1913 - Joseph Nagusky vertically integrates, turning his new
non-ferrous peddler business into an ingot making operation.
1930 - Mark Nagusky, age 20 and a recent graduate of Harvard
College, starts an illustrious career at Federal Metal that would span more than
60 years.
1960 - The company moves to its present location in Oakwood
Village, a suburb southeast of Cleveland.
1966 - A.R. Singh begins an impressive career at Federal Metal
that would span 33 years.
1973 - David Nagusky, after 9 years as a successful stockbroker,
starts his career at Federal Metal.
1981 - Rik Kohn begins his long career at the company, and very
soon thereafter establishes a scrap trading and brokerage division at the
company.
1993 - The company installs two state-of-the-art coreless
induction furnaces.
1993 - A.R. Singh invents the Federalloy group of bismuth brass
alloys. Patents are awarded and several licensees are established.
1995 - David Nagusky begins his term as President of the
Non-Ferrous Founders' Society (NFFS).
1997 - Peter Nagusky, after graduating with a Masters degree in
business, begins his career at the company.
1999 – Mike Fekete joins the company to improve our service to customers. He
brings valuable experience in pricing, sales, shipping, and transportation.
2002 - The company introduces Fingot - Federal's foundry
friendly ingot. The product becomes the industry standard - clean, 100%
metallic, free of any oxides.
2003 - Another metallurgist, Todd Kidder, joins the company and
works his way within a few years to be named VP of Manufacturing.
2005 - Federal Metal successfully achieves ISO 9001:2000
registration in order to strengthen its quality and improve its business.
2006 - Mike Buyarski joins the company to penetrate the market
for electric furnace alloys, develop conversion and tolling work, and provide
technical service to customers.
2006 - Federal Metal has a record year and for the first time is
named a Weatherhead 100 company, which recognizes the fastest growing businesses
in Northeast Ohio.
2007 – Terri Kelsey
joins the sales team, bringing with her a passion for customer service. Her
skills, knowledge, and experience help the company continue to gain market share
2007 – Another member of the fourth generation, Karen Calo (daughter of David
and sister to Peter), joins the company to implement new ERP software and
streamline front office and accounting functions.
2007 - Chris Greenfield joins the company and is soon promoted
to VP of Purchasing, with responsibility for buying most of the scrap metal
required for production.
2008 - Federal Metal is named the #1 "Centurian" in the
Weatherhead 100 rankings, awarded to the fastest growing company in Northeast
Ohio with more than $100 million in sales.
2009 - Federal Metal is recognized as a Weatherhead 100
Company for the fourth year in a row, which recognizes the fastest growing businesses in Northeast Ohio.
