About Us

History
In 1949, George Hart founded Alameda Ornamental Iron as a one-man shop, working out of his garage.  In 1972, the company was incorporated.  Walter Schill began working with the company as an installer and then a salesman.  He bought the business in 1974 and moved its operations to our current location, and eventually added a second location to house additional fabrication and installation crews.  In 1978, Ann Schill, Walter’s wife, came to manage the office.  In the 1990’s Walter’s son Kurt, daughter Susan and son-in law Gene became very active in the day to day business activities.  In 2004, after Walter passed away, Ann continued to run Alameda Ornamental Iron.  In 2008, Gene formed Griffin Specialties, Inc. and purchased Alameda Ornamental Iron from Ann.  Today the family is still involved in the day to day operations of Alameda Ornamental Iron.  We are truly a family owned and operated business, dedicated to long term service, honesty, integrity and an uncompromising quality of product.  We look forward to continuing to serve the community for many more years.

Meet our Staff

Gene Griffin is the President.  He is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has been in the welding industry for over 25 years. He has worked with Alameda Ornamental Iron since 1996.  He has an extensive background in welding and fabrication processes.

Susan Griffin is the General Manager.  She handles all the daily operations of the company including the sales and production departments.  She has been working with the company since 1992.

Kaylan Shaffer joined our sales staff in 2004, after working as installer for the company since 1999.  He is knowledgeable in how ornamental iron should be fabricated and installed, and can easily solve problems that may arise.

Dave Martinez joined our sales staff in 2006.  For over 25 years he has been designing, fabricating, and installing high-end custom ornamental iron work in the Denver Area.  He is very knowledgeable about different types of material and designing custom work.

Jesus Diaz is the shop foreman.  He has been the foreman since 2001.  He has an extensive knowledge of fabricating ornamental iron and solving difficulties that are associated with custom work.

Awards and Affiliations

1988 Top Job Award from NOMMA

Featured in Better Homes & Garden magazine - March 2002 issue

Better Business Bureau Accredited

NOMMA member