than 4,000 products that serve the building, HVAC, and lawn & garden markets
Facilities (at acquisition)	3 manufacturing facilities: Fife, WA; Stockton, CA; Portland, OR
Customers	Leading retailers, building products distributors, roofing/concrete distributors, lumber yards, and contractors

Date Acquired	September 2007
Company	Florence Corporation
Business Description	A leading manufacturer of engineered storage solutions, including centralized and package delivery products
Facilities (at acquisition)	Manhattan, KS
Customers	Commercial customers, such as distributors, catalog houses, national retail chains, and wholesalers

Date Divested	October 2007
Company	Hubbell Steel
Business Description	coated and painted products
Facilities (at time of divestiture)	2 (Franklin Park, IL, and Fairfield, AL)

Date Divested	November 2008
Company	SCM Metal Products
Business Description	powdered metal products
Facilities (at time of divestiture)	Research Triangle Park, NC, and Suzhou, China

Date Divested	February 2010
Company	Gibraltar Strip Steel
Business Description	precision processing of cold-rolled strip
Facilities (at time of divestiture)	2 (Buffalo, NY, and Cleveland, OH)