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ALLIED SCRAP
PROCESSORS, INC.
ROSE MOCK,
PRESIDENT
3330 E MAIN ST
LAKELAND, FL 33801
Allied Scrap
Processors,
Incorporated started
back in 1956 when
Frank & Lucille Giglia,
first generation
immigrants to the USA,
moved from Tampa to
Lakeland to start their
own business. With
industry backgrounds
in scrap processing,
the couple purchased
property on East Main
Street that at the time
was mostly orange
groves. Their children,
Frank Giglia and Rose
Mock grew up in the
business working
weekends and holidays
as many children do
in family businesses.
Rose and Frank run the
company today with
21 employees, still on
the original lot their
parents purchased.
The scrap industry
has an interesting
history, going back
to when metals were
first used by mankind.
As peddlers travelled
around, they would
often trade in scrap.
Today, many scrap
processors are 2nd
and 3rd generation
family-owned
businesses. And it's an
important industry;
over 150 million tons
of materials that
otherwise would end up
in landfills is diverted
and recycled thanks
to scrap processors.
The scrap industry also
makes a substantial
contribution to the
balance of trade for the
U.S., exporting $230
billion in product to
steel mills, foundries
and smelters in 55
countries. However,
most of Allied Scrap's
product goes via
brokers to American
foundries.
As a longtime
corporate citizen in
Lakeland, Allied Scrap
enjoys giving back
to the community.
Supporting N.A.W.BO.,
the PACE Center for
Girls and other local
service organizations,
Allied Scrap is also
involved with the Jason
Project, educating
children K through
12 about the industry
and opportunities for
material processing.
The most impressive
initiative is the
company's work with
local law enforcement
in regards to metal
theft. When theft of
copper from the mines
and A/C's was at its
most rampant, Allied
provided training to
Property Recovery
detectives. Together
with law enforcement
and legislators in
Tallahassee, Allied
Scrap was instrumental
in rewriting of laws
for metal theft and
stringent requirements
LINDA JEZARD,
For more information on
the requirements for the
Small Business Award
and to view previous
recipients, please visit
LakelandChamber.com/
BusinessResource.
PRESIDENT,
ROSE MOCK AND VICE
PRESIDENT, FRANK
GIGLIA HOLD THE SMALL
BUSINESS OF THE
MONTH AWARD.
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for processors. So
successful was this
cooperation that states
elsewhere in America
look to Central Florida
and actions taken here
as guidelines for their
own legal framework.
In the very large scrap
processing industry,
Allied Scrap has put
Lakeland on the map.
So, next time you
buy a new fridge, thank
companies like Allied
Scrap Processors
that the metal will be
recycled and put to
use again, saving you
and our society
a lot of money and
natural resources.
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