Sadoff Iron & Metal celebrates 75 years

Sadoff Iron & Metal, a scrap metal company headquartered in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2022.

In addition to its Fond du Lac headquarters, which features an auto shredder and nonferrous downstream system, the company operates a second location in Fond du Lac, three additional yards in Green Bay, Manitowoc and Sheboygan, Wisconsin, as well as two scrap yards in Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska, and Sadoff E-Recycling & Data Destruction processing locations in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and La Vista, Nebraska. In addition to metals and electronics recycling, Sadoff provides auto salvage.

In 1947, Sadoff’s founder, Edward H. Rudoy, purchased Block Salvage Co. in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. In 1964, he purchased the Sadoff Iron & Metal Co. in Fond du Lac. Rudoy’s son-in-law, Sheldon Lasky, joined the business in 1972. In 1991, Rudoy retired, and Lasky took over. 

Today’s leadership team includes Sheldon Lasky’s sons, CEO Mark Lasky and Executive Vice Presidents Jason Lasky and Bradford Lasky. They work together to carry on the company’s legacy and to ensure the business remains focused on its customers.

“Edward and Sheldon’s philosophy was that our best method of growth was to grow with our customers,” Mark Lasky says. “That was the foundation of how the company started and it continues through today.”

Recycling Today profiled the company in its August 2021 issue. At that time, Jason Lasky said, “We’re a relationship-based company, and we’re a foundry-pointing company. When customers buy into that, then we have the ability to work with them and partner on their cost savings, whether it’s producing different product blends or different things like that. Something that I think we do really well is to work with our customers, listen to our customers and, at times, to provide really out-of-the-box solutions for them, without being too specific for competitive reasons.”

Sadoff also prides itself on being a safe and sustainable company. “We went from believing in safety to really having safety as a value,” Jason Lasky says.

The company says its employees also embrace the culture, atmosphere and their purpose to contribute to the company. 

When reflecting on Sadoff’s future, the Laskys say they are prioritizing sustainability, focusing on taking actionable steps. In 2016, the company began its newest recycling expansion with the addition of Sadoff E-Recycling & Data Destruction, an R2 (Responsible Recycling) certified electronics recycler.

The company says it is honored to share this milestone with its employees and the community. “When you have successes, you celebrate, reward, recognize and respect the people that got you there,” Mark Lasky says.