Beartech Alloys LLC

Beartech Alloys is a family owned and operated metal distributor and metal service center that was founded in 1997. We specialize in specialty alloys such as stainless steel, nickel, bronze and copper. We stock these alloys in bar, tube, pipe, angle, flats, shapes, plate and sheet. We work with several mills, foundries and other distributors to assure you the best price and delivery possible.

President Rick Fobear started in the metal industry at a very early age, sweeping chips off the floor and cleaning machines at his parents’ tool and die shop. It was a humble beginning, and by the time he reached high school, Rick knew what he wanted to do for a living – ANYTHING but work in the metal industry. He’d had his fill of sweeping and cleaning.

But while Rick was attending college, he came across a job opportunity as a sales rep for a company in the metal industry. It was a field he knew well, so he tried it. There was no sweeping or cleaning required. That was 1995, and he’s been working in the industry ever since.

Growth and Change

In 1997, Rick and Kathy married and decided to start Beartech Alloys as a rep and metal broker company. In 2000, they formed Beartech Alloys, LLC, and became a stocking metal distributor. Beartech Alloys has expanded every year since, with growth ranging from 18 percent to 112 percent per year.

A varied customer based from such industries as power generation, automotive, aerospace, food preparation and commercial applications has made Beartech Alloys the metal service center that it is today.

Beartech Alloys bases its business model on the two most common needs of any OEM, machine shop or fabrication shop; availability of products and competitive prices. We truly partner with and work hard for our customers. We understand that in a competitive world, every dollar counts and delivery is most of the time more important. If we don't have the material in stock, we will search for it at over 45 manufacturers and warehouses all over the U.S. who we network with. When we find what you need, we will offer it at a competitive price and a fast delivery.

As a full metal service center, we also offer 'value added' processing such as grinding, rough machining, finish machining, trepanning, saw cutting, heat treating, laser and water jet cutting and more. We also do rush orders and blind shipments.

Beartech Alloys is a unique metal distributor and full metal service center – big enough to offer the wide selection and availability of metals you need, yet small enough to promise on-time delivery, personalized customer service and competitive prices.

A family-owned business for more than a decade, Beartech Alloys specializes in Stainless Steel and Bronze Alloys. We also provide Copper and Nickel Alloys as well as Hard to Find Alloys. We stock these alloys in bar, tube, pipe, flanges, fittings, structural shapes, plate and sheet. We work with several mills, foundries and other distributors to assure you the best price and delivery possible.

Beartech Alloys is the metal distributor of choice in such varied industries as: Commercial, Medical, Military, Automotive, Aerospace, Mining, Electronic

Our customers include OEMs, machine shops, fabrication shops, municipalities, military, power generation and many more.

At Beartech Alloys, our main goal is to provide you with excellent customer service. We pride ourselves on working hard for our customers. We’re committed to simplifying your job by making sure we always have the inventory and sizes you need, when you need them.

What makes us different from ordinary stainless steel distributors and other metal service centers? It’s our commitment to exceed your expectations by providing:

• Superior personal service
• Competitive pricing
• Rush order processing
• Nationwide network of mills and warehouses
• Prompt quotations
• One stop shop

You benefit from our special combination – the personal attention only a small metal service center can give, with the professionalism, quality and selection of a big company.

Our goal is to provide the kind of consistent personal service that result in long-term partnerships with our customers. To accomplish this, we offer services that many of the bigger metal distributors cannot or will not do, such as:

Bar grinding to special sizes and MM sizes
Special sized and shaped tubing to your specs
Heat Treating
Trepanning
Bar Drilling
Rough Machining
Production Saw Cutting
Complete blind shipments to your customers
Special Packing and shipping in North America and Overseas
J.I.T. (just-in-time) deliveries
Scrap Collection
Laser tube and sheet cutting
Waterjet Cutting
And if you need another type of service, just ask!

Does your stainless steel distributor or metal service center offer you all this, plus on-time delivery and competitive prices?