1907
Company Founding: Williams & Co.
Williams & Company founded in Pittsburgh with an initial investment of 5,000 dollars. Harry Williams and 2 employees cut pipe to length with a manual hacksaw and delivered it by wagon, trolley and even on foot.
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1909
Monel Tubing Addition
Harry Williams buys out his partner and adds Monel products to his carbon steel tubing line.
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1919
Boiler Tubing Expansion
Williams added boiler tubing along with a complete line of Copper and Brass products.
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1920
Williams & Company opens a facility in Cincinnati, Ohio
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1928
Distribution Agreement
Williams and Company enters a distribution agreement with Alcoa for Aluminum products making TW Metals Alcoa’s second oldest distributor.
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1946
Tubesales Establishment
Tubesales was started by Forrest G. (Frosty) Harmon and Mason E. Franklin. With a borrowed 10,000 dollars the partners opened their business from rooms over Tony’s Goodfellow’s Grill on Central Avenue in Los Angeles. The new company quickly developed a reputation for competitive pricing and a prompt delivery. A Toledo, Ohio location was also opened.
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1953
Office Expansion
Williams opens an office in Louisville Kentucky to join facilities in Pittsburgh, Columbus, and Toledo.
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1958
First Eastern Branch
Tubesales opens its first eastern branch in Englewood New Jersey.
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1960
Aluminum Product Addition
Tubesales adds Aluminum to its product line and Superior moves to 100% ownership of Tubesales.
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1963
First International Facility
Tubesales opens its first international facility in Southampton U.K.
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1964
Tubesales Metals opens a facility in Charleston, WV
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1966
Tubesales opens a facility in Atlanta, GA
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1969
Tubesales opens a facility in Phoenix, AZ
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1975
Tubesales opens a facility in Rogers, MN and Charlotte, NC
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1977
Tubesales opens a facility in Carol Stream, IL
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1980
Houston Expansion
Tubesales Houston opens and the national inventory expands to include stainless steel, High Alloy fittings and flanges. TW Metals also opens facilities in Forth Worth, TX and Rochester, NY
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1984
Tubesales opens a facility in Wichita, KS
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1985
Tubesales opens a facility in Mequon, WI
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1986
Tubesales opens a facility in Savannah, GA
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1989
Tubesales opens a facility in Agawam, MA and Woodinville, WA
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1990
TQP Implementation
Tubesales implements TQP (Total Quality Process) and Tubesales France opens to serve the Aerospace Industry.
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1993
ISO-9000 Accreditation
Tubesales became the first tubular distributor to earn ISO-9000 accreditation.
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1995
Quick Response Team
Tubesales establishes the Quick Response Team (QRT) to handle customers who require small amounts of material.
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1996
Acquisition: Guggenheim Metals
Williams & Company acquires Guggenheim Metals, a distributor of copper, brass, and aluminum.
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1997
Tubesales Japan
Tubesales Japan opens to serve aerospace sub-contractors.
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1998
Merger of Tubesales and Williams
Tubesales and Williams & Company, both owned by The Superior Group, are merged to form TW Metals. Tubesales acquires TD Materials, a distributor of aerospace extrusions. Also, Philip Cornes, a nickel alloy and stainless distributor based in the U.K., is acquired.
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2002
Refocusing
TW Metals sold its Red Metals Unit and refocused on its core specialty metals business in tubing, pipe, bar, extrusions, and Aerospace Aluminum sheet & Plate.
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2003
TW Metals Polska
TW Metals Polska opens to service aerospace customers in Eastern Europe.
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2005
Acquisition by O’Neal Steel
TW Metals is purchased by O’Neal Steel and becomes part of what is now the High Performance Metals Group of O’Neal Industries.
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2007
Facility in Bangalore
TW Metals opens a facility in Bangalore, India, to service aerospace sub-contractors. Philips Cornes opens a sales office in China. The Nuclear Business Unit(NBU) is formed.
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2008
Acquisition: Stainless Tubular Products
TW Metals acquires Stainless Tubular Products (STP), a New Jersey-based distributor of stainless tubing, pipe, fittings, and bar with extensive in-house polishing capabilities.
TW Metals opens a facility in Suzhou, China
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2012
New Facilities in Italy & Germany
TW Metals opens new facilities in Italy and Germany.
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2017
Facility in Puebla Mexico
TW Metals opens a facility in Puebla, Mexico, to service both aerospace and commercial customers.
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2018
Acquisition: Locate Supplies LTD
TW Metals acquires Locate Supplies LTD in Peterborough, U.K. to service commercial customers.
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2020
Locate Supplies LTD opens a facility in South Hampton, U.K.
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2021
TW Metals opens a facility in Singapore
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2024
TW Metals opens a facility in Huntsville, AL
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Today
Global Supply Chain
TW Metals operates 30 worldwide locations and is a leader in Specialty Metals supplier providing Global Supply Chain Solutions.
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