McElroy Metal

McElroy Metal is a US manufacturer of metal roofing, wall panels and components, headquartered in Bossier City, Louisiana. It was founded in 1963 by Thomas E. McElroy Sr. and was led by three generations of the family before becoming employee-owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in 2022.

History

• 1963: Founded by Thomas E. McElroy Sr.
• 1975: Tem McElroy becomes the second-generation president.
• 1976: First satellite manufacturing plant, in Clinton, Illinois.
• 1983: Acquisition of Angle Steel and a new plant in Marshall, Michigan.
• 1985: First Metal Mart retail location.
• 1990: A plant in Adelanto, California makes the company national in scope.
• 1995: Acquisition of Pioneer Metals and a plant in Lewisport, Kentucky.
• 2007: Ian McElroy becomes third-generation president.
• 2009: Acquisitions of Components Plus (Sunnyvale, Texas) and Met-Tile.
• 2012: Acquisition of Architectural Building Components (Houston) and a joint venture with Green Span Profiles for insulated metal panels.
• 2018: Thirteenth plant opens in Diamond, Missouri.
• 2022: A fourteenth plant is announced in Lockhart, Texas, and the company becomes an ESOP.

Footprint

The company reports 14 manufacturing facilities, about 30 service centres and 44 Metal Mart stores across the US. It has installed rooftop solar systems at some of its own plants, including a 500 kW array at Peachtree City, Georgia in 2013.

Products

McElroy makes standing seam roof systems (for example the Maxima and 138T/238T profiles), exposed-fastener roof and wall panels, insulated metal panels, slit coil and flat sheet, soffit, fascia and canopy products, structural components, and cold-formed steel building frames. Its products are used on commercial, industrial, agricultural and residential buildings, including retrofit roofs installed over existing low-slope roofs.