Reliance, Inc. (Reliance), headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, is the largest metals service center operator in North America. The company provides metals processing services and distributes a line of approximately 100,000 metal products, including aluminum, brass, alloy, copper, carbon steel, stainless steel, titanium, and specialty metal products to 125,000 customers such as fabricators and manufacturers.
The company is ranked 309th on the Fortune 500 (2025). In 2023, the company was ranked 247th.
The company network includes over 75 brands, including Phoenix Metals, United Pipe & Steel, Allegheny Steel Distributors, Best Manufacturing, CCC Steel, Delta Steel, EMJ, Feralloy, Infra-Metals Co., KMS Fab LLC and KMS South, Liebovich, Metals USA, National Specialty Alloys, Pacific Metal, Reliance Metalcenter, Siskin Steel, Tube Service, Valex, and Yarde Metals.
History The company was founded in Los Angeles on February 3, 1939 by Thomas J. Neilan. Originally named Reliance Steel Products Company, the business made and sold steel reinforcing bars (rebar) for the construction industry. In 1944, the name was shortened to Reliance Steel Company.
On September 14, 1994, the company became a public company via an initial public offering.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. changed the company name to Reliance, Inc. on February 15, 2024.
Acquisitions Year Company Price Description of Assets Ref(s).1997Service Steel AerospaceUndisclosedFacilities in California, Connecticut, Kansas, Ohio, and Washington Pitt-Des Moines $97.5 million Seven distribution centers in California, Nevada, Utah, Washington and Iowa Central Plains Steel Undisclosed A facility in Wichita Precision Strip $246 million Facilities in Minster, Kenton, Middletown, and Tipp City, Ohio; Anderson and Rockport, Indiana; Bowling Green, Kentucky and Talladega, Alabama Earle M. Jorgensen $984 million 39 facilities in the United States and Canada PNA Group $1.1 Billion 23 steel service centers throughout the United States, as well as five joint ventures with seven additional service centers in the United States and Mexico Dynamic Metals International Undisclosed $11 million in annual sales Diamond Consolidated Industries Undisclosed Four service centers (Wyoming, PA; Michigan City, IN; Cedar Hill, TX; Charlotte, NC) Lampros Steel Undisclosed Steel service center company specializing in structural steel shapes with a facility located in Portland, Oregon Continental Alloy Undisclosed 12 locations in 7 countries including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai and Mexico McKey Perforating Undisclosed Contract manufacturer National Specialty Alloys Undisclosed Locations in Houston, Texas, Anaheim, California, Buford, Georgia and Tulsa, Oklahoma Assets of Airport Metals (Australia) Undisclosed Stocking distributor of aircraft materials and supplies Sunbelt Steel Texas Undisclosed Distributor of special alloy steel bar and heavy-wall tubing products to the oil and gas industry GH Metal Solutions Undisclosed High value add processor of metal products Metals USA $1.24 billion 48 service centers strategically located throughout the United States Haskins Steel Undisclosed Processor and distributor of carbon steel and aluminum products Northern Illinois Steel Supply Undisclosed Focus on energy and petrochemical sectors Fox Metals And Alloys Undisclosed A steel distributor specializing in alloy, carbon and stainless steel bar and plate products Tubular Steel Undisclosed 7 service centers Best Manufacturing Undisclosed Custom sheet metal fabricator of steel and aluminum products Alaska Steel Company Undisclosed Metals processor KMS Fab, LLC and KMS South, Inc Undisclosed Precision sheet metal fabricator 2018All Metals UndisclosedToll Processing and Logistics2021United Pipe & SteelUndisclosedMaster distributor of standard pipe products
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