Metro Industries Inc

By industrial classification, we are most aptly described as a gasket manufacturer, though most of our products aren’t “gaskets” to our customers. Founded in 1967 by Norman Garrett, Metro Industries, Inc., has distinguished itself as a premier manufacturer-distributor of rubber gaskets and seals plus custom die cut, molded, and extruded components for virtually every industry under the sun. During the last 42 years, Metro has grown from a small, family owned and operated shop to a world-class supplier of large and small original equipment manufacturers and distributors, including many multinational Fortune 500 companies. For instance, even before demands for shorter lead times and on time deliveries became industry standards, Metro incorporated both early and late shipment dates that print on all work orders and systematically measured our own performance. As quality demands of original equipment manufacturers have increased, Metro responded by formalizing its QA procedures into a complete ISO 9001:2008 program. The same goes for our dual focus on standard and non-standard products: By applying inventory and supply systems designed for standard products to selective custom fabricated products, we are able to supply even custom designed OEM components as though “virtual” standard off-the-shelf products. By concentrating on customer satisfaction, we are like a self-motivated, self-correcting employee — the kind of supplier that is good to have around. These products include many standard and semi-standard products like rubber washers, sponge weather stripping, and flange gaskets, plus tens of thousands of parts manufactured to customer specifications.