Service Centers
April 12, 2016
Andrew Gross Takes Over as Association of Steel Distributors President
Written by John Packard
The Association of Steel Distributors (ASD), which in March celebrated its 73rd anniversary, swore in Andrew (Andy) Gross, President & CEO of Alliance Steel as the new President of the ASD during its spring meeting held in Naples, Florida earlier this month.
The new ASD president told SMU that he wants to expand the exposure of their association beyond their traditional flat rolled steel service centers, “We are going to move the ASD in a new direction with emphasis on education, assisting with critical business needs (such as banking technology, insurance, family and corporate issues, etc.) and providing a focus on trying to have real market information disseminated to its membership. We will be looking to expand the membership base by extending into market sectors distributing products other than flat rolled steel. Our desire is to expand our flat rolled distributor base and to also include service centers involved with long products or the red metals industries.”
