SHORT TAKES: ACF Components & Fasteners, Cable Tie Express, Dexter & Associates, Bengal Sales Associates, Pare Distributions, Aztech Locknut, Porteous Fastener, Trufast, Unicorp, DJR & Associates

John Wolz

” ACF Components & Fasteners Inc. expanded its product line to include Qualtek Electronics, including fan accessories, primary power components, EMI power line filters, power cords and cable assemblies, general manager Robert Mandler.
Founded 1976, ACF Components & Fasteners Inc. is a global stocking distributor of standard and engineered specialty fasteners and electromechanical component hardware. ACF has branches in Covina, CA, Las Vegas, Lake Oswego, OR, Scottsdale, AZ and Guadalajara, Mexico, and is headquartered at 31012 Huntwood Ave., Hayward, CA 94544. Tel: 510 487-2100 or 800 227-2901 Fax 510 471-7018 Web: acfcom.com

” Cable Tie Express Inc. moved into a new 15,000 sq ft headquarters in Indiana: 15470 Endeavor Dr., Noblesville, IN 46060.
“This increased space will allow us to better handle our growing receipt of containers, improving our inventory layout with set-aside areas for services such as custom packaging, labeling, and staging of outlying warehouse replenishment orders,” president Char Cooper explained.
Cable Tie Express has branch warehouses in Dallas, Chicago and Naples, FL. “We continue to evaluate other locations as we strive to reach our goal of enabling our customers to be in receipt of their orders within a day,” Cooper stated.
Cooper also announced Dexter & Associates Inc. and Bengal Sales Associates are new reps.
Bengal Sales Associates covers New England. Peter Toombs has more than 25 years of fastener experience and is based at 50 Country Corners Rd., Wayland, MA 01778. Tel: 508 358-6698 Fax 508 358-6390 E-mail: bensale@verizon.net Bengal associate John Sutherland started in the fastener industry in 1964 with Albany, NY-based Woodward Co. and also was with Bossard and Industrial & Contractors Supply before started a rep agency 16 years ago. Sutherland is based at 8 Dunlin Way, Portsmouth, NH 03801. Tel: 603 431-8142 Fax 603 431-8260 E-mail: jmstriath@
horizon.net
Rick Dexter and Doug Brown of Dexter & Associates will rep in Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and Eastern Michigan. They each have more than 23 years in the business: Rick Dexter, 10101 Brookefield Dr., Concord, OH 44060. Tel: 440 357-5599 E-mail: dexterandassoc@hotmail.com; Doug Brown, 150 S. Harrison St., Enon, OH 45323. Tel: 937 864-5746 Fax 614 864-5746 E-mail: dougkbrwn@aol.com
Cable Tie Express carries a complete line of cable ties, mounting bases, cable clamps, wire connectors, and panel fasteners, including hole plugs, grommets, and strain relief bushings.
Cable Tie Express is a master distributor of cable ties and related wire management products. The address is: P.O. Box 1027, Noblesville, IN 46061. Tel: 888 603-1233 Fax 800 395-1233 E-mail sales@cabletieexpress.com Web: cabletieexpress.com

” Pare Distributions is the new Canadian rep for Aztech Locknut Company, Jean-Luc Pare announced.
Founded in 1978, Aztech is a manufacturer and master distributor of all metal and nylon locknuts. Aztech opened the Suzhou Aztech Manufacturing in China in 1998 and is headquartered at 2675 White Oak Circle, Aurora, IL 60504. Tel: 800 321-5625 Fax 630 236-3210 E-mail: sales@aztechlocknut.com Web: aztechlocknut.com
Pare opened the Canadian rep agency in 2005 after 20 years with Infasco where he was sales manager and with Fabory. Pare Distributions is located at 354 Martel, Chambly, QC, Canada J3L 1V5. Tel: 514 909-4174 Fax 450 658-3359 E-mail:
distributions@videotron.ca

” Bob Porteous was promoted to executive vice president and COO of Porteous Fastener Co., CEO Barry Porteous announced. Bob Porteous will be in charge of operations, sales and inventory control.
Porteous is a master distributor and importer with 16 North American branches and is headquartered at 1040 Watson Center Rd., Carson, CA 90745-4227.
Tel: 800 426-6887 Fax 310 835-0415 E-mail: sales@porteousfastener.com Web: porteousfastener.com

” Trufast LLC opened a stocking and distribution facility in Southern California to serve customers in nine Western states, Western regional manager Gary Chimko announced. Trufast will expand the warehouse in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, to add Term-Bar products and increase inventory of longer-length fasteners, pre-assembled products and Dow roofing adhesives.
Trufast is an equity partner with Altenloh, Brinck & Co. of Ennepetal, Germany, and distributes ABC”s Spax brand fasteners. ABC recently moved its stock from Elkridge, MD, to Trufast”s Bryan, OH, warehouse.
Founded in 1981, Trufast manufactures roofing and metal construction fasteners, roofing adhesives & sealants
Trufast is headquartered at 02105 Williams County Rd. 12-C, Bryan, OH 43506. Tel: 419 636-6715 or 800 443-9602. Fax 419 633-1048 E-mail: sales @trufast.com Web: trufast.com

” George Recentio is the new vice president of sales & marketing at Unicorp, president and co-founder Steven Mercadante announced. Recentio has been a rep for Unicorp for more than 20 years. Prior to forming G.A. Recentio he held management positions with PennEngineering and USM/Emhart Industries.
Recentio announced Bryon Phillips of DJR & Associates will rep Unicorp in Virginia and the Carolinas. D.J.R. & Associates, P.O. Box 6402, Rocky Mount, NC 27802 Tel: 252 937-7144 Fax: 252 937-7429 E-mail: bphillips55@yahoo.com
Founded in 1971, Unicorp is a privately held manufacturer of fasteners and electronic hardware. Unicorp is headquartered at 291 Cleveland St., Orange, NJ 07050. Tel: 973 674-1700 or 800 526-1389 Fax 973 674-3803 E-mail: sales@unicorpinc.com Web: unicorpinc.com \ �2006 FastenerNews.com