Our Mission and History

JDM Steel Service Mission Statement

We strive to be a company that takes an innovative approach to developing partnerships with our customers and suppliers, while providing superior:

QUALITY
SERVICE
VALUE

Our means to accomplish this:

EMPLOYEE TEAMWORK
CLEAR COMMUNICATION
SUSTAINED COMMITMENT
A REWARDING ENVIRONMENT

The expected outcome:

FINANCIAL STABILITY
A STRONG, GROWING BUSINESS
THE LOYALTY OF OUR EMPLOYEES, SUPPLIERS AND CUSTOMERS

Our Quality Policy

Every employee is part of our quality system and we actively pursue continuous improvement. JDM Steel’s number one objective is to provide quality products and service that satisfy the requirements of our customers, on time and every time.

CATERPILLAR APPROVED STEEL SERVICE CENTER
ANSI/ ASQ Q9001-2015 (ISO 9001:2015) CERTIFIED
by PRI Certification

A History of Giving

At JDM Steel, we support select charitable organizations helping those undergoing serious medical crises. Each quarter we set aside a portion of our profits to donate to the organizations listed below. We encourage you to support these groups in any way you can.

Our History

1969: Northern Industries, Inc. established as a bar/structural secondary steel broker.

1973: Northern leases 50,000 sq. ft. warehouse
in Crestwood, Illinois.
1978 to 1984: Bar sawing added. Four expansions grow the facility to 165,000 sq. ft.
1985: First CTL line, 0.375″ x 72″, plus first Slitter are installed.

1986: Northern becomes an ‘All Prime’ steel supplier.
1993: 0.500″x 96″ CTL line with two hydraulic levelers installed.

1995: Two corrective levelers added to the original 0.375″ x 72″ CTL line.

1996: A 4 High Temper Mill is added to the 0.500″x 96″ CTL line.
2005: Relocates to Chicago Heights. Upgrades 0.375″ x 72″ CTL line.

Rich Merlo buys shares, becomes sole owner. Renames firm JDM Steel.
2008: JDM Steel opens Houston, Texas sales office.

Installs first SCS Coil-to-Coil line in USA, for hot roll to 0.250″ x 72″.
2011: Begins stocking in Columbus, MS to serve Southeast US customers.

“Brushed P&O” is created to improve surface and shape of HRPO coils.
2012: RBI Stretcher Leveler is installed in 0.375″ x 72″ CTL for “ultra flatness.”

2013: Opens sales office in Fort Wayne, Indiana
2019: Celebrating 50 years of service