We Started with a Wagon.
During the 1920's, two elementary school aged brothers, because of economic necessity, started collecting scrap metals and waste paper throughout the city of Marion, Ohio. Using a small hand-pulled wagon, Carl and Donald Sims sold the materials to a local scrap processor. From that humble beginning, Sims Bros. Inc. has grown from wagon to a Model T, to a scrap and recycling operation with well over 500 pieces of equipment. Hard work, integrity and dedication to customer service have motivated this family owned business for almost eight decades.

Sims is a diversified corporation headquartered in Marion. The company has progressed from a simple scrap peddling operation to a sophisticated, environmentally aware processing/recycling and waster management business, employing over one hundred and forty (140) Teammates at four locations.

This privately owned business is now owned and managed by Gary Sims, President and CEO and Scott Fischer, Chief Operating Officer. Other key executives instrumental in keeping the company's day to day operations running smoothly are Garrett Tracey, Vice President, Ferrous Operations, Jeff Clark, Vice President, Non-Ferrous Operations, Stan Casey, CFO; Don Harper Vice President, Human Resources, Jim McFarland, Outside Operations Manager, and David O'Neil Transportation Manager.

The ability to provide customers with an efficient, full service operation is the main goal at Sims. The company has developed the capabilities to handle all the recycling needs of a wide variety of businesses, from large companies to individuals. The fleet of semi tractors and trailers roll off and lugger boxes provide many options in effectively servicing the needs of customers.

For more information about the History of Scrap and Recycling, visit the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries web site: www.isri.org