G. L. Huyett purchased the HANDI-CHEK packaged goods business of ITW Shakeproof Industrial Products. The acquisition includes equipment, inventory, assets, and intellectual property – including the “HANDI-CHEK” brand name.

This is the third acquisition G.L. Huyett has completed in the past two years.

“HANDI-CHEK is one of the original packaged fastener brands and we are excited at the opportunity to further strengthen the brand equity and franchise with our promotional efforts,” noted Greg Tabor, VP of marketing and procurement.

Tabor said G.L. Huyett plans to convert its existing packaged goods lines over to the HANDI-CHEK brand.

HANDI-CHEK was founded in the 1970s and catered to farm and ranch stores in the upper Midwest. The brand was purchased by Rein Leitzke, which was later acquired by Bee Industries and folded into the ITW Shakeproof Industrial Products family.

“This deal provides us greater scale so that we can lower our costs of assembling and kitting on our current packaged business,” said CEO Timothy O’Keeffe.

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