COMPANY HISTORY

In March of 1982, General Metal and Abrasive Company was incorporated to service the metal working industry in recovery and reclamation of steel abrasives. Working out of a 10,000-square-foot building in Detroit, the company quickly earned a reputation for providing exceptional customer service along with quality products.

Continued growth created a need for additional space. In March 1986, General Metal and Abrasive Company moved into a new 26,000-square-foot facility on 4.5 acres in Romulus, Michigan. Close to two major interstate highways, the new location also offered room for additional expansion.

In 1989, the company installed a new production line to recycle and recover Brown Fused Aluminum Oxide. Soon after, the current management team assumed ownership of the company and the name was changed officially to GMA Industries in recognition of its continued diversification.

As business activity increased, the company built a 10,000-square-foot addition to the existing plant structure to warehouse both raw and finished product.

In 2003, the company added Nu-Soft, a metallurgically enhanced steel shot for cleaning soft metal parts and molds. In 2004, it began manufacturing its own Virgin Brown Fused Aluminum Oxide—V-Blast. Then in 2012, GMA began to represent Ervin Industries, providing Virgin Steel Shot, Steel Grit and Stainless Steel Shot.

Today, GMA is one of the industry’s leading manufacturers and distributors of Virgin and Remanufactured Abrasives and offers a full spectrum of products and services to customers all over North America.