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The market had also seen an increase in steel service centers, which essentially are distribution centers for the mills. What these centers would do is buy large quantities of steel from the mills, cut the large chunks up and distribute them to customers. This added value to the industry because it allowed the end user the ability to buy a quantity of steel that was more efficient for them instead of having to buy from …

…The increase in demand for steel products has also caused competition to rise. SOS has three service centers and is tops in most of there divisions which is about a 200 mile radius around each service center. SOS seems to have such a good reputation because of their friendly service and their price structure. They remain very competitive in relation to other service centers, and they also are very loyal to customers especially long time customers.