In the News
MTI SLEP Program Keeps the Army Afloat!
November 15, 2022
Metal Trades, Inc. has successfully completed the first US Army Modular Warping Tug (MWT) Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) at our Yonge’s Island, SC facility. The US Army has a large family of vessels that...
Metal Trades: 60 Years of Community Involvement!
September 30, 2022
Metal Trades, Inc. was founded by the late Ted Corbin in 1962. Sixty years later, MTI is still owned and operated by second-generation members of the Corbin Family, and it continues to thrive. A Positive...
Happy Birthday Metal Trades!
September 12, 2022
It was ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’ when Metal Trades, Inc. celebrated our staff and their families with the Charleston Riverdogs last week. Hot dogs, birthday cake, and good times were on the...
Sustainability Watch: MTI Aids Artificial Reef Project
June 29, 2022
A new artificial reef off the coast of South Carolina is boosting ocean wildlife sustainability, and Metal Trades is proud to have played its part! Artificial Reef projects are a major component of ocean sustainability...
MTI Heavy Steel Fabrication
April 29, 2022
The business of heavy steel fabrication is not for the faint of heart. The size, speed and complexity of fabricated components continues their upward curve, as does the heat of foreign competition. But one heavy...
Heavy Hitter
December 29, 2021
By DENIS WEINFURTHER, ARKU INC. This article was first published on: https://www.ffjournal.net/heavy-hitter.html Above: With the EdgeBreaker 4000’s intuitive touch-screen interface, operators can make adjustments or perform automatic calibration of the tools in no time. Fabricator uses...
MTI Blast and Paint: Adding Value in the Home Stretch
November 16, 2021
What makes the Blast and Paint operation such a vital part of MTI’s production capability? Well, without paint, a manufacturing process is simply incomplete. If contractors want their plants to be known as “turnkey” operations...
Processing: Where MTI Quality Begins!
August 18, 2021
The Metal Trades processing center is the critical first step of a journey that turns raw materials into high value-added products for our commercial and governmental customers. Today, we take an in-depth look at the...
July 4th at MTI: Celebrating and Looking Back
June 29, 2021
As we approach July 4th, a time to honor our pride in being American and a time to celebrate our independence, we cannot forget our roots. Metal Trades, Inc. was founded by Ted Corbin in...
Team Up to Clean Up with MTI!
May 11, 2021
Metal Trades, Inc. (MTI) gave a preview of our Team Up to Clean Up efforts back in March of this year. That's when a team of internal volunteers joined together for our Highway 165 clean-up...
Community Clean-up: MTI Picking Up & Giving Back
April 14, 2021
Why a Community Clean-up Day? Metal Trades, Inc. (MTI) has been part of the Meggett community for almost 60 years. Like any good corporate citizen, the company continually looks for ways to give back to...
US Army Shipyard Support Contracts: MTI for the Win!
February 26, 2021
Metal Trades, Inc. closed out the month of January 2021 with two major IDIQ/MATO awards from the US Army Watercraft Sustainment Maintenance (AWSM) Program, which is managed by the US Army Contracting Command- Detroit Arsenal...