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WHO WE ARE

For over 60 years, Merchants Metals has been the provider of choice for thousands of professional fence contractors, architects and quality building material retailers. In fact, we offer the industry’s largest selection of premium-quality fence product solutions for industrial, commercial, high-security and residential applications.

Our comprehensive product offerings afford our customers a dependable “one stop shop” for all their fence and perimeter security needs. And our skilled and knowledgeable customer support professionals provide outstanding, seamless assistance with everything from the initial product selection all the way through delivery.

Simply stated, Merchants Metals is committed to offering fence, design and retail professionals the widest possible array of high quality, competitively priced products, and exceptional customer support before, during and after the sale.

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1953 Established as Gibraltar Fence in Houston, TX

1969 Acquired by Merchants, Inc. primarily trucking and transportation business

1976 Corporate restructuring, renamed Merchants Metals Inc. (MMI) surviving corporation

1981 Merchants Metals opened New Paris, IN manufacturing facility

1982-88 Added 10 service centers

1983Merchants Metals completes construction of Statesville, NC manufacturing facility

1989 Merchants Metals merged with Ivy Steel & Wire Company, Inc. and Meadow Steel Products, Inc. The new corporation is named MMI Products, Inc.

1990-94 Merchants Metals adds 11 service centers

1995 Merchants Metals acquires Semmerling & Pioneer Fence Supply, adding 8 locations

1998 Merchants Metals acquires Security Fence Manufacturing and Supply Company in Bladensburg, MD

1999Merchants Metals purchased National Wholesale Fence Supply and National Fabrication and Coating Company, both in California
2001 Merchants Metals acquires Page II

2006 MMI Products, Inc. is acquired by Oldcastle Building Products, Inc., the North American operation of CRH plc.
CRH is a leading worldwide producer and distributor of building products and construction materials.

2015Merchants Metals is acquired by Atlas Holdings, a diversified group of manufacturing, distribution, service and trading businesses including aluminum processing, automotive, capital equipment, construction, energy, industrial and business services, packaging, paper and tissue manufacturing, pulp and wood products and building materials.
2018 Merchants Metals acquires Denver, CO based company Continental Divide Fence, the go-to provider of fencing products in Colorado and its surrounding states.
2021 Merchants Metals is acquired by The Sterling Group, an operationally focused middle-market private equity firm based in Houston. Merchants Metals becomes the foundation for Sterling Group’s Fencing Supply Group, FSG, focused on building industry-leading independent fencing distributors.
PresentToday Merchants Metals is currently the second largest fencing manufacturer/ distributor in North America. The company manufactures and distributes fencing products for commercial, residential and industrial uses and currently has a total of 39 locations, 35 Service Center Locations and 4 Manufacturing Facilities.

A History of Merchants Metals

1940

Nagel Coat Hanger Company began weaving chain link fence fabric

1953

Established as Gibraltar Fence in Houston, TX

1969

Acquired by Merchants, Inc. primarily trucking and transportation business

1976

Corporate restructuring, renamed Merchants Metals Inc. (MMI) surviving corporation

1981

Merchants Metals opened New Paris, IN manufacturing facility

1982-88

Added 10 service centers

1983

Merchants Metals completes construction of Statesville, NC manufacturing facility

1989

Merchants Metals merged with Ivy Steel & Wire Company, Inc. and Meadow Steel Products, Inc. The new corporation is named MMI Products, Inc.

1990-94

Merchants Metals adds 11 service centers

1995

Merchants Metals acquires Semmerling & Pioneer Fence Supply, adding 8 locations

1998

Merchants Metals acquires Security Fence Manufacturing and Supply Company in Bladensburg, MD

1999

Merchants Metals purchased National Wholesale Fence Supply and National Fabrication and Coating Company, both in California

2001

Merchants Metals acquires Page II, Barrington, IL as a manufacturing plant

2006

MMI Products, Inc. is acquired by Oldcastle Building Products, Inc., the North American operation of CRH plc. CRH is a leading worldwide producer and distributor of building products and construction materials.

2015

Merchants Metals is acquired by Atlas Holdings, a diversified group of manufacturing, distribution, service and trading businesses including aluminum processing, automotive, capital equipment, construction, energy, industrial and business services, packaging, paper and tissue manufacturing, pulp and wood products and building materials.

2018

Merchants Metals acquires Denver, CO based company Continental Divide Fence, the go-to provider of fencing products in Colorado and its surrounding states.

2021

The Sterling Group, an operationally focused middle-market private equity firm based in Houston, purchases Merchants Metals from Atlas Holdings. Merchants Metals becomes the foundation for Sterling Group’s Fencing Supply Group, FSG, focused on building industry-leading independent fencing distributors. FSG serves professional fencing contractors who provide new, improvement, and repair fencing services across residential, industrial, commercial, and infrastructure end markets.

Present

Today Merchants Metals is currently the second largest fencing manufacturer/ distributor in North America. The company manufactures and distributes fencing products for commercial, residential and industrial uses and currently has a total of 39 locations, 35 Service Center Locations and 4 Manufacturing Facilities.

 

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