1983

Started by the late E. E. “Pete” Raughley and his wife Caroline, Saginaw had its start as a humble two-bedroom farm house on just under 3 acres of land in 1983. Pete’s dream was to start a company that focused on family, hard work, and customer service. Besides his work at Saginaw Pipe, Pete always found time for civic organizations, serving for many years on the boards of Shelby County Sheriff’s Boys and Girls Ranch, the Shelby County Medical Center, the Lion’s Club, and the Shelby County Industrial Development Board.

1983

Saginaw started its rich history with less than 10 employees and a pipe inventory valued at around $175,000. The two-bedroom farm house served as Saginaw’s first office surrounded by a handful of acres of steel pipe.

1995

As Saginaw continued to grow, so did its steel offerings. In 1995, we started carrying a full line of square and rectangular tubing. Since then, our stock tonnage of tubing has increased by an incredible 11,000% going from a mere 900 tons to now stocking more than 12,000 tons. Two years later, Saginaw added a new 25,000 square foot tubing building to house its growing stock.

1996

In 1996, Pete Raughley named Howard Wise as Saginaw’s Chief Executive Officer/Chairman. Howard began his tenure at Saginaw as a salesman and sales manager before being name CEO. Howard, along with his wife Emily, have spearheaded much of the growth Saginaw has seen since its beginning including expansions of facilities, product lines, business practices and more.

1998

Once again, Saginaw expanded its steel offerings in 1998 by beginning to stock wide flange beams. Our beam line has grown over the years and is currently our largest and top grossing product line.

2000

Over the years, our yard isn’t the only thing that’s grown. In 2000, a new sales wing was added onto our main office with the help of the salesmen themselves. The sixteen-office expansion project gave our salesforce the space needed to continue providing our customers with the excellent service they’ve come to expect.

2001

To keep up with industry demands, Saginaw proudly introduced its newest product line, Structurals, in 2001. The new additions to Saginaw’s stock included Angles, Channels, Flat Bars, I-Beams, Steel plate, UM Plate, Floor Plate, Bar Grating, Expanded Metal, and Hot Rolled Squares and Rounds.

2005

In 2005, Saginaw opened a new Operations Center to make the make the loading and unloading process better than ever. With additional office space and more staging area for trucks, this new addition has been vital to Saginaw’s growth and efficiency when it comes to getting steel to our customers in the quickest and easiest way possible.

2008

As beam sales grew, so did our beam yard in 2008. In our biggest yard expansion ever, Saginaw extended its beam yard by a whopping 25 acres to accommodate our customers’ growing needs.

2010

By 2010, Saginaw had grown from a farmhouse on 3 acres of land to nearly 150 acres of steel. It boasts a main office, operations center, two tube buildings, and an on-premise fabrication shop to meet any and all of our customers’ needs.

2018

In 2018, Saginaw has once again kept with Pete Raughley’s vision of a family business as Chase Wise was named the company’s new President. Wise started in sales in 2007, and later transitioned into management. He holds a BA in History from Birmingham-Southern and is also an Alumnus of Harvard Business School PLDA.