SHORT TAKES: Interstate Bolt & Supply, Spiralock, Telefast, World Washer

John Wolz

” Fred Proctor acquired Interstate Bolt & Supply Co. Inc. from the Riggs family.
Proctor started in the fastener industry in 1995 in the warehouse at Capital Fasteners. Capital subsequently became part of Questron Technologies and later GE Supply Logistics, where Proctor was in outside sales. “I worked my way through every aspect of fasteners except cutting checks,” Proctor noted.
Interstate Bolt, founded by Fred Riggs and Ann Riggs in 1968, distributes to MRO and OEM customers and provides logistical programs and is located at 11129 W. Front St., Statesville, NC 28687 Tel: 704 872-9546 Fax 704 878-9211 E-mail: sales@interstatebolt.com

” Spiralock Corporation promoted Jim Gillis from vice president of sales & marketing to executive vice president and chief operating officer; promoted Arlindo Marques Filho to chief engineer for Spirolock Europe, and named Jose Starosta general manager of Spiralock Brazil.
Spiralock reported global sales increased 75% over the last three years, president Edward Palm announced.
Spiralock Corporation, a Detroit Tools Industries company, supplies alternative thread form fastening applications in fractional and metric sizes to reduce loosening and stripping. Spiralock has subsidiaries in Europe, China, Mexico and South America and is headquartered at 25235 Dequindre Rd., P.O. Box 71629, Madison Heights, MI 48071-0629 Tel: 248 543-7800 or 800 521-2688 Fax 248 543-1403 Web: spiralock.com

” Kurt Kronz was named head of quoting and customer service at Telefast Industries, COO Jeff Hepner announced. Kronz had served as marketing manager for Lake Erie Products.
Donnie Obrycki was promoted to engineering from inside sales, Hepner reported.
Founded in 1986, Telefast manufactures nuts and externally threaded specials, and is headquartered at 777 W. Bagley Rd., Berea, OH 44017. Tel: 440 826-0011 Fax 440 826-3785 E-mail: sales@telefast.com Web: telefast.com

” World Washer & Stamping Inc. named Bill Robb of W.R. Robb & Associates as rep for Ohio, northern Pennsylvania and western New York, Kevin Kaihara announced.
Robb has more than 50 years of fastener experience and is located at 1 Canal Square Plaza #1101, Akron, OH 44308. Tel: 330 434-0060 Fax 330 434-1777 E-mail: bill@wrrobb.com
World Washer manufactures special stampings, washers and shims and is headquartered at 763 Annoreno Dr., Addison, IL 60101. Tel: 630 628-9393 Fax 630 628-9495 E-mail: worwasher@aol.com\ �2005 FastenerNews.com