Alpert & Alpert Iron & Metal Inc
1820 South Soto Street, California, United States

Founded in 1930 by brothers Herman and Mandel Alpert, Alpert & Alpert Iron & Metal, Inc. has grown through 3 generations of the Alpert family to become a leading international non-ferrous scrap metal processor, recycler, and trader.The scrap metal industry itself began as many small family businesses. Through their early days as scrap collectors and peddlers working across the country, the Alpert brothers recognized that the close-knit industry was built on relationships and trust. Those values have remained important to Alpert & Alpert’s business throughout the decades.For over 85 years, Alpert & Alpert has proven itself a valuable partner to our suppliers and consumers. Our long history and strong family ties emphasize our principles:

OUR COMPANY

Alpert & Alpert Iron & Metal, Inc. was founded by brothers Herman and Mandel Alpert, who immigrated to the United States in the early 1900s. The brothers worked their way across an “industrializing” America, buying and selling what was once considered “junk.” With such an early foothold in the business, the brothers helped create the scrap metal and recycling industries. Their commitment to integrity, quality and reliability continue to be the principles that guide our company today.In the 1930s, the Alpert & Alpert Junk Company was established in Los Angeles, dealing in rags, paper, tires and metal. Metal became the primary focus and twelve years later, the expanding company moved to larger premises where the headquarters remain today.

In the 1950s, Raymond Alpert and Jake Farber, Herman’s son and son-in-law, entered the business. Five years later, the company incorporated as Alpert & Alpert Iron & Metal, Inc. Jake and Raymond presided over the company’s expansion into Asia and around the world. Their vision of global trade continues to be instrumental to the growth of the company.By 1980, Howard Farber and Alan Alpert had joined their fathers and became the third generation to manage the family business. Together, they built the company into what is currently one of the largest independent and influential non-ferrous recycling companies in the world.After over 85 years, we remain committed to the three basic principles the founders stood for:

Integrity

• Act responsibly, openly and honestly
• Lead by example and focus on always doing the right thing
• Let our actions speak for who we are and what we value

Respect

• Act with respect, kindness and humility, treating others as we desire to be treated
• Communicate openly and transparently
• Celebrate success, pausing to acknowledge strong performance and results

Collaboration

• Value teamwork and recognize that teams accomplish more than individuals
• Work together in a unified effort to achieve company objectives
• Seek out and listen carefully to input and ideas of employees, customers and suppliers, not avoiding any difficult issues
• Set our self-interest aside to do what is best for the company

Quality, Environmental, Health, & Safety (QEH&S) Policy

Alpert & Alpert Iron & Metal, Inc. is an established leader within the scrap metal industry specializing in the purchasing, processing, and trading of recyclable metals. We employ best management practices to provide the highest quality packages, service, and recyclable scrap products to our customers and suppliers. We are committed to customer satisfaction as well as complying with all product, process, and applicable legal requirements in accordance with RIOS, industry guidelines and standards.Alpert & Alpert strives for a safe work environment, the prevention of pollution, superior quality, and responsible corporate stewardship. We accomplish this through continuous improvement, effective supplier management program, engaging our employees and partners with consistency to our core values of Integrity, Quality and Reliability.

UTILITIES

Alpert & Alpert Iron & Metal, Inc.’s processing yard in Long Beach, CA was designed specifically for the unique salvage equipment and environmentally-sensitive materials generated by utilities. All work areas where Transformers and Oil Filled Electrical Equipment (T&OFEE) are handled has been covered with concrete and coated with an impermeable epoxy. While most work areas are indoors, equipment too large for our 100,000 square foot warehouse is processed on our reinforced pad where we can dismantle units weighing up to 150,000 pounds.All trucks entering this facility must pass through our radiation monitors and loads are visually inspected for oil, mercury devices, universal wastes, and other items that may not be recyclable or require special handling. If radioactive materials are found we have the capability of evaluating specific radionuclides to determine the potential threat to health and safety and the appropriate disposition method.Environmental stewardship is the most important service we provide our utility customers as we are the last line of defense in preventing hazardous materials from entering the recycling stream or contaminating our landfills.

E-SCRAP

Alpert & Alpert’s electronic scrap (e-scrap) recycling business is an environmentally responsible program that provides maximum value for your obsolete or end-of-life electronic devices while minimizing waste. Nearly all electronic equipment has some salvage value but must be handled properly to ensure safety and regulatory compliance. As a responsible corporate citizen we pride ourselves on finding sustainable solutions that exemplify environmental stewardship.We are also a buyer of printed circuit boards from e-recyclers. We have the boards smelted to achieve an optimal outturn of precious metals and create the greatest value for our vendors. We are always seeking innovative solutions to recycle all electronic equipment and related components to eliminate waste and preserve our environment.

BROKERAGE & TRADING

Knowledge, trust, consistency and performance…Headquartered in Los Angeles California with additional offices in New Jersey, Guangzhao China, and Tokyo Japan, the Nonferrous Metals Division at Alpert & Alpert presents our Trading Partners a daily view of the global marketplace. Our extensive knowledge of the aluminum, copper and stainless markets comes from over fifty years of continuous travel, meeting face to face with the largest consuming mills in the world. This expanding network of consumers can be found on virtually every continent including the most prominent domestic mills in North America. Our counterparts include aluminum sheet and plate mills; copper, brass and steel mill; secondary alloy producers; foundries; toll convertors; extruders and stainless steel processing plants. The strategic alliance we have formed with these mills provides our trading partners with consistent access to the most competitive markets for your product.While the brand of Alpert & Alpert may be synonymous with quality product throughout the world, the professionals we employ are truly our greatest asset. Our team of customer service specialists offer a wide range of tools designed to enrich each transaction from start to finish. We provide custom pricing options and delivery terms to meet specific goals, a skilled logistics team moving material from point A to point B, clear and concise documentation to back-up every transaction and financial strength and stability to provide comfort and peace of mind. We have been merging metals and markets since the invention of the overseas container and it would be our distinct honor to put our services in action for you.