Company Overview

Our goal at Paragon Steel is to be the region's premier processor and distributor of flat-rolled steel. To ensure that we consistently meet or exceed the high expectations of our customers we have assembled a first-class team to handle all of your needs.

Our knowledgeable sales team is ready to offer a variety of prime and off-prime steel. Whether your needs are hot roll, cold roll, or coated we have the quality products in stock to fulfill all of your flat-rolled requirements.

Our modern processing facility is strategically located in northeast Indiana, near Steel Dynamics, Inc. Our proximity to the mill provides additional freight savings to our customers with the ability to ship product freight-free from mill to Paragon Steel.

Excellent service and quality in products and processing: At Paragon Steel, we're doing what it takes to provide steel that works for you.

Mission Statement

We at Paragon Steel will distinguish ourselves in the steel service center market with our commitment of integrity to our customers, suppliers and our employees.

Quality Policy

Through continuous improvement Paragon Steel will excel in meeting or exceeding our customer needs in the following areas; Product and service quality, equitable pricing, ongoing employee training.

News & Events

Tom Barnett, our CEO, has announced his retirement effective on September 1, 2009. Tom was the first day to day operations executive of the company formed by Fort Wayne entrepreneur Jerry Henry, Jr. in 1996.

Under Tom’s guidance and management, Paragon Steel now has two plants in Butler totaling 240,000 s/f with three slitters and a cut-to-length line. The administrative offices moved to Butler in 2008

Dave Stouder, COO, has been announced as Tom’s replacement by our President, Jerry F. Henry Jr. Dave, a native of Fort Wayne, brings an enormous amount of Steel and management experience to Paragon Steel, as a regional manager for two large multiple location steel service centers. He joined Jerry’s Midwest Pipe and Steel in 2005 .

We wish Tom and his family continued success in his retirement as well as Dave’s continued success as Paragon Steel continues to move forward.

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