SHORT TAKES: Able Label, B&G Manufacturing, Canco Fasteners, Capital Sales/Capital Marketing, EFC Int’l./Scovill, Emhart/Koriyama Chip, Modern Plating, XL Screw Corp.

Jason Sandefur

� Able Label Inc. expanded its electronic scales business with portable counting scales.
Able is a manufacturer and master distributor of labels, label systems and scales. Able is located at 3808 N. Sullivan Rd., Bldg N-14, Spokane, WA 99216. Tel: 509 928-9657 or 800 348-1455 Fax 509 922-4854 E-mail: sales@ablelabel.com Web: ablelabel.com

� B&G Manufacturing Company Inc. named Peter Ringwood as director of operations, president Bill Edmonds announced.
B&G manufactures and supplies specialty threaded fasteners and machine components, and is headquartered at 3067 Unionville Pike, Hatfield, PA 19440. Tel: 215 822-1925 or 800 366-3067 Fax 215 822-1006 E-mail: sales@bgmfg.com Web: bgmfg.com

� Canco Fasteners received ISO 9002 certification, managing director Honey Aggarwal announced.
Founded in 1967, Canco manufactures construction and building hardware, wall fixings and fasteners, pins and anchors. Canco exports to 48 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America from its headquarters at A-63/2,G.T. Karnal Rd., Industrial Area, Azadpur, Delhi-110033, India. Tel: 7458528-7129656 Fax 7134134-7220314 E-mail: canco@del3.vsnl.net.in Web: cancofasteners.com

� Ben Taber of Capital Sales Inc. and Robbie Gilchrist of Capital Marketing Inc. have formed an affiliation to provide manufacturer rep agency services for seven southeastern states and the Caribbean.
Gilchrist has been in the industry 30 years. He founded and was CEO of Capital Fasteners Inc., which he sold to Questron Technologies. Gilchrist is a life member of the National Fastener Distributors Association and past president of both the Southeastern Fastener Association and the Ipower Distribution Shareholder Council.
Taber has been president of Phillips Screw Co. and a director of W�rth Group.
Taber will continue to operate his merger and acquisition business, Canterbury Group. He was the U.S. delegate to the International Standards Organization (ISO). He holds three fastener patents.
Gilchrist reps in the Virginias and Carolinas and can be contacted at Capital Marketing, 200 Fisher Ave., High Point, NC 27262. Tel: 336 884-1704. Cell: 336 906-9401 Fax 336 884-1778 E-mail: rgilchr485@aol.com
Taber reps in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and the Caribbean and can be contacted at Capital Sales, 8021 Waterview Blvd., Bradenton, FL 34202. Tel: 941 907-1567. Cell: 941 705-1333 Fax 941 907-1547 E-mail: bctaber@aol.com

� EFC International has partnered with Scovill Fasteners Inc. to provide products to North America�s car, truck and bus industries, Scovill president Jack Champagne announced. Scovill is a 200-year-old specialty fastener manufacturer headquartered at 1802 Scovill Dr., Clarkesville, GA 30523. Tel: 706 754-4181 or 888 726-8455 Fax 706 754-2826 E-mail: info@scovill.com Web: scovill.com
EFC is a master distributor of specialty fasteners and components and is headquartered at 1940 Craigshire, St. Louis, MO 63146-4008. Tel: 314 434-2888 or 800 888-3326 Fax 314 434-2902 E-mail: info@efc-intl.com Web: efc-intl.com

� Emhart Teknologies will distribute a new automatic blind riveting system made by Japan-based Koriyama Chip Industry Company Ltd. The handheld tool has applications in the appliance, automotive and electronics industries.
Emhart is a Black & Decker company with 24 facilities worldwide, and is headquartered at 234 Church St., 7th Floor, New Haven, CT 06510. Tel: 203 781-7837 Fax 203 781-7856 E-mail: emhart.teknologies@bdk.com Web: emhart.com

� Modern Plating Corporation named Terrill Lewellen as quality manager, announced sales manager Brian Christianson. Lewellen has experience in the fastener and automotive industries.
Modern Plating is a 66-year-old metal finishing company and is headquartered at 701 South Hancock Ave., Freeport, IL 61302. Tel: 800 798-3112 Fax 815 235-4571 E-mail: info@modernplating.com Web: modernplating.com

� Bob Sachs succeeds Ron Sackheim as president & COO of XL Screw Corporation. Sackheim continues as chairman and CEO.
Sackheim and his father, Norman Sackheim, founded XL in 1968. Sachs has been with XL for 30 years.
�The company has very exciting plans for the future, including larger state-of-the-art warehouse facilities, expanded product lines, new warehouse locations and continued technological improvements for our growing business,� Sackheim and Sachs stated.
XL imports threaded fasteners and has branches in Atlanta and Cleveland. It is headquartered at 233 W. Hintz Rd., Wheeling, IL 60090-9006. Tel: 847 537-3000 or 800 323-7367 Fax 847 537-8208 E-mail: XLW@XLScrew.com Web: xlscrew.com \�2002 FastenerNews.com