August 9, 2022- Direct Metals, an international steel service center with locations in Kennesaw, GA and Waukegan, IL, has been approved for their renewal of their ISO 9001:2015 Certification. This renewed certification assures that their quality management continues to be integrated throughout the Direct Metals’ organization.

Direct Metals’ ISO quality standards extend to their products, warehousing, fabrication, distribution, and customer service. Direct Metals is ANAB Accredited and UKAS Quality Management Certified by the Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc.

“Our entire company must go through rigorous training and testing to earn our ISO 9001:2015 recertification,” stated Tom Hoover, President of Direct Metals. “We are proud to announce that we have upgraded to the latest compliance standards and look forward to delivering the same quality products and services to our customers as we have over the last 26 years.”

Direct Metals adheres to a quality management standard that is recognized and respected throughout the world for their industrial and architectural metal and fiberglass product lines and services. ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is an independent, non-governmental, international organization that develops standards to ensure quality, safety, and efficiency of products, services, and systems.

Founded in 1996, Direct Metals is a leader in industrial and specialty metal products. They carry one of the largest inventories in the nation of perforated metal, bar grating, expanded metal, safety grating, fiberglass grating, architectural metals, handrail components and wire mesh products. The company’s products are available in carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, brass, bronze, fiberglass or galvanized metal.

Direct Metals offers several processing capabilities, including cutting, shearing, sawing, punching, cut-outs, welding, slitting, blanking, burning, fabrication and various special finishes. The company also provides expedient shipping, with orders for in-stock material placed by noon and shipped that same day. Direct Metals has served customers in the United States and world-wide for over 26 years.