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The Federal Metal Company's recovery from fire


Written by: SILL


The Federal Metal Company's recovery from fire

In February of 2019, a fire broke out at The Federal Metal Company in Bedford, OH. The building suffered extensive damage because of the fire, which had a significant impact on their production capabilities. Within three weeks, Sill Public Adjusters were on the property, working with company leaders to get them on the road to recovery.

The Federal Metal Company has been in business since 1913, and they're an industry leader in copper-based alloys. Federal Metal had originally started in Cleveland, but the company moved to its current location in 1959.

The company has enjoyed a long history that features several innovative practices, and in the early 2000's was recognized numerous times as one of the top 100 fastest growing company in Northeast Ohio.

A fire like the one they experienced can no doubt be very disruptive for any business.

Sill Public Adjusters supported the company throughout their insurance claim process.

Peter J. Nagusky, President and CEO of The Federal Metal Company has written the following about his experience with Sill.

"I want to take this opportunity to thank you for assisting us through the insurance claim related to a fire here at our facility. Your entire team did a great job.

Based on our experience these past 18 months, we certainly recommend without reservation the services of the Alex N. Sill Company. Your expertise deploying different loss experts to each portion of our claim was essential to counter the insurance company's motivation to minimize their payment. 

The repaired building and contents are all equal to or better than before the loss. Importantly, your work allowed the internal resources of our company to focus on our own daily regular operations and not the claim. Having to manage the claim on our own, or with a less capable and less professional partner, would have been a huge distraction. The Sill team performed the majority of the administrative work and monitored the claim throughout. I was pleased that they effectively insulated our team from the insurance adjusters.

Again, we sincerely appreciate all of your support."

Sill Public Adjusters have been helping clients like The Federal Metal Company for more than 90 years.

Our support staff is available 24/7, and our expert claims adjusters can help you recover from property damage or loss of business revenue due to a natural disaster. 

Sill Company is the nation’s leading public adjusting firm, always working exclusively for the policyholder and never the insurance company, with its primary charges of taking the burden of handling your insurance claim off of your shoulders while maximizing your claim, in order to allow you to get your business back up and running as quickly as possible.