Brighton-Best International promoted Frank Garza as Texas regional warehouse manager.

“Frank has been a valuable part of our sales team (and) will continue his growth in his new position,” BBI stated on Twitter. “This challenging new position will allow us to use his sales experience in conjunction with our customer.”

Owned by Ta-Chen International, BBI is a master distributor and importer supplying 7,000 distributors through 31 locations in six countries, including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand and the UK.

The company’s global headquarters is in Taiwan, and the U.S. headquarters is at 5855 Obispo Ave., Long Beach, CA 90805. Tel: 562 808-8000 Web: brightonbest.com


G.L. Huyett appointed Terry May of ProWest Marketing, Inc. as its authorized business development agent for the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska).

May joined ProWest in 1995 after many years in the fastener industry as a salesperson and buyer, and is a long-time member of the Pacific-West Fastener Association.

Founded in 1989 by George Schneider, ProWest Marketing, Inc. serves the needs of industrial distributors throughout the Pacific Northwest. Tel: 360 921-3898 Email: prowestmkt@gmail.com Web: ProWestMkt.com

“This appointment expands G.L. Huyett’s coverage and canvass intensity and Terry will help us better support distributors serving the Aerospace, Agriculture, Food Processing, Metals, Energy, Technology, Electronics, Maritime, Forestry, and Military & Defense sectors,” noted Dan Harriger, G.L. Huyett VP of Sales.

With this appointment, G.L. Huyett now has field sales personnel covering all of North America, including Canada and Mexico, Harriger noted.

Established in 1906 by Guy Huyett, G.L. Huyett is one of the oldest continuously operating businesses in Kansas. The company is a manufacturer, master distributor and importer of non-threaded fasteners supplying industrial distributors, and is located at 1215 E. 8th, Minneapolis, KS 67467. Tel: 785 392-3017 Web: Huyett.com


Kerr Lakeside Inc. promoted Alex Kerr to VP and general manager. 

Alex Kerr is the fourth generation of the Kerr family in executive management of the Ohio manufacturer of socket screw products, precision turned and cold-headed components. Email: akerr@KerrLakeside.com

The late Charles L. Kerr founded the company in 1948. The late Richard Kerr worked at the company from 1949 to 2014 as it diversified from a hand screw machine and secondary operation to a manufacturer of many part configurations with 100 pieces of manufacturing equipment. Under current president/CEO Charles Kerr II, the company now produces “quality products that other manufacturers could not deliver.”

Kerr Lakeside operates a 150,000 sq ft plant with machining and finish grinding equipment and cold forming capabilities at 26841 Tungsten Rd., Euclid, OH 44132. Tel: 216 261-2100 Web: KerrLakeside.com

Employees have 1,300 collective years of experience. Kerr Lakeside is ISO 9001:2015 certified and operates an A2LA accredited in-house laboratory.


Lindstrom LLC named Bruce Quittenton as regional sales manager for the Ohio / Kentucky territory. Quittenton has 40 years of sales and operations experience in fastener distribution, and for the last 22 years was a branch manager for XL Screw in Cleveland.

Lindstrom cited Quittenton’s experience and sales skills in supporting “our growth plans and solidify our industry position.”

Lindstrom is a domestic supplier of fasteners and value-added services to distributors. Founded in 1983, Lindstrom has sales / distribution centers in South Carolina, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Texas and Ontario and is headquartered at 2950 100th Crt NE, in Blaine, MN 55449. Tel: 763 780-4200 Web: lindfastgrp.com


Sherex Fastening Solutions announced Pacific Warehouse Sales as its TEC Series wedge locking washer product line Western region master distributor.

PWS will provide sales and service to distributors in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. TEC products will be stocked at PWS headquarters: 15368 El Prado Rd., Chino, CA, 91710.

Sherex president Adam Pratt noted the companies have partnered for years on thin sheet metal attachment products, and  “we are excited to expand our partnership with them.”

PWS vice president Kelly Lehman said the TEC series washers expands the product portfolio and “builds on years of successful partnering with Sherex.” 

Sherex manufactures products for the automotive, aerospace, defense, agriculture, construction, industrial, rail and heavy truck markets. Sherex has locations in the U.S., Mexico, and Taiwan, and is headquartered at 400 Riverwalk Pkwy, #600, Tonawanda, NY, 14150. Tel: 866 476-3739 Web: Sherex.com


Würth Industry North America named Mike Buchanan VP of finance and Miseal Mena head business development in Latin America.

Both report to Würth Group executive vice president Marc Strandquist, who cited their “wealth of experience and knowledge that will benefit our North and South American organizations.”

Buchanan will direct WINA finance strategies, analysis, forecasting and budget management, as well as ensuring that financial policy compliance. He was VP for finance and support services for SUEZ – Advanced Solutions in Atlanta. Buchanan has a bachelors in business administration from The Citadel and MBA from DePaul University.

Mena joined WINA in 2017 as project manager for Central and South America, as well as sales manager for Mexico. Mena will lead efforts to develop Würth Industry de Mexico into a stand-alone company.

Reporting to Mena are Victor Campos, general manager for Würth Industry de Mexico, and Pedro Ramos, managing director for Würth SW Industry (SW) in Brazil.

Würth Industry North America is a division of the global Würth Group, based in Germany. WINA has110 locations marketing 420,000 fasteners and C-parts plus services. Tel: 877 999-8784 Email: info@WurthIndustry.com Web: WurthIndustry.com


M.J. Callahan will rep New England for Wyandotte Industries, sales manager Dan Duffield announced.

“Matthew’s experience will be a great asset to our customers in the New England Territory,” Duffield stated.

Callahan’s career began in 1986 as a customer service rep for Simmons Fasteners in Albany, NY. In 1998 he joined MA-based Graham & Whitehead, where he spent the next eight years as territory manager for New England.

In 2017, Callahan formed rep agency M.J. Callahan Inc.

Founded in 1959, Wyandotte Industries manufactures special nuts, nylon insert locknuts, screw machine and CNC engineered components. Wyandotte is a third generation, family-owned business located at 4625 13th St., Wyandotte, MI 48192. Tel: 734 283-1870 Email: info@Wyandotte.com Web: Wyandotte.com