4. Samuel, Son & Co. Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

www.samuel.com

2008 sales: $3.222 billion (2007, $3.151 billion)

Stocking locations: 97 (2007, 92)

Warehouse space (sq. ft.): 8.209 million

Delivery fleet: 289

Products: Carbon & alloy steels (sheet, plate, bars, pipe & tube, structurals), stainless steels, specialty steels; copper (sheet, plate, rod & bar), brass mill products (sheet, plate, rod & bar, pipe & tube), aluminum (sheet, plate, extrusions, rod & bar, tubing), titanium & alloys

Processing services: Cut-to-length, leveling, shearing, slitting, blanking, cutting & sawing, bending, roll forming, machining, welding, heat treating, polishing

Markets served: Transportation (automotive, rail, ship & barge, air & space), machinery, commercial & electrical equipment, appliances, oil & gas, agriculture, military, construction, tools & contractors’ products, industrial fasteners, mining, lumbering & quarrying

Stocking regions: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Rockies, Southeast, Southwest, West; Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba & Saskatchewan, Alberta & British Columbia; Mexico, Europe, Asia, Australia

Operating subsidiaries: Samuel Flat Rolled Products, Samuel, Son & Co. Inc., Samuel, Son & Co.--Midwest, Samuel Manu-Tech Inc.