Business View Magazine - Nov 2023

200 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 11 This is the quintessential position that every ESOP hopes to be in. This can be attributed to the strong focus of Trinity’s company direction, steel, a lane it has dominated for the last forty-four years. Founded in 1979 by Robert Griggs, Trinity Products built its foundation primarily as a steel broker that would buy and sell the resources but never possess them as inventory. The growth that resulted from such a singular strategy allowed them to expand their corporate territory into the realm of distribution and then later manufacturing. However, regardless of their advancement, they worked strictly with steel, only opting to vary in product type instead of material. This resulted in them becoming producers of steel pipes, plates, and hot-rolled steel sheets. Current President and CEO Bryan Davis succinctly captures the company journey with a few words: “We’re in the steel business, and that’s it. That’s all we do.”