Prepared and filed by St Ives Burrups

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in the Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of Steel Dynamics, Inc. for the registration of $100,000,000 Steel Dynamics, Inc. 9 1/2% Senior Notes due 2009 and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated January 23, 2004, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Steel Dynamics, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.