SHORT TAKES: Beneke, Derry Enterprises, Elgin, Endries, EPS, Lindstrom, Threaded Rod, Tower Fasteners

John Wolz

� Beneke Wire Company named Joe Monaco, as sales agent for California and Arizona. Monaco has been in the cold heading wire & rod industry for 25 years, including 17 years with MGF where he was vice president of sales. Monaco is based in Corona, CA. Tel: 909 733-5020 E-mail: joeblas1@aol.com
Beneke an aluminum wire and rod manufacturer, is located at 5540 National Turnpike, Louisville, KY 40214. Tel: 502 367-6434 Fax 502 363-1837 E-mail: rrhea@benekewire.com

� Derry Enterprises Inc. named Bob Dovich quality manager.
Derry incorporates Field Fastener Supply Company of Rockford, IL, and B&B Fasteners in Wood Dale, IL. Derry distributes fasteners in Chicago, Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin and is headquartered at 9883 N. Alpine Rd., Machesney Park, IL 61132-2529. Tel: 815 637-9002 Fax 815 637-7575 Web: fieldfastener.com

� Elgin National Industries Inc. has been formed out of four fastener manufacturers: Ohio Rod Products, Versailles, IN; Leland-Powell, Martin, TN; Chandler Products, Cleveland; and Precision Screw & Bolt, Cleveland.
�The new association allows us to share the engineering and manufacturing technology of the individual companies,� Elgin vice president David Hall and Gary Walston, president of each of the four companies, said. The change allows for �pooling of resources.� �A quote request to one company is a quote request to all four. A customer application problem will have four companies� engineers offering assistance.�
Walston said each company will maintain its own identity and sales force and manufacture its own products.
Ohio Rod specializes in manufacturing long length, small diameter, headed and threaded fasteners. Tel: 812 689-6565 Fax 812 689-6635 E-mail: ohiorod@eni.com
Chandler provides secondary operations including the niche of small quantity runs of tight tolerances for powertrain fasteners. Tel: 216 481-4400 Fax 216 481-4427 E-mail: chandler@eni.com
Precision manufactures standard and semi-standard parts, including medium-large quantties. Tel: 216 522-1515 Fax 216 522-0606 E-mail: precision@eni.com
Leland-Powell supplies Lo-Driv self-tapping screws and standard and semi-standard screws. Tel: 731 587-3106 Fax 731 587-9613 E-mail: leland@eni.com
Elgin is headquartered at 2001 Butterfield Rd. #1020, Downers Grove, IL 60515-1050. Tel: 630 434-7200 Fax 630 434-7246 E-mail: info@eni.com Web: elginfasteners.com

� Endries International named Russ Crull director of its newly formed corporate sourcing team, senior vice president Steve Endries announced. Crull has 20 years of fastener purchasing, engineering, product management, quality assurance and operations/sales management experience and has been with Textron and Fastenal.
Endries provides vendor managed inventory service in North America, Europe and the UK and is headquartered at 714 W. Ryan St., Brillion, WI 54110. Tel: 920 756-5381 or 800 852-5821 Web: endries.com

� The EPS Inc. manufacturing plant has been expanded by 8,000 sq ft and the addition of more multi-die headers, high speed sorters.
Tim Harris sold the Fab-Com in 2001 and invested in the plant.
EPS is an 11-year-old manufacturer of special cold headed parts and is located at 1810 Grassland Pkwy., Alpharetta, GA 30004. Tel: 770 664-6742 or 877 889-1017 Fax 770 772-9779 E-mail: epsrth@mindspring.com Web: eningeeredpartsinc.com

� Lindstrom Fastener Group promoted Jon Newman to inside sales manager for the Lindstrom Metric Inc. Greenville, SC facility, branch manager Rick English announced.
Lindstrom supplies metric fasteners from sales/distribution centers in Minneapolis, Beacon, NY and Greeville and is headquartered at 2950 100th Court N.E., Blaine, MN 55449. Tel: 763 780-4200 or 800 328-2430 Fax 763-780-0554 E-mail: jon@lindfastgrp.com Web: lindfastgrp.com

� Rebecca Branson is the new CEO of Threaded Rod Company Inc., upon the retirement of Harry Branson.
Harry Branson founded Threaded Rod in 1958 and has been in the fastener industry 50 years, including 13 years as a distributor and 37 as a manufacturer.
Rebecca Branson is also treasurer. She is a member of the Manufacturer�s Liaison committee of the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors. The management team also includes president Kim Stropes and national sales manager John Huff.
Threaded Rod is located at 1929 Columbia Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46202. Tel: 317 921-3000 or 800 354-3330 Fax 317 921-3011 E-mail: rbranson@threadedrod.com Web: threadedrod.com

� Tower Fasteners Inc. is expanding its sales area to the Southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico and named Juan Garza territory sales manager for Texas and Mexico, national sales manager Ken Oehler announced. Garza has distribution sales experience with Magna Electronica de Mexico.
Tower Fasteners, founded in 1967, is a family-owned distributor of fasteners and electronic hardware. Tower has distribution facilities in Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania and is headquartered at 1690 North Ocean Ave.; Holtsville, NY 11742-1823. Tel: 516 289-8800 Fax 516 289-8810 Web: towerfast.com \ �2002 FastenerNews.com