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- About Us 
    - [Core Values](https://www.boydmetals.com/our-core-values/)
    - [Our Mission](https://www.boydmetals.com/our-mission/)
    - [Play Hard](https://www.boydmetals.com/play-hard/)
    - [Team](https://www.boydmetals.com/team)
    - [Blog](https://blog.boydmetals.com)
    - [Privacy Policy](https://www.boydmetals.com/privacy-policy)
    - [Watch Us Grow](https://www.boydmetals.com/watch-us-grow/)
- Products 
    - [Stainless Steel](https://www.boydmetals.com/stainless-steel)
    - [Aluminum](https://www.boydmetals.com/aluminum/)
    - [Carbon Steel](https://www.boydmetals.com/carbon-steel)
    - [PVF](https://www.boydmetals.com/pvf)
    - [Red Metal](https://www.boydmetals.com/products/red-metal)
    - [Industrial Products](https://www.boydmetals.com/products/industrial-products)
- Processing 
    - [Sawing](https://www.boydmetals.com/processing-fabrication/sawing/)
    - [Shearing](https://www.boydmetals.com/processing-fabrication/shearing/)
    - [Plasma Plate Cutting](https://www.boydmetals.com/processing-fabrication/plasma-plate-cutting/)
    - [Oxy-Fuel Plate Cutting](https://www.boydmetals.com/processing-fabrication/oxy-fuel-plate-cutting/)
    - [HiDef Plasma](https://www.boydmetals.com/processing-fabrication/hidef-plasma/)
    - [2D and 3D Laser Cutting Capabilities](https://www.boydmetals.com/2d-3d-laser-cutting-capabilities/)
    - [Press Brake](https://www.boydmetals.com/processing-fabrication/press-brake/)
- [Plant Tour](https://www.boydmetals.com/plant-tour/)
- [Resources](https://www.boydmetals.com/resource-center/) 
    - [Finding The Right Metals Service Center](https://www.boydmetals.com/finding-the-right-metals-service-center/)
    - [A Guide To Pipe Sizes](https://info.boydmetals.com/guide-to-pipe-sizes-download)
    - [Decimal to Fraction Conversion Chart](https://info.boydmetals.com/decimal-to-fraction-conversion-chart-download)
    - [Digital Stock and Reference Guide](https://info.boydmetals.com/download-the-boyd-metals-pdf-stock-and-reference-guide)
    - [12 Facts About Steel](https://info.boydmetals.com/12-facts-about-steel-download)
    - [Product Management Checklist](https://info.boydmetals.com/project-management-checklist)
- [Careers](https://www.boydmetals.com/careers/available-positions/)
- Get a Quote 
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- [Contact Us](https://www.boydmetals.com/contact-us)

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# The Boyd Blog

## Featured Blog

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[Boyd Metals Products and Services](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/boyd-metals-products-and-services)

## [Finding Comparable Metal Products: A Practical Guide to Steel, Aluminum, and Tube Substitutions](https://blog.boydmetals.com/finding-comparable-metal-products)

 July 25, 2026

[Read More](https://blog.boydmetals.com/finding-comparable-metal-products)

### Topics

- [Advice for Managers and Estimators (26)](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/advice-for-managers-and-estimators)
- [Boyd Metals Company News and Culture (29)](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/boyd-metals-company-news-and-culture)
- [Boyd Metals Products and Services (27)](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/boyd-metals-products-and-services)
- [Delivery (4)](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/delivery)
- [Employee Morale (8)](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/employee-morale)

<https://blog.boydmetals.com/5-ways-to-win-more-jobs-without-lowering-your-price>

![5 Ways to Win More Jobs without Lowering Your Price](https://blog.boydmetals.com/hubfs/blogs/20160825-5-ways-to-win-more-jobs-without-lowering-your-price/5-ways-to-win-more-jobs-without-lowering-your-price-featured-image.png)

## [5 Ways to Win More Jobs without Lowering Your Price](https://blog.boydmetals.com/5-ways-to-win-more-jobs-without-lowering-your-price)

The construction and manufacturing industries continue to be extremely competitive. It can often seem like the only way to win...

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 Tags: [Insider Tips](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/insider-tips)

<https://blog.boydmetals.com/how-to-be-freakishly-productive-this-week>

![How to be Freakishly Productive this Week](https://blog.boydmetals.com/hubfs/blogs/20160811-how-to-be-freakishly-productive/how-to-be-freakishly-productive.png)

## [How to be Freakishly Productive this Week](https://blog.boydmetals.com/how-to-be-freakishly-productive-this-week)

They say a messy desk is a sign of genius. Unfortunately genius status won't get things done for you. As we are pressed to get...

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 Tags: [Insider Tips](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/insider-tips), [Advice for Managers and Estimators](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/advice-for-managers-and-estimators)

<https://blog.boydmetals.com/3-steps-to-better-customer-relations>

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## [3 Steps to Better Customer Relations](https://blog.boydmetals.com/3-steps-to-better-customer-relations)

 You probably have that one horrific customer service experience that you won't ever forget. The one that made you vow, "I will...  

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 Tags: [Insider Tips](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/insider-tips)

<https://blog.boydmetals.com/3-steps-to-simplifying-your-vendor-list>

![3 Steps to Simplifying Your Vendor List](https://blog.boydmetals.com/hubfs/blogs/20160721-3-steps-to-simplifying-your-vendor-list/3-steps-to-simplifying-your-vendor-list-featured-image.png)

## [3 Steps to Simplifying Your Vendor List](https://blog.boydmetals.com/3-steps-to-simplifying-your-vendor-list)

You've heard of “just-in-time,” and “just-in-case”. These two sayings seem to epitomize the spectrum of approaches fab shops,...

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 Tags: [Sourcing Materials](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/sourcing-materials), [Advice for Managers and Estimators](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/advice-for-managers-and-estimators)

<https://blog.boydmetals.com/quoting-101-5-considerations-before-you-deliver-a-price>

![Quoting 101: 5 Considerations Before You Deliver a Price](https://blog.boydmetals.com/hubfs/blogs/20160630-quoting-101-5-considerations/quoting-101-5-considerations-before-you-deliver-a-price.png)

## [Quoting 101: 5 Considerations Before You Deliver a Price](https://blog.boydmetals.com/quoting-101-5-considerations-before-you-deliver-a-price)

When it comes to pricing a metals project, one common misconception customers will have is that there is one standard price for...

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 Tags: [Sourcing Materials](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/sourcing-materials), [Advice for Managers and Estimators](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/advice-for-managers-and-estimators)

<https://blog.boydmetals.com/company-news-our-little-rock-facility-is-getting-bigger>

![Company News - Our Little Rock Facility is Getting Bigger!](https://blog.boydmetals.com/hubfs/blogs/little-rock-is-getting-bigger-fe.png)

## [Company News - Our Little Rock Facility is Getting Bigger!](https://blog.boydmetals.com/company-news-our-little-rock-facility-is-getting-bigger)

Boyd Metals’ [Little Rock location](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Boyd+Metals+Inc/@34.708393,-92.2059027,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x6a81dfa86fd43aba!8m2!3d34.708393!4d-92.203714?hl=en) recently completed construction on an expansion that more than doubled their warehouse size....

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 Tags: [Boyd Metals Company News and Culture](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/boyd-metals-company-news-and-culture)

<https://blog.boydmetals.com/2-secrets-for-bidding-a-project-in-half-the-time>

![2 Secrets for Bidding a Project in Half the Time](https://blog.boydmetals.com/hubfs/blogs/20160609-2-secrets-for-bidding-projects/boyd-2-secrets-featured-image.png)

## [2 Secrets for Bidding a Project in Half the Time](https://blog.boydmetals.com/2-secrets-for-bidding-a-project-in-half-the-time)

The bidding process is one of the most important steps in a company’s pathway to revenue generation. Completing an accurate and...

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 Tags: [Insider Tips](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/insider-tips), [Advice for Managers and Estimators](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/advice-for-managers-and-estimators)

<https://blog.boydmetals.com/5-reasons-aluminum-extrusions-can-save-you-time-and-money>

![5 Reasons Aluminum Extrusions Can Save You Time and Money](https://blog.boydmetals.com/hubfs/blogs/20160623-5-reasons-aluminum-extrusions/5-reasons-aluminum-extrusions-can-save-you-time-and-money-featured-image.png)

## [5 Reasons Aluminum Extrusions Can Save You Time and Money](https://blog.boydmetals.com/5-reasons-aluminum-extrusions-can-save-you-time-and-money)

Building with aluminum extrusions is a great way to take advantage of all the best characteristics of this unique metal. In this...

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 Tags: [Insider Tips](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/insider-tips), [Sourcing Materials](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/sourcing-materials), [Industry Knowledge](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/industry-knowledge),

<https://blog.boydmetals.com/2-important-considerations-when-sourcing-uncommon-metals>

![2 Important Considerations when Sourcing Uncommon Metals](https://blog.boydmetals.com/hubfs/social-suggested-images/2-important-considerations-when-sourcing-uncommon-metals-featured-image.png)

## [2 Important Considerations when Sourcing Uncommon Metals](https://blog.boydmetals.com/2-important-considerations-when-sourcing-uncommon-metals)

 We know all to well that needing an uncommon metal can really throw a wrench into a buyer's normal procurement process. In...  

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 Tags: [Sourcing Materials](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/sourcing-materials), [Boyd Metals Products and Services](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/boyd-metals-products-and-services)

<https://blog.boydmetals.com/5-ways-to-improve-safety-outcomes-in-2016>

![5 Ways to Improve Safety Outcomes in 2016](https://blog.boydmetals.com/hubfs/social-suggested-images/5-ways-to-improve-safety-outcomes-featured-image.png)

## [5 Ways to Improve Safety Outcomes in 2016](https://blog.boydmetals.com/5-ways-to-improve-safety-outcomes-in-2016)

Manufacturers of all sizes are making safety a core value. We couldn’t applaud this trend more. We talk to ranking leadership...

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 Tags: [Workplace Safety](https://blog.boydmetals.com/topic/workplace-safety)

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- About Us 
    - [Core Values](https://www.boydmetals.com/our-core-values/)
    - [Our Mission](https://www.boydmetals.com/our-mission/)
    - [Play Hard](https://www.boydmetals.com/play-hard/)
    - [Team](https://www.boydmetals.com/team)
    - [Privacy Policy](https://www.boydmetals.com/privacy-policy)
- [Products](https://www.boydmetals.com/products) 
    - [Stainless Steel](https://www.boydmetals.com/stainless-steel)
    - [Aluminum](https://www.boydmetals.com/aluminum/)
    - [Carbon Steel](https://www.boydmetals.com/carbon-steel)
    - [PVF](https://www.boydmetals.com/pvf)
    - [Red Metal](https://www.boydmetals.com/products/red-metal)
    - [Industrial Products](https://www.boydmetals.com/products/industrial-products)
- [Processing](https://www.boydmetals.com/processing) 
    - [Sawing](https://www.boydmetals.com/processing/stainless-steel)
    - [Shearing](https://www.boydmetals.com/processing/aluminum/)
    - [Plasma Plate Cutting](https://www.boydmetals.com/processing/carbon-steel)
    - [Oxy-Fuel Plate Cutting](https://www.boydmetals.com/processing/pvf)
    - [HiDef Plasma](https://www.boydmetals.com/processing/red-metal)
    - [Laser Cutting](https://www.boydmetals.com/processing/industrial-products)
    - [Press Brake](https://www.boydmetals.com/processing/industrial-products)
- [Plant Tour](https://www.boydmetals.com/plant-tour/)
- Careers 
    - [Available Positions](https://www.boydmetals.com/careers/available-positions)
    - [Apply Now](https://www.boydmetals.com/careers/apply-now)
    - [FAQ](https://www.boydmetals.com/careers/faq)
- [Contact Us](https://www.boydmetals.com/contact-us)
- [Request a Quote](https://www.boydmetals.com/get-a-quote)