History
Key events in the history of the Auto Parts Business:
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1987
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- Pick-n-Pull Auto Dismantlers is founded in Stockton, CA and begins growing into a chain of self-service auto parts stores providing recycled auto parts for end-of-life vehicles.
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1989
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- Schnitzer Steel enters into a venture with Pick-n-Pull, providing an additional source of scrap metal for its Metals Recycling Business facilities.
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1999
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- GreenLeaf Auto Recyclers is founded in Dearborn, MI and begins growing into a full-service chain of auto parts stores providing recycled and reclaimed original equipment parts for collision, mechanical repair and insurance industries.
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2003
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- Schnitzer purchases its partners’ interest in the Pick-n-Pull joint venture. Pick-n-Pull becomes a wholly owned subsidiary and the first member of Schnitzer’s Auto Parts Business.
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2004
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- Pick-n-Pull goes international, purchasing three stores in Canada – two in Alberta and one in British Columbia.
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2005
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- Pick-n-Pull acquires four stores in Missouri (2), Ohio and Virginia.
- Schnitzer expands its Auto Parts Business by acquiring GreenLeaf Auto Recyclers and its 22 full-service locations.
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2006
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- Four GreenLeaf stores are converted into Pick-n-Pull stores and one GreenLeaf store becomes a combination GreenLeaf / Pick-n-Pull store, bringing the total number of Pick-n-Pull locations to 35.
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2007
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- GreenLeaf opens its newest location in Dayton, New Jersey, bringing the total number of locations to 19.
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