Service Centers
March 24, 2014
The Future of the Family Service Center
Written by John Packard
Would you want to start up your own service center in today’s environment? The risk and rewards are much different than in the past and, more often than not, entrepreneurs are not opening steel distribution centers. Last week, Steel Market Update attended the Platts Steel Markets North America conference, where the challenges of service center operations were discussed.
In contrast to a discussion on mergers and acquisitions within the steel industry, Jim Bouchard the CEO of Esmark, addressed the Platts audience on the challenges of surviving and operating a family-owned service center.
