Atlantic Fasteners Gains Lockheed Martin Contracts

John Wolz

Atlantic Fasteners announced two-year contracts totaling $940,000 with Lockheed Martin. “These two contracts are the largest to date in our division”s history,” Atlantic aerospace division director Marc Dionne said. The contracts” combined value is nearly five times higher than the division”s previous two-year contract with Lockheed Martin.

Atlantic has supplied Lockheed Martin since 2000 and earned quality and delivery ratings in the high 90s and often 100% from Lockheed Martin, Dionne added.

Through December 2010, Atlantic will supply hundreds of fastener varieties to Lockheed Martin”s business units around the country.
Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, Lockheed Martin has 1,000 facilities in 46 states and in 75 international locations. Ranked 52nd on the 2006 Fortune 500 list of largest industrial corporations, Lockheed Martin reported $41.9 billion in sales in 2007.

Founded in 1981, employee-owned Atlantic Fasteners is a global ISO 9001:2000 certified supplier of 16,795 commercial and aerospace/mil-spec fasteners, plus tools, lubricants, adhesives, paint, power transmission, bins and cabinets. Atlantic is headquartered at 49 Heywood Ave. (P.O. Box 1168), West Springfield, MA 01090-1168. Tel: 413 785-1687 or 800 800-2658 Fax 413 785-5770 E-mail: mdionneatlanticfasteners.com Web: atlanticfasteners.com �2008/9 FastenerNews.com