Frisco Steel Corporation

Anixter, founded in 1957, is one of the world's largest distributors of communication products and electrical wire and cable. It also distributes fasteners and small parts, such as C-class inventory components, to original equipment manufacturers. The company offers supply chain services, an inventory of more than 325,000 products and a logistics network of 200 warehouses. Anixter stocks more than 275,000 cables, connectors, cabinets, cameras, digital video recorders, tools, test equipment and fasteners for the retail, financial, education, health care, government, contractor and manufacturing markets. The company has headquarters in Glenview, Ill., and locations throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.

Rosenthal Mfg. Inc. designs and builds automation systems for converting rolls to sheets, wide rolls into narrower, long into shorter, large sheets into smaller and custom converting equipment. The company makes available a wide range of products, such as sheeters, slitter rewinders, smartslitters, stackers, graphics trimmers, custom solutions and accessories. With its state-of-the-art componentry, raw materials, expert engineering and applied expertise, Rosenthal Mfg. Inc. caters to the needs of its customers offering customized and/or standard products. It is located in Northbrook, Ill.

Metals USA provides a range of products and services in the heavy carbon steel, flat-rolled steel, specialty metals and building products markets. It is an integrated, ISO 9002 certified metals processor and distributor in North America that serves more than 45,000 customers with a product line in the plates and shapes, flat-rolled steel and building products markets. Metals USA s building products division creates products used in the residential and commercial building industry. Its flat-rolled division makes a variety of metal products in sheet, coil and strip configurations; in standard and configured blanks; and custom-engineered prepaint metal products. The plates and shapes group operates more than 20 service centers selling a variety of alloy grades and shapes of carbon steel, aluminum and stainless steel. In 2005, Metals USA merged with Flag Holding Corporation. Metals USA s headquarters is in Houston, with a Fullerton Metals Company division in Northbrook, Ill.