Business View Magazine | November 2020

58 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2020 240 Red Tail, Suite 3 & 4, Orchard Park, NY 14127 716-651-5630 www.InterstateSteelSales.com SERVING THE STEEL INDUSTRY SINCE 1993 learn a lot pretty quickly. We try to set them up with the right crew to get the experience they need and to learn from the older guys.” Once a new recruit joins the team, he or she can expect to be well taken care of. Raulli & Sons offers an excellent benefits package, which includes an Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP), and employees often partake in several events throughout the year, including hockey and baseball games, golf outings, ice cream socials, and cookouts. During the COVID-19 pandemic, when a third of the company’s employees decided not to work, they stayed on the payroll, and nobody was laid off. “We care about our employees and try to take care of them the best we can,” Mark states. “That’s a testament to how long they stay. Our employees are our most important resource. If we didn’t have them, we wouldn’t be where we are.” Just as important to the company are its suppliers and the general contractors it works with, some of whom have relationships with Raulli & Sons that span decades. “Our main steel supplier is a company that I’ve known since I was a little kid – Interstate Steel Sales from Buffalo,” Mark notes. “And we’re still doing work with them.” But perhaps most important to Raulli & Sons are its customers for whom the company has provided quality work since 1949. “We try to be fair to our customers and we don’t play games when we get jobs,” says Mark, in conclusion. “We try to do the right thing – to deliver on time and to collaborate to make jobs as successful as possible.” PREFERRED VENDOR n Interstate Steel Sales, Inc. jennifer@interstatesteelsales.com www.interstattesteelsales.com