20. Central Steel & Wire Co., Chicago, Ill.
2008 sales: $910 million (2007, $793 million)
Stocking locations: 6 (2007, 6)
Warehouse space (sq. ft.): 1 million
Delivery fleet: 71
Products: Carbon & alloy steels (sheet, plate, bars, pipe, tube, structurals), stainless steels; copper (sheet, plate, rod & bar), brass mill products (sheet, plate, rod & bar, pipe & tube), aluminum (sheet, plate, extrusions, rod & bar, tubing
Processing services: Cut-to-length, leveling, shearing, slitting, blanking, cutting & sawing, bending, heat treating, polishing
Markets served: Transportation (automotive, rail, ship & barge, air & space), machinery, oil & gas, agriculture, appliances, electrical & commercial equipment, military, construction, tools & contractors’ products, industrial fasteners, mining, lumbering & quarrying
Stocking regions: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Plains, Southeast, Southwest
