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Thomas Forlines

Thomas Forlines

Site Manager at Gerdau South Boston; metal recycling industry leader who progressed from temporary employee to location management

Jun 3, 2026

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From Scrap to Steel: How Gerdau is Recycling Halifax's Future with Thomas Forlines

Jun 3 · 21m

Alyssa Rogers
Alyssa RogersHOST
11:33
So tell us more about what you're doing for the community right now.
Thomas Forlines
Thomas ForlinesGUEST
11:37
We just had our first customer appreciation day last week since COVID.
Thomas Forlines
Thomas ForlinesGUEST
11:42
We were trying to do those annually, but of course COVID upended everything we knew.
Thomas Forlines
Thomas ForlinesGUEST
11:48
We got TC's Barbecue out and we offered meal tickets for every transaction.
Thomas Forlines
Thomas ForlinesGUEST
11:53
And I believe it went a long way with the customers just being acknowledged and appreciated for the business we do receive.
Thomas Forlines
Thomas ForlinesGUEST
12:03
Another Fun part that I like to brag about, especially with the chamber is, Last year, we bought about 15,000 tons.
Thomas Forlines
Thomas ForlinesGUEST
12:15
And around 55 to 60% of my clientele is not from this
Alyssa Rogers
Alyssa RogersHOST
16:09
And so how is the current state of the economy affecting what you do every day in Gerdau?

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