A business breakfast “Severstal for metal structures manufacturers: rolled products and services to improve efficiency” was held in Kaluga. The event presented the capabilities of the company’s new specialized warehouse in Balabanovo, Kaluga Region, aimed at manufacturers of metal structures for various purposes.
The site is designed to meet the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Central Federal District, where there is a high demand for rolled metal for the production of metal structures. Assessing the situation in the metal structures market, Mikhail Burmistrov, CEO of the Infoline agency, noted the positive dynamics – by the end of 2023, consumption in the segment increased by 30% to 2.6 million tons. “This year, we can expect growth of more than 11%, the market capacity will exceed 2.9 million tons. At the same time, demand for metal structures still outstrips supply. The main drivers are industry and agriculture, and the segment of individual housing construction is also actively developing,” the expert said.
The new warehouse offers pipes, sheet metal and shaped rolled products, including special and high-strength steel grades. Rolled metal can be purchased from stock, as quickly as possible upon request and in convenient lots – from one pack or a riot. “The request to create a specialized warehouse for the niche of metal construction plants (ZMK) came from them themselves. The lead times for orders for metal constructions are often limited to two to three weeks. It is important for manufacturers to have the maximum range of products in stock at all times in order to quickly load in one place immediately for a project and also quickly replace a particular item if necessary. This is exactly the exclusive solution we offer at our new site in Kaluga,” commented Evgeny Shevchenko, Director of the Moscow branch of the Severstal distribution network.
The range of rolled metal products for ZMK has been significantly expanded given the recent accession of one of the largest metal service companies, A GRUPP, to the Severstal distribution network. As Anton Samsonov, Director of the Moscow Metal Center “A GRUPP”, noted at the meeting, metal structure manufacturers receive additional opportunities to complete the order with all the necessary rolled products on a turnkey basis. ZMK has access not only to metal with a quality guarantee from the manufacturer, but also to additional services provided for small and medium businesses. Metal structure plants can make a purchase in the Severstal Market online store, as well as use financial instruments to pay for the order on a deferred basis. In addition, cutting services are offered in the company’s and partner metal service centers.