Harold L. Barker, the grandfather of Robert B. Brack, our President, CEO and primary stockholder founded Barker Steel in 1922. The first fabricating shop was at Watertown.

• Shortly after Robert B. Brack assumed the leadership of the Company in 1970, he expanded into Western Massachusetts through the acquisition of Pioneer Steel and the construction of a new fabricating shop at South Deerfield in 1975.
• Barker acquired Northern Steel and it's Medford shop in 1979. Northern Steel had a long history of fabricating reinforcing steel for the Boston market.
• In 1984, Barker acquired K-Ross Company of Lebanon, New Hampshire. In addition to fabricating reinforcing bars, K-Ross had an active business in fabricating structural steel and in marketing a broad range of building products.
• In 1988, Barker purchased the Albany, North Haven and Allentown operations of what was Bethlehem Rebar Industries, Inc., and before that, Bethlehem Steel. This acquisition more than doubled our capacity and took us into new markets in New York State and Connecticut. In addition, Barker became the agent for Bethlehem Steel Corporation on the sale of sheet piling and bearing piles in the Barker Sales territory.
• In 1994, Barker acquired a fabricating shop, the former A.J. Ross Company, in Keasbey, NJ, which supports the New York City and New Jersey markets.
• In 1995, Barker shifted its Connecticut operations from North Haven to a plant in South Windsor, the former Capital Steel of Hartford.
• William Brack, the fourth generation of family in the business, joined Barker Steel as the Chief Operating Officer in 1995.
• In April 1996, Barker built a new fabricating plant in Westfield, MA.
• March 1996, the Barker Steel Corporate Offices moved to Milford, MA.
• The Forming Division was incorporated in the Barker Steel Building Products Division in 1999.
• 2000 saw the construction of our new Canaan reinforcing and structural steel site.
• The Canton, MA location opened since October, 2001.
• Our newest location Pawtucket, RI has been opened since June 2003.
• In addition to the acquisition of fabricating plants, Barker has constantly updated its fabricating equipment and procedures. Barker has pioneered in the use of CAD detailing and a well designed and operating management information service.
• End of June 2005 the Keasbey shop and sales office moved to their new homes in Avenel, NJ.