August 7, 2015
August 7, 2015
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From left, John Coll, vice president of sales and marketing, and Peter Campo, president, accept American Metal Market awards on behalf of Gerdau Long Steel North America on June 9 in New York City.
Gerdau Long Steel North America, which operates a steel mill in Knoxville’s Lonsdale neighborhood, recently earned two American Metal Market Awards for Steel Excellence.
“The winners of the AMM Awards for Steel Excellence represented the best companies in their respective segments of the global steel industry, embodying innovation and ingenuity,” said Bristol Voss, editor-in-chief at American Metal Market. “To be named a winner truly signifies excellence in products, processes and people. Gerdau won in two categories against very stiff competition.”
Gerdau was named Information Technology Company of the Year for e-commerce platform eGerdau, which was launched in November 2014. The platform saves time for both customers and Gerdau; increases engagement; downloads and retrieves documents; and eases the process of doing business.
Gerdau also was awarded the Product Innovation of the Year award for GGMULTI, a merchant bar quality product with 10 different grades and standards. It is designed for high performance, achieving consistent strength specifications with low carbon content and is offered in varying shapes and sizes of angles, channels and flats. By combining several grades into one, both Gerdau and its customers benefit through reduced inventory and simplification of purchasing and warehouse processes.
“We are honored to have received two awards because it represents how our teams raised the bar this year to create products that differentiate us from the rest of the industry,” John Coll, Gerdau vice president of sales and marketing, said. “We have a strong sales force that provides excellent support to our customers, while keeping close personal relationships, and eGerdau and GGMULTI helps us better serve them.”
Winners were announced at the sixth annual American Metal Market Awards for Steel Excellence during the Steel Success Strategies XXX conference on June 9.
About Gerdau
Gerdau is the leading producer of long steel in the Americas and one of the largest suppliers of special long steel in the world. It has over 45,000 employees and industrial operations in 14 countries with operations in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, which together represent an installed capacity of over 25 million metric tons of steel per year. It is the largest recycler in Latin America and around the world it transforms millions of metric tons of scrap into steel every year. Gerdau is listed on the stock exchanges of São Paulo, New York, and Madrid and has approximately 140,000 shareholders.
