A-1 Metals Workers Find Home at Premier

Premier Steel, a regional wholesaler of structural and rolled steel for the manufacturing and construction industries, has gotten a little bigger.

The Anaheim-based business, started five years ago by Savina and Dominic Migliorini, has acquired the employees, customers and inventory of A-1 Metals Co. of Fullerton. A-1 was shuttered recently by its owner, Everett Daly, who cited personal reasons for closing the 21-year-old business.

Dominic Migliorini says that the acquisition boosts Premier’s payroll to 22 employees from 18, and should boost sales this year by about $2 million to $10 million.

The purchase, he said, is the first in a series of acquisitions that will be aimed at making Premier a major regional player that can compete with national steel distributors.

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John O’Dell covers major Orange County corporations and manufacturing for The Times. He can be reached at (714) 966-5831 and at john.odell@latimes.com