St. Louis Warehouse — Chesterfield, MO

Federal Steel Supply was founded by three aspiring pipe salesmen who had a vision to service industrial markets with “hard to find” heavy wall pipe sizes coupled with extra value services not commonly provided in the industry. Hence, Dan Smith, Brian Shinkle and Vern Smith founded Federal Steel Supply in 1979. At the time, their primary focus was on the power generation industry, as coal fired power plants were the mainstay in the energy market.