Scrap Management Industries acquires Allmetal Recycling

Kansas City, Missouri-based Scrap Management Industries Inc. (SMI) says it has acquired Allmetal Recycling, a scrap metal recycling company based in Wichita, Kansas.

According to SMI, the acquisition expands its presence in the region by adding Allmetal’s network of 10 locations in Kansas, which includes three yards in Wichita and additional facilities in Salina, Newton, Harper, McPherson, Great Bend, Kingman and Pratt, Kansas.

“With this significant combination, SMI will operate five automobile shredders, including two ‘mega shredders,’ across 19 yards in three primary regions [in] Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, with services spanning the surrounding states and communities,” states the company.

“Allmetal is exactly the kind of company we want to grow with,” says Jerrit Burgess, CEO of Scrap Management Industries. “Both companies are family built and locally led,” adds Burgess.

“Allmetal has done an outstanding job serving Kansas communities and its industrial partners,” continues the executive. “Bringing their team into the SMI family allows us to offer more locations, more capacity and even better service while keeping decisions close to the communities we serve.”

According to SMI, Allmetal will continue to operate under its own name as part of the SMI family of companies. “Allmetal customers and community partners will get the same great experience they have come to know while gaining access to the broader resources, relationships and operational support of SMI,” states the firm.

Allmetal Recycling was established in 2009 and is owned and operated by cousins Clint and Kolby Cornejo, who have built a company “with a strong reputation for safety, service and community involvement,” says SMI.

SMI says that both Clint and Kolby Cornejo will remain with the company in leadership roles as part of the combined organization and will continue to be involved in day-to-day operations.

“We have always believed that scrap metal recycling is a local business,” says Clint Cornejo. “SMI shares that belief. They are family owned, they understand the value of local teams and they are committed to investing in the people and facilities that make this business work.”

“Joining the SMI family allows us to keep doing what we do best for our customers and communities, while creating new opportunities for our employees as the combined business grows,” says Kolby Cornejo.

SMI says for corporate scrap generators, the combined company can provide a broader footprint, more container and transportation options and expanded capacity to handle complex scrap programs at multiple locations.

For walk-in customers at both SMI and Allmetal locations, the acquisition means “more convenient options to recycle scrap with a larger company that is continuing to invest in facilities, equipment and overall customer experience,” says SMI.

Founded in 1973, SMI recycles ferrous and nonferrous metals with flagship locations in Kansas City and St. Joseph, Missouri, and additional facilities in Kansas and Oklahoma.