Reliance is North America's largest metals service center, distributing over 100,000 metal products—including alloy, aluminum, steel, and specialty metals—to more than 125,000 customers across diverse industries such as aerospace, automotive, construction, energy, and manufacturing. The company operates a nationwide network of locations providing value-added processing services like cutting, machining, and leveling, with the majority of orders fulfilled within 24 hours through flexible minimum orders and strong inventory availability. Reliance generates revenue through the metals distribution business in a largely spot-market model, emphasizing service quality, geographic and product diversification, and rapid fulfillment as competitive advantages in a highly fragmented industry.