Novamerican Steel Inc. Information

Novamerican Steel, through its 23 operating units within the Nova Steel Group and American Steel and Aluminum Corporation, offers a wide range of innovative steel service solutions on a just-in-time delivery basis. More precisely, we process and distribute carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminum products and operate as an intermediary between primary metal producers and manufacturers. In addition to flat-rolled processing and roll forming to customer specifications, Novamerican produces steel tubing used for a variety of markets. As a result, most of our customers fall into one of the following categories:Manufacturers of automobiles and automotive partsManufacturers of construction equipmentManufacturers of agricultural equipmentResellersGeneral steel fabricatorsAppliance manufacturersElectrical manufacturersManufacturers of heavy equipmentOffice equipment manufacturersTo meet the exacting standards of our customers, Novamerican operates in 12 different locations in Central Canada and 2 locations in the U.S. as a flat-rolled service centre and manufacturer of tubing and specialized end products, focusing on value-added processing to meet specific customer needs. Our Canadian service centres and manufacturing locations service a broad base of 1,300 customers in Central Canada and the U.S. We also operate in nine locations in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States as a distributor of carbon steel, aluminum and stainless steel products, from which we provide local service to a broad base of 7,500 U.S. customers. The strength of the Company's customer base reflects our commitment to quality, reliability and service. Most of Novamerican's customers are located within a 250-mile radius of one of our facilities, allowing us to operate an efficient delivery system capable of handling a high volume of short lead-time orders. To provide the best possible service to our customers, Novamerican employs more than 1,125 people in the United States and Canada. More than 134 of them are sales representatives who are able to build and maintain strong relationships with our customers.