Established in 1909, Nickelson Industrial Service is a scrap recycling company that handles all grades of industrial scrap. It recycles papers, aluminum, and iron and nonferrous metals. The company has a fleet of trailers, tractors and dismantling equipment that provides machinery dismantlement services for the production industry. It is one of the leading machinery dismantlement companies in Illinois and northwest Indiana. Nickelson Industrial Service undertakes various dismantling projects throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Texas and California. Its facilities are spread over an area of more than 4 acres and include a scrap processing unit and a truck and trailer equipment maintenance shop. The company offers piping, trucking, plant and site cleanup, and concrete breaking and removal services.