Weitsman wins top industry award for North America in the large company category.
Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling has announced that they have received the top industry award in North America by leading trade media group, American Metal Market (AMM).
The award for Scrap Company of the Year was announced earlier this month at the annual AMM awards dinner at the Edison ballroom in New York City. Weitsman was nominated for the award in the large company category (over
$100 million in annual revenue) along with three other scrap metal recycling firms; Sims Metal Management, Commercial Metals Company and Scrap Metal Services. The award represents the largest honor in scrap and recycling to be given to a firm in North America.
“We scored a major upset in winning the 2015 award for AMM Scrap Company of the Year in North America. This is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of our 500 employees; it wouldn’t be possible without each and every one of our employees working hard day in and day out. This is the highlight of my professional career and I am honored to have been selected from the extremely deserving candidates in our category. Thank you to America Metal Market and the esteemed judges for their recognition of my team’s tireless dedication to great customer service and commitment to excellence in the industry,” commented Adam Weitsman, CEO of Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling.
For the past six years, American Metal Market has recognized innovation and excellence in steel and related industries with its Awards for Steel Excellence.
Firms that are finalists and winners demonstrate best practices to achieve outstanding results in their field. Winners are selected by a panel of judges with extensive steel industry leadership experience. Judges evaluate the candidates using a point based qualitative approach to determine the winners in each category. Nomination and judging processes are audited by and in full compliance with Euromoney / Institutional investor guidelines and standards to ensure integrity and objectivity.
Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling, the East Coast’s largest privately held scrap metal processor, has a number of locations in the Northeast United States and Canada including two in Owego, two in Ithaca, Binghamton, Brant, Jamestown, Hornell, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany and Allegany, New York, Scranton and New Castle, Pennsylvania and two new locations in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada.
Headquartered out of Owego, New York, the company will process more than 1.05 million tons of ferrous and 250 million pounds of nonferrous scrap metal in 2015. Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling was named the top scrap recycling firm in the world by Platts at an international awards ceremony in London last May as well.
For more information on the company, visit www.upstateshredding.com.
