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this day, though, we still have a sales office in Glasgow where the headquarters and owners are based.
“ By the mid-1990s, the business evolved further, becoming a profiling business. As this grew, much more of our business became processing. Today, 95 percent of the plates we pick up are processed in some way, and generally we perform multiple processes, not just one. As a plate business, we’ re recognized for having premium stock, including many of the obscure grades. We will sell regular commodity products for customers that want them, but generally, our specialty is highergrade, premium, specialist steels.
“ Currently, a large portion of our revenue comes from stainless steel as well as mild steel. Our plates are generally wider and longer than most stockists- we keep standard plates in 12-metre lengths and widths up to four meters, and customers can have any
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