Service Centers

Reliance acquires Georgia’s Cooksey Iron & Metal

February 2, 2024

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. has added another company to its extensive portfolio of metals service centers and processors.

Reliance announced on Feb. 2 that it has acquired Tifton, Ga.-based Cooksey Iron & Metal Co. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Cooksey stocks and processes finished steel products, including plates, tubing, beams, and bars, at three locations. In 2023, the company had net sales of approximately $90 million.

Cooksey will now operate as part of Reliance’s Metals USA subsidiary.

“The addition of Cooksey strengthens and expands our position in the fast-growing Southeastern market where the company is well-known for its premium customer service, quality products, and rapid delivery standards – which is in direct alignment with the Reliance model,” Reliance President and CEO Karla Lewis said.

Reliance is North America’s largest service center group, operating more than 300 locations in 40 states and 12 countries outside of the US. It is based in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held a variety of positions within the steel industry since 2007, including reporting and editing for Steel Business Briefing/Platts, the Association for Iron and Steel Technology, and Kallanish Commodities, as well as marketing for what was then known as ThyssenKrupp Steel USA (now AM/NS Calvert). After a five-year hiatus working across other industries, she returned to steel in 2021 and has covered the flat rolled, tubular, and trade areas of the industry. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She can be reached at laura@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7869.