| In February of 1962, Don Beattie, a mechanical engineer, founded Bull Moose Tube Company. The plant began with one tube mill and was originally located in Wellston, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis.
In 1964, in conjunction with an agreement with the City of Gerald, Missouri to construct a facility, Bull Moose Tube relocated the manufacturing operations there. Six mills and several facility expansions were added over the years.
For the first six years of the company, Don Beattie privately owned Bull Moose. In 1968, Granite City Steel Company of Granite City, Illinois acquired Bull Moose Tube Company. In 1972 National Steel Corporation acquired Granite City Steel. Following the reorganization of National Steel Corporation into National Intergroup in early 1983, Bull Moose became a wholly owned subsidiary of National Intergroup. Also in 1983, the Chicago Heights operation was acquired and a new plant was opened in Trenton, Georgia.
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