Service center companies look to quickly bring new hires up to speed on all aspects of the operation.

Richard Marabito was elected board chairman for the Metals Service Center Institute during the trade group’s virtual annual meeting. Marabito, the CEO of Cleveland-based Olympic Steel, replaces outgoing chairman Eddie Lehner, president and CEO of Ryerson, Chicago.

Metal industry professionals are seeking quality employees, but finding talent is often easier said than done.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum’s revenues of $11 billion in 2019 make it North America’s largest service center company for the 13th straight year.

Kloeckner Metals, Roswell, Ga., has promoted Amanda Middendorf to vice president of human resources. The promotion went into effect Aug. 21.

Through a relatively new initiative, Kloeckner Metals has successfully driven a safety culture into the workplace.

Kloeckner Metals Corporation, Roswell, Ga., has promoted Andrea Moseley to the position of chief financial officer. She will replace Kirk Johnson, who retired on March 31.

Kloeckner Metals Corporation, Roswell, Ga., has promoted Andrea Moseley to the position of chief financial officer, effective April 1. She had been working as executive vice president of finance at the service center giant.

The North American appliance market has split with the housing market over the past two years. Will it return to form in 2020?

The manufacturing arena has never been more competitive. When it comes to technology, there are few manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors who aren’t at risk of being gobbled up by competitors.

Reliance Steel & Aluminumís record revenues of $11.5 billion in 2018 keeps it atop the annual survey of North Americaís largest service center companies.

The steel industry has struggled to keep pace with other sectors when it comes to adopting new technologies, but that is finally starting to change.

As summer starts to wind down, it’s time for Metal Center News to once again start thinking of its highest honor – the Service Center Executive of the Year. This year’s honoree will become the 23rd recipient of the distinction.

You’ve been hearing about it for a decade or more. The skills gap is coming. The skills gap is here. The skills gap will be the death knell for U.S. industry.

For the second-straight year, Metal Center News’ Service Center Executive of the Year honor is serving as a fitting retirement present. Gregg Mollins, the president and CEO of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., is the choice for the 22nd installment of the annual honor, the highest in the service center business.

As it does every year, Metal Center News compiles sales figures for North America’s largest service center companies for their most recently completed fiscal year.

At Metal Center News, the arrival of the dog days of summer means it’s time to start thinking about our highest honor, the Service Center Executive of the Year. This December, MCN will bestow the distinction on the 22nd recipient. Last year, we sent Kloeckner Metals’ Bill Partalis off into retirement with a fitting gift.

Kloeckner Metals' Greenville, S.C., branch has become the fifth in the company to be awarded an IATF 16949 management system certificate for processing flat-rolled steel, stainless and aluminum, including slitting, cut to length, and configured blanks. The other branches include Murfreesboro, Tenn., Calvert, Ala., Cincinnati and Monterrey, Mexico.