About the firm
Manufacturer-side experience. Independent perspective.
Material Integrity Advisors was created to give manufacturers the specialized market knowledge, transaction discipline, and executive visibility that recyclers bring to the other side of the table every day.
The company
One advisor accountable for the whole picture.
Industrial materials programs sit between operations, maintenance, purchasing, finance, environmental and plant leadership. Each group sees part of the picture, and few organizations have one independent advisor responsible for connecting all of it — material flow, pricing and weights, settlements, vendor performance, contracts, controls and market strategy.
MIA fills that gap. The company represents the manufacturer, organizes the work through the Material Integrity Framework, and converts complex material and transaction data into decisions leadership can act on.
Nick Schrubbe
Founder & CEO
Founder
20+ years of material, market and manufacturing experience.
Nick Schrubbe is the Founder & CEO of Material Integrity Advisors, LLC. He brings 20+ years of practical experience across industrial recycling, recoverable materials, commodity markets and manufacturer account management.
Before founding Material Integrity Advisors, Nick managed more than 75 industrial manufacturing accounts, overseeing over 100 million pounds of annual recoverable material flow and approximately $22 million in industrial revenue responsibility. That work spanned stainless, aluminum, copper-based alloys, carbon steel, specialty grades, mixed industrial streams, foundry products and mill-directed sales.
It is a background that moves comfortably between the plant floor and the executive meeting — scale tickets, grades, deductions, equipment and freight on one end; settlement formulas, market outlets, vendor behavior, financial impact and implementation accountability on the other.
- Experience
- 20+ years
- Accounts
- 75+ industrial manufacturers
- Annual volume
- 100+ million pounds
- Revenue responsibility
- Approximately $22 million
- 20+
- Years of industry experience
- 75+
- Industrial accounts managed
- 100M+
- Pounds of annual material flow
- ~$22M
- Industrial revenue responsibility
Founder experience prior to launching Material Integrity Advisors.
Why MIA is different
Five commitments that shape every engagement.
Manufacturer-first
MIA's advisory client is the manufacturer, and the client's interests define the scope of the work.
Operator-built
The methodology reflects real material, market, vendor and transaction experience rather than generic procurement theory.
Evidence-based
Findings distinguish documented facts, reasonable calculations, open questions, and matters requiring specialists.
Transparent
Advisory, brokerage, representative and recovery-compensation roles are disclosed and documented separately.
Executive-ready
The work is organized so leadership can understand the risk, the economic effect, the priority, and the next action.
Mission
Protect the integrity of industrial material programs by combining market knowledge, transaction discipline, independent oversight and measurable accountability.
Brand promise
Every pound generated, shipped, received, settled and paid should accurately reflect the true value of a manufacturer's recoverable materials.
Why MIA exists
Material Integrity Advisors was founded on a simple belief: manufacturers deserve independent advice when evaluating one of their most overlooked revenue streams. MIA exists to provide objective oversight, measurable results, and accountability — whether advising, negotiating, or representing the client in a clearly disclosed role.
Role disclosure
How MIA is paid, in every role it plays.
MIA operates in defined roles. Which role applies is stated in the engagement letter before work begins, and compensation is disclosed for each.
Advisor
Fixed fee or monthly retainer.
No compensation from vendors, outlets or counterparties on advisory engagements.
Disclosed broker
Agency fee or commission, disclosed to the client in advance.
Material remains customer-owned; MIA places it as a named agent.
Manufacturers' representative
Commission from the represented provider.
The represented roster is disclosed to any client considering those providers.
Recovery support
Separate written agreement, agreed before the work begins.
Legal, forensic, investigative and employment matters are referred to appropriate professionals.
The next step
You do not need to change vendors to ask better questions.
Start with an independent Material Integrity Review and give leadership a clear view of what is working, what is exposed, and where measurable value may be available.