Welcome to the Central Fabricators Association

Founded in 1926, the Central Fabricators Association (CFA) is a not-for-profit trade association serving Structural Steel Fabricators across the Midwest.

CFA fosters continual improvement for business and personal development through education and idea exchange. Not only do we provide a forum for discussing management successes and failures, we also act as a clearing house for labor data, compiling industry wide reports for members on safety, wages, benefits, insurance, pensions and related topics.

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R. Jeffery (Jeff ) Dean
Past President of CFA (2007-2009)

Since acquiring Steel Supply and Engineering (SS&E) in 1994, the company has grown to a multi-industry group with diverse businesses in manufacturing, construction and real estate. Today as a member of The Armada Group, SSE has over 200 employees in five structural and miscellaneous metals plants in Michigan and Indiana. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, the Armada Group today collectively employs over 500 full-time and seasonal employees at seven locations.

A native of Michigan and a graduate of Michigan State University with a BA in Finance, Jeff previously was employed by BDO Seidman, Price Waterhouse and General Electric where he graduated from the Financial Management Program. He serves on numerous local boards and currently resides in East Grand Rapids. Married to Jill for 29 years, they have two grown children Adam (26) and Rebecca (23) who currently live in Charlotte, NC, and Alexandria, VA respectively.

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