Mallin Bros. Co. Celebrates 75 Years

2003 marks the 75^th anniversary year for Mallin Bros. Co. Inc., Kansas City, Mo., a nonferrous scrap recycler with several wire chopping lines.

The company’s origins trace back to 1928 to a horse-drawn wagon led through the streets of Kansas City and surrounding areas by the late Harry G. Mallin.

Today, the company is led by Harry’s son Larry G. Mallin, CEO, and grandson Jeffrey Mallin, president. Jeffrey credits his father Larry with helping steer the firm to become a leading regional processor of scrap wire and cable. “My father was so forward thinking in his approach to processing wire,” says Jeffrey. “He created a special niche for our company in the recycling industry that has been very successful over the years.”

The company’s customer base includes utilities, wire manufacturers, electrical contractors and other generators of scrap copper wire and aluminum cable. The Mallins say their central location in Kansas City provides a logistical advantage, while their working relationship provides a management edge.

“I am lucky to have a business partner that not only shares his wealth of 50-plus years of business experience with me, but also really enjoys our time together, and I feel the same way,” says Jeffrey Mallin.

The Mallins say they have built their business upon honesty, credibility, environmental responsibility and other qualities that strengthen customer relationships and trust. “My grandfather, my great uncle Joe D. Mallin and my father taught me that honesty, integrity and perseverance are the characteristics needed to be successful in business and in life,” says Jeffrey Mallin. “I guess a company that has 75 years under its belt and is still going strong validates their teachings."