St. Augustine metal supplier expands to Midwest (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) — St. Augustine-based Vested Metals, a raw material specialty steel and metals supplier announced an expansion recently.
It opened a sales and service center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, earlier this month.
“This new location will allow us to expand our product offering and capabilities and better service our customers in the Midwest and beyond,” said Viv Helwig, president of Vested Metals, in a release. “It’s a major step in expanding our footprint and increasing our efficiency.
“Fort Wayne is a strategic nexus for our customers west of the Mississippi. This will help us reduce lead times and continue to offer competitive rates for high-quality products.”
The new center has 20,000 square feet of space. The increased warehouse capacity allows Vested Metals to stock a broader range of materials and greater inventory to fulfill customer orders, the release said.
The large facility also allows for advanced processing capabilities with new processing saws, allowing precision cutting tailored to each customer’s needs and space for tumbling services to refine a product’s finish.
An upgraded packaging department allows staff to create custom packing solutions to ensure materials are safely and securely shipped.
Additional capabilities will be offered, and for the first time, Vested Metals will offer local flatbed truck delivery of products on its own trucks and serviced by its staff.
“We are thrilled to join the business community in Fort Wayne,” Helwig said. “We’re excited to become a part of a growing community and be active partners in its success.”
Vested Metals’ new Sales and Service Center is located at 6450 Innovation Blvd., Suite 102, in Fort Wayne. The company celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 24.