North East Metals, Inc.

North East Metals, Inc. is a steel service center located in Lavonia, Ga. We opened in August 1994 and remains privately owned. We sell a variety of steel products; flat iron, angles, rounds, hot roll sheets and structural items.

We Special order materials which we do not keep in stock; aluminum, stainless, special order tool steels, and Lexan are among the list.

We offer delivery to customers within a 40 mile radius of Lavonia, Customer pick-up and walk in orders are welcomed. Our customers range from the local farmer, manufacturing facility for their maintenance departments, to fabrication shops.

Our Mission

The mission of North East Metals, Inc. is to provide quality steel products and service to all of our customers, regardless of size, ethnicity, and industry. We treat everyone the same: Important!

Our goal has been to provide quality steel products; stock and non-stock material to the smaller customer at an affordable price. We encourage you to come by our warehouse and see what we have in inventory or contact us for more information and pricing.

Our History

North East Metals, Inc. was started by Paula Grubbs. All of her working career she had worked with steel, drafting, material handling systems, manufacturing, purchasing and eventually working for another center.

Once the decision was made to open a distribution center, financing was the only obstacle that was standing in the way. Banks did not understand what the product was, and why a woman wanted to open a distribution center. She obtained two silent partners who believed in the idea. They remained silent partners for 12 years and never had a part in the day to day operations of the company, but were always available if needed. Paula became 100% owner in 2006 when she bought out her two partners.

North East Metals opened their doors to the public on August 19, 1994. The business started with Paula and 2 other employees. The first location was located on Joe Harvey Street in Lavonia with a warehouse space of approximately 2500 sq.ft., 500 sq.ft. of office space, a delivery truck, fork lift and a chop saw. Our targeted customer base was the smaller customers. Although our customer base has basically remained the same, we have serviced many large accounts.

We remained in the Joe Harvey location for three years, then moved into our current facility. In 1996 we purchased 5.56 acres of land off Ayers Street in the City Limits of Lavonia and had a metal building erected to better suit our needs; 10,000 sq.ft of warehouse space, 1000 feet of office space, a 5-ton D-mag overhead crane and a pull through bay for delivery trucks, a band saw and a cold saw. We moved into our current location in September 1997. Today we have 4 employees and still hold true to our commitment to the smaller customer.