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ABOUT US
FAMILY METAL
The history of ABC metals is inseparable from the history of the Yochlowitz family. Joseph began a scrap peddling business in 1912 and shortly therafter was joined by his son Daniel. Later in 1935, Daniel opened his own salvage business. Since then, the business has passed through the hands of four generations and has continued to grow and flourish because of the family values of honesty, integrity, fairness, hard work and the value of giving back to others.
TIMELINE HIGHLIGHTS
| 1912 | Joseph and his son Daniel begin the junk peddling business in Vancouver with horse and wagon |
| 1935 | Daniel launches his own salvage business |
| 1949 | Daniel opens ABC Salvage and Metal Company on Main Street |
| 1950 | Daniel’s wife Molly starts to work at ABC (in accounting) |
| 1957 | Daniel’s son Melvyn joins ABC |
| 1961 | Daniel’s son Harold joins ABC |
| 1964 | ABC buys Burnaby property |
| 1970 | Company relocates to Burnaby and begins to shift from salvage to recycling. ABC employees 14 people |
| 1975 | Link to railway line. Steel mill strike. ABC starts selling to US. ABC changes its name to ABC Recycling. ABC employs 20 people |
| 1980 | Non-ferrous business emerges |
| 1981 | Exports to Japan |
| 1988 | Harold’s son David joins company full time. ABC employs 35 people |
| 1990 | ABC enters Vietnam market |
| 1992 | ABC wins Arthur Andersen Top 50 award |
| 1993 | Purchase assets of Knowles Brothers in Campbell River. |
| 1995 | Brokerage to China begins |
| 1999 | ABC employs 50 people |
| 2001 | David named to Top 40 Under 40 List in Business in Vancouver |
| 2004 | Ranked #74 in Top 100 Private Companies in BC |
| 2005 | ABC enters partnership with Bold Salvage in Terrace |
| 2006 | Ranked #57 in Top 100 Private Companies and employs 101 people |
| 2007 | Employs 100 people in Burnaby, Campbell River and Surrey. Plus, 30 more through Bold Salvage and Action Metals Recycling. ABC Recycling enters partnership with Action Metals. ABC Metals in Surrey opens for business. Awarded the Grant Thornton Award for Vancouver Family Enterprise of the Year by the Canadian Association of Family Enterprises (CAFE). |
| 2008 | Awarded the BUSINESS OF THE YEAR by the Burnaby Board of Trade. Top Fundraiser for a Wholesale Company Award for the 2008 Bowl for Big Brothers Classic. |
