Oregon Metal Services

What Oregon Metal Services does

Oregon Metal Services, Inc. (OMS) is a privately held, Portland, Oregon-based distributor and processor of flat-rolled steel products, founded in 1956 and operating from multiple facilities in the Portland metro area, Tualatin, Oregon, and Spokane Valley, Washington. The company combines metal distribution with in-house processing services including high-speed slitting, corrective leveling cut-to-length (five lines), fiber and CO2 laser cutting, plasma cutting, and press brake forming, supporting material widths from 2" to 72" and thicknesses from .010" to .500". Its product portfolio spans hot rolled, cold rolled, hot rolled pickled and oiled, hot dipped galvanized, aluminized, galvannealed, electro galvanized, hot rolled plate, stainless steel (304/316), aluminum (5052-H32), and red metals/alloy sheet and plate.

The company serves two principal customer segments — OEMs and precision fabricators in the Pacific Northwest manufacturing sector — delivering material directly via a company-owned fleet of 16 trucks and operating more than 200,000 SFT of production, warehouse, and distribution space including a rail-served facility and 25-ton bridge cranes. Revenue is generated on a transaction/transaction-fee basis combining material sales and processing services; pricing is quote-based with standard 0.5%/10 net 30 commercial terms. Go-to-market is sales-led, executed by a dedicated team of four outside sales representatives, an inside sales manager, and three inside sales representatives, supported by VP Sales and a Flat Rolled Group Products Manager.

OMS is sole-owner-controlled by Chairman Steven Elorriaga, with Stanley Walker serving as President (since 2017), and is the result of multiple ownership transitions, including a 1988 sale to Japanese trading company Okura and Co., Ltd. and a late-1990s return to Portland-based local ownership following Okura's bankruptcy. The 2018 acquisition of Laser Cutting Services, Inc. and 2019 legal merger into Oregon Metal Services, Inc. consolidated OMS's processing footprint and unified the brand.

Name

Oregon Metal Services

Legal name

Oregon Metal Services, Inc.

Website

https://oregonmetal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Oregon Metal Services is a Portland-based distributor and processor of flat-rolled steel, serving Pacific Northwest OEMs and precision fabricators since 1956 with slitting, cut-to-length, laser, plasma, and forming capabilities delivered through multi-site regional facilities and a company-owned truck fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metal Service Center

NAICS

Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers (423510)

SIC

Wholesale-Metals Service Centers & Offices (5051)

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Service Centers & Processing (Slitting, Cut-to-Length, Blanking, Leveling) (IMAKABAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Steel Products Trading & Service Centers (Flat, Long, Pipe & Tube, Rebar) (IMAKAJAB)

Keywords

• Flat-rolled steel processing
• Metal service center
• Steel distribution
• Precision metal cutting
• Sheet metal processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Metal Processing and Distribution: Processing and distribution of flat-rolled steel products for OEMs and precision fabricators. Revenue generated from processing fees (slitting, cutting-to-length, laser cutting, plasma cutting, forming) combined with product sales of various steel types including hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized, stainless steel, and aluminum.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Oregon Metal Services is a Pacific Northwest metal service center that distributes and processes flat-rolled steel products for OEMs and precision fabricators. Core processing services include high-speed slitting, corrective leveling cut-to-length, fiber and CO2 laser cutting, plasma cutting, and press brake forming, complemented by distribution of hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized, stainless steel, and aluminum products. The company operates over 200,000 SFT of facilities in Portland with a company-owned 16-truck fleet for regional delivery.

Product overview

Oregon Metal Services (OMS) is a regional service center and precision metal processor offering a unified portfolio of metal processing services and metal products. The company operates as a single integrated entity formed in 2019 through the merger of Oregon Metal Slitters and Laser Cutting Services. Core processing capabilities include Cut-to-Length Processing, Laser Cutting Services, Slitting Services, Plasma Cutting Services, and Forming Services. The product portfolio spans multiple metal types including Hot Rolled Steel, Hot Rolled Pickled and Oiled Steel, Cold Rolled Steel, Hot Dipped Galvanized Steel, Aluminized Cold Rolled Steel, Galvannealed Steel, Electro Galvanized Steel, Hot Rolled Plate, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, and Red Metals/Alloy products. The company serves OEMs and precision fabricators in the Pacific Northwest manufacturing sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cut-to-Length Processing Precision cut-to-length processing services with five corrective leveling lines capable of processing material widths from 2" to 72" and thicknesses from .012" to .500", offering standard and special cut lengths with precision tolerances. For OEMs and precision fabricators in the Pacific Northwest.
• Laser Cutting Services High-power laser cutting capabilities including an 8000W Optiplex 4020 Fiber Laser III and a 4000W Optiplex 3015 Fiber Laser II plus two 4000W CO2 lasers with shuttle tower for lights-out operations, processing steel, stainless, and aluminum up to 1" thickness.
• Slitting Services High-speed steel slitting services processing material thicknesses from .010" through .188" with coil width range from .500" through 60". The company introduced steel slitting services to the Pacific Northwest when founded in 1956.
• Plasma Cutting Services Plasma table cutting with 72" x 144" capacity, processing up to 2" steel, 1.500" stainless steel, and .750" aluminum for OEMs and fabricators.
• Forming Services Press brake forming capabilities with a 12' x 250 ton Accurpress for larger jobs and a 4' x 60 ton Accurpress for high production runs.
• Flat-Rolled Steel Products Distribution Distribution of flat-rolled steel products including Hot Rolled Steel, Hot Rolled Pickled and Oiled Steel, Cold Rolled Steel, Hot Dipped Galvanized Steel, Aluminized Cold Rolled Steel, Galvannealed Steel, Electro Galvanized Steel, Hot Rolled Plate, Stainless Steel (304 and 316 grades), Aluminum (5052-H32), and Red Metals and Alloy Sheet and Plate, available in various grades, widths, and thicknesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Material widths from 2" to 72" and thicknesses from .012" to .500"
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Okura and Co., Ltd.historicalOthersJapanese trading company that purchased Oregon Metal Slitters in 1988. Okura later filed for bankruptcy in Japanese court in the late 1990s, and OMS assets were sold off. This is a historical ownership relationship, not a current partnership.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Metal Supermarkets: Franchise-based small-quantity metals service center with North American locations providing cut-to-size steel, aluminum, and stainless products. Comparable to OMS as a metals processor/distributor serving fabricators, though focused on small-quantity walk-in business rather than large OEM accounts.
• TW Metals: Specialty metals service center focused on stainless steel, aluminum, nickel alloys, and titanium for aerospace, medical, and industrial customers. Comparable to OMS in flat-rolled and stainless processing capabilities, though more specialty-alloy oriented.

Broad incumbents

• Kloeckner Metals: One of the largest producer and distributor of steel and metal products in the US and Europe, with broad flat-rolled processing capabilities. Directly comparable to OMS in core slitting, cut-to-length, laser cutting, and forming services.
• Ryerson Holding Corporation: Publicly traded metals service center (NYSE: RYI) with processing and distribution capabilities across carbon steel, aluminum, stainless, and specialty alloys. Comparable to OMS as a flat-rolled processor with value-added cutting and forming services, though operating at national scale.
• O'Neal Steel: Privately held US metals service center with a network of facilities providing processing of carbon, aluminum, and stainless steel. Comparable to OMS in its mix of processing services (cutting, forming) combined with metal distribution.
• Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Largest metals service center operator in North America (NYSE: RS) with a network of more than 300 locations. Directly comparable to OMS as a flat-rolled and general-metals processor/distributor, though vastly larger and nationally diversified rather than regionally focused on the Pacific Northwest.
• Marmon/Keystone (Berkshire Hathaway): Specialty metals service center within Berkshire Hathaway serving OEMs and tube/pipe fabricators across North America. Comparable to OMS as a metals processor and distributor with significant processing capabilities and a national footprint.

Regional players

• Block Steel Corporation: Family-owned metals service center operating in the Western US, providing flat-rolled processing, slitting, cut-to-length, and distribution. Comparable to OMS as a privately held, regionally focused flat-rolled steel processor serving manufacturers and fabricators.
• Pacific Steel & Recycling: Regional Pacific Northwest and Mountain West metals recycler, processor, and service center operating multiple yards across the same geography OMS serves. Comparable to OMS as a Pacific Northwest metals distributor with processing capabilities, though with a stronger recycling/scrap orientation.
• Eagle Steel Products: Mid-Atlantic regional metals service center providing steel processing and distribution to fabricators. Comparable to OMS as a regional slitting/cut-to-length/forming service center serving local OEMs, though operating in a different US geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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