About SPS

Our Journey Through Time

Retail Success in Lincoln
Sam Goldstein was part of a successful retail business in Lincoln, Nebraska, during the 1920s, establishing the foundation for what would later become SPS Companies.

1920s

1933

A Bold New Beginning
The Great Depression caused Sam’s company to fail. With only an $800 life insurance policy, he purchased a 1927 Nash car and headed to Kansas to start anew in the wool and hides business.
Kansas Hide and Wool Company
After his car broke down in Manhattan, Kansas, Sam established Kansas Hide and Wool Company. His son Jack joined him, and through hard work, the company was firmly established by 1935.

1935

1954

Transition to Steel
After Sam’s passing in a trucking accident, Jack shifted the business away from hides and furs toward the scrap metal and new steel market, setting the stage for the company’s future direction.
Steel and Pipe Supply Company
The corporation officially changed its name to Steel and Pipe Supply Company, reflecting its evolution into the steel industry that would define its future.

1959

2016

Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Chesterfield, Missouri, Tubular USA is one of the nation’s largest suppliers of galvanized tubular products. With over 132,000 square feet of warehouse and fabrication space, TUSA offers a full range of value-added services including cutting, swaging, bending, hole punching, welding, and component assembly — serving customers across the country with customized stocking and just-in-time delivery programs.
Royal Metal Industries is a fully integrated steel service center based in Kansas City, with multiple satellite locations across the country. Specializing in steel sheet, plate, pipe, beams, tubing, angle, and aluminum, Royal Metal combines decades of industry experience with a full suite of cutting, sawing, and burning services — serving businesses and individuals throughout Kansas, Missouri, and nationwide.

2019

Royal Metal Industries

2019

Based in Rock Valley, Iowa, Kooima Company is a precision metal fabricator offering a comprehensive range of services including flat and tube laser cutting, flat and tube bending, robotic welding, machining, laser metal deposition, and finishing and assembly. ISO 9001:2015 certified, Kooima also provides trucking, stocking, and kitting services, making them a true one-stop fabrication partner across multiple industries.
US Wholesale Pipe & Tube is the nation’s foremost distributor of galvanized mechanical steel pipe and tube, and the largest distributor of Allied Tube’s Gatorshield® and Flo-Coat® products. Headquartered in Holiday, Florida, USW serves a broad base of small and medium-sized OEM manufacturers across industries ranging from fencing and solar to greenhouses, trailers, and precision tubular applications — backed by an experienced sales team and multiple stocking locations. 

2020

2021

Carolina Galvanizing
Founded in 1969 in Aberdeen, North Carolina, Carolina Galvanizing is one of the Southeast’s pioneering hot-dip galvanizing operations. Over the decades the company expanded into galvanized steel products, reinforcing, masonry, and grounding — growing from a single plant to multiple facilities across eight southeastern states. Known for its proprietary air-wiping process and rigorous quality standards, Carolina Galvanizing has built a reputation for corrosion-resistant products that meet or exceed ASTM standards, serving customers across construction, infrastructure, and industrial markets. 
Founded in Lubbock, Texas, Great Plains Steel is a steel distributor and warehouse operation with roots tracing back to the late 1970s. Serving retail and wholesale customers across West Texas, Eastern New Mexico, and Oklahoma, the company stocks a comprehensive range of carbon steel products including structural shapes, beams, rebar, sheet, plate, pipe, and tubing. With a team carrying decades of regional industry experience, Great Plains Steel has built its reputation on deep product knowledge, integrity, and a commitment to understanding the unique needs of its local market.

2022 

2022

Originally founded as Energy Steel Products in 1982, ESP Specialty Steel is a leading distributor of stainless steel bar products with locations in Houston, Texas and West Chicago, Illinois. ESP focuses on stainless round, flat, square, and hex bar — including oil & gas grades and pump shaft quality — and offers value-added services such as saw cutting, custom color coding, and weekly regional delivery shuttles. The company holds AS9120B and ISO 9001:2015 certifications, extending its reach into aerospace supply chains. 
Conveniently located in Hewitt, Texas (central Texas), Metals 2 Go is a local independent retail metal store and distributor specializing in steel, stainless, and aluminum products. Known for its friendly, knowledgeable staff and consistent in-stock inventory, M2Go serves both walk-in retail customers and delivery accounts — offering a personalized buying experience for fabricators, contractors, and individuals throughout the region.

2023

2025

Headquartered in Sioux City, Iowa, State Steel is a leading steel and metal solutions provider serving the Upper Midwest across Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. With multiple locations, large inventories, and state-of-the-art equipment, State Steel offers a broad range of products and services — from laser cutting and shearing to transloading and storage — delivering quality steel at competitive prices to customers across all industries.
Industry Leadership
From one location in Manhattan, Kansas, SPS has grown into one of the largest privately-owned steel service centers in the United States, with facilities throughout the Midwest, South and Mexico.

Today

Our Philosophy

More than eight decades ago, Sam Goldstein founded the company that would become the SPS Companies based on a strong work ethic and an entrepreneurial spirit. His son, Jack Goldstein, continued the legacy, growing the company by focusing on trust, relationships, and fairness. Often, business deals were sealed with little more than a handshake.


The SPS Companies continue to grow because we hold to the philosophy of building “relationships” as practiced by our founders. We do not have suppliers, customers, or employees—we have true partners.

Our Mission

The mission of the SPS Companies is to Consistently Exceed our Customers’ expectations in everything we do.


Through our constant focus on service to our customers, SPS is dedicated to continuous improvement initiatives, product excellence and diversification. Each of the members of the SPS Companies live and breathe our mission, demonstrated by the relationships we build and in every transaction.

Company Culture

Each of the SPS Companies is comprised of a team of managers and employees who are committed to excellence – in safety, performance and customer care.


In a very real sense, SPS is a large family that encourages personal success while rewarding initiative and productivity that produces strong relationships with those who purchase from us, our vendor partners and fellow employees.

Our Values

Safety

Above all else, we adhere to rigid standards of safety for the sake of the people who work for and with us, and their families at home.

Integrity

We endeavor to be ethical, accountable and transparent in our actions.

Respect

SPS and its Family of Companies recognize the value of all individuals.

Service

We believe our actions have value only when they serve others.

Improve

Both as a company, and as individuals, we strive to get better every day.

Results

Success matters, in our business, and of equal importance, in the business of our customers.

SPS Community Impact

Improving the quality of life in the communities in which we operate, and for our employees, is a high priority for SPS. Since its founding, the company’s management has recognized that a critical aspect of our company’s success was the health of the communities in which our employees work.


Jack Goldstein, our founder, ensured he would leave this legacy of community strength when he formed several charitable foundations to help provide the much needed support. These foundations, along with the direct support of SPS and its hundreds of employees, have given millions of dollars to our communities.


We have supported youth programs, health, education, arts and culture, social services and the overall welfare of our communities. In addition, SPS also offers scholarship opportunities for its employees’ children to assist with the cost of education.


Our support is also demonstrated by encouraging our employees to be actively involved in their communities. Service not only positively impacts the community, it also helps our employees develop both personally and professionally.

SPS In The Industry

SPS promotes industry organizations that promote high standards of professional excellence. Our participation in professional associations reflects our commitment to providing our customers the highest degree of quality and service.

MSCI

The Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) is a trade association that supports and represents the metals value chain, including metals producers, distributors, and processors.

NATM

NATM

The National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) is the trade association for manufacturers and product suppliers of light- and medium-duty trailers.

AEM

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is focused on advancing equipment manufacturers in the global marketplace.

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