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Sir i am mba student and i know about your katni steel plant please tell me about that plant and how can i apply. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.249.219.140 ( talk) 07:16, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
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Information to be added or removed:
Suggest editing the third paragraph of the "History" section from this:
Gimbel, who started as a warehouse man, succeeded Neilan in 1957 as president of the company, a year after its name was changed to Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company. Under Gimbel, Reliance began its long-running territorial expansion, naming a resident sales agent in Phoenix in 1958. Two years later, Reliance acquired a small Phoenix-based competitor, the Effron Steel Company. With the purchase of another competitor, the Westates Steel Company, in Santa Clara, Reliance Steel expanded into Northern California in 1961.
To this:
In 1957, Neilan stepped down from president and was succeeded by William T. Gimbel, his nephew. Gimbel, who started as a warehouse worker, returned the company name to Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company and began its long-running territorial expansion, first naming a resident sales agent in Phoenix in 1958.
Explanation of issue:
This is a pretty simple rearrangement of the information presented to help communicate it more concisely. I suggest cutting the last two sentences on further acquisitions, because the information is not relevant from an encyclopedic perspective.
References supporting change: https://www.rsac.com/index.php/page/view/history
JTRSAC (
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22:50, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
Regards, Spintendo 00:57, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
Hi there! Thank you for your response. I appreciate the other changes as well. However, I want to dispute your claim that my source did not reference my information. Unfortunately, the website link I posted is a slideshow of the company's history, and I'm unable to provide a direct URL. If you navigate to Our History > 1950s, it does provide information on the name change and on Gimbel's history.
That said, please add this paragraph to the History section:
In 1956, the company renamed itself to Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co to reflect its inclusion of new product lines. The following year, Neilan stepped down from president and was succeeded by William T. Gimbel, his nephew, who began as a warehouse worker.
JTRSAC ( talk) 16:31, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
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In 1957, Neilan stepped down from president and was succeeded by William T. Gimbel, his nephew. Gimbel, who started as a warehouse worker, returned the company name to Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company and began its long-running territorial expansion, first naming a resident sales agent in Phoenix in 1958. | Reliance makes its first acquisition in 1952: Carthage Steel Strip, in South Gate, California. The addition of precision cutting equipment, at the time a very new technology, greatly expands business capabilities. |
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Information to be added or removed: In 2007, Reliance was named to Fortune magazine’s list of top 500 companies for the first time. As of 2018, Reliance has remained in the Fortune 500 for 12 consecutive years. [1]
Explanation of issue: This provides modern-day relevance and background on the company's status as a Fortune 500 Company.
References supporting change: http://fortune.com/fortune500/reliance-steel-aluminum/
Thanks, JTRSAC ( talk) 16:43, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
Implemented
Spintendo
17:28, 31 October 2018 (UTC)