BCS Aquiring Carbon Wire Line of Ugitech - August 14, 2007

CHICAGO--Cold-heading quality wire producer BCS Industries LLC, Memphis, Tenn, has agrred to purchase the carbon cold-heading wire product line of Ugitech USA, a subsidiary of Schmolz+Bickenbach AG, Dusseldorf, Germany for an undisclosed price. Keith Martin, vice president of sales and marketing at BCS, said in a telephone interview that the deal includes the acquisition of an approximately 30,000-square-foot distribution facility that Ugitech operates in Batavia, Ill......(MORE)

Steel service center selects Microsoft Dynamics NAV solution - September 2006

BCS Industries LLC, a multi-facility steel service center selects JustMetalsERP to automate key business processes across three plant locations. “BCS Industries has undergone rapid growth in recent years” offers Joseph Higdon, President of BCS.  “In order to fully capitalize on our size and capabilities we need to implement consistent business processes across all locations providing better overall visibility of inventory, and position ourselves for future growth and better serve our customers”......(MORE)

BCS Industries Leaps Through List With Two Acquisitions - 7/4/2004

Looking for industry trends among this year's greatest leapers can be a difficult task. The eight companies that gained more than 10 spots in Memphis Business Journal's Top 100 Private Companies list represent diverse industries, products and services, from home builders and contractors to power, telecommunications and steel companies.The farthest leap has been accomplished by BCS Industries, originally known as Bluff City Steel, which jumped.....(MORE)

Success Leads BCS Industries to Grow Via Acquisitions - 5/9/2003

Several years ago, Joseph A. Higdon had a vision of what a successful steel processing company should be. Tuesday night, his vision was affirmed when BCS Industries LLC, the company he co-founded and serves as president of, was recognized as the 2003 Small Business of the Year in the 76-350 employee category at the 23rd annual Memphis Business Journal Small Business ....(MORE)

BCS Industries Complete Acquisition of Cuyahoga Steel - 1/4/2003

Memphis-based BCS Industries, formerly known as Bluff City Steel, has acquired its second steel processing facility in Ohio. And with it, the company, born in 1996, now says it's one of the nation's largest wire, rod and bar processors supplying the fastener industry....(MORE)

Mettle Against Metal - Steel Firm Has High Hopes - 1/4/2003

BCS Industries (formerly Bluff City Steel) have completed their acquisition of Cuyahoga Steel and Wire, which has been renamed BCS Cuyahoga.Memphis-based BCS were delighted at the opportunity to acquire Ohio-based Cuyahoga as it gives them an additional 70% processing capacity lifting their overall capacity to about 60,000 tons per month....(MORE)

Bluff City Steel Expands Capacity with Ohio Plant - 12/5/2001

Bluff City Steel LLC of Memphis, Tenn., is investing $8 million to buy a Maple Heights, Ohio-based steel-processing plant that will more than double the company's capacity. The move comes despite a high rate of bankruptcies in the steel industry because of low steel prices and a slowing....(MORE)

Bluff City Steel Will Expand Capacity With 56-Worker Ohio Plant - 12/1/2001

Bluff City Steel LLC of Memphis said Friday it is investing $8 million to buy a Maple Heights, Ohio-based steel-processing plant that will more than double the company's capacity. The move comes despite a high rate of bankruptcies in the steel industry because of low steel prices and a slowing economy. Joe Higdon, chief manager and a principal of the company, said his company has continued to remain profitable in the recession and would likely grow more quickly in Memphis as a result of the acquisition. ....(MORE)

BLUFF CITY'S GROWTH KEEPS STEELWORKERS IN BUSINESS - 7/24/2000

Roosevelt Liggins worked 20 years for the Laclede Steel Co. plant before it closed in the summer of 1998. But Liggins, 52, was able to remain in the steel industry after former Laclede manager Joe Higdon bought the plant and reopened it as part of Bluff City Steel LLC. Higdon has seen steady growth in Bluff City, which processes steel rods for the bolt and fastener industry. He started the company in 1996 at another location and later bought Laclede's operations in late 1998.....(MORE)

Bluff City Steel Boosts Economy - 5/9/2000

Bluff City Steel's expansion at the 170,000-square-foot former LaClede Steel plant is good news for displaced steel workers and will provide a needed boost for the local manufacturing economy. Bluff City announced it will hire 50 employees over the next two years while investing $6 million as it expands operations from 100,000 to 170,000 square feet....(MORE)