SHORT TAKES: Advance Comp., Clevenger, Siena Fastener, Atlantic Fasteners, Celus, Component Sales, Continental Midland, Driv-Lok, MKH Sales, Cook Industrial, Hillsdale, Innovative Comp., Rivet & Eyelet, Sherex, Victory Bolt

John Wolz

” Advance Components promoted Chris Keffer from outside sales to national sales manager. Keffer joined Advance in 2004 and handled sales in South Texas and Mexico.
Advance also named three reps: Mark Wilson of Clevenger & Associates for the Carolinas and Virginia. The rep firm was founded in 1978 by Harley Clevenger, and is headquartered at 5822 Creola Rd., Charlotte, and NC 28270. Tel: 704 236-6872 E-mail: mwilson3@carolina.rr.com
John Fisher of Siena Fastener Inc. will rep Advance Components in Minnesota, West Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri; and Jesus Rocher will rep in Monterrey, Mexico.
Advance Components is a stocking master distributor of specialty fasteners globally and is marking its 35th anniversary. Brands include Tinnerman, AVK, Heyco, ITW, Sherex, ArmaCoil, Richco, Avdel, Johnson & Hoffman, Captive and Emhart. Headquartered at 3310 Wiley Post Rd., Carrollton, TX 75006. Tel: 800 275-7772 E-mail: sales@advancecomponents.com Web: advancecomponents.com

” Atlantic Fasteners Inc. named Steve Graff as Midwest sales manager for its aerospace division. Graff had been St. Louis branch manager for MS Inserts & Fasteners Corp. and previously was with Pentacon Inc. Graff will be based in Baldwin, MO. Tel: 423 241-2256 or 800 800-2658 x266 E-mail: sgraff@atlanticfasteners.com
Atlantic Fasteners, founded in 1981 by Patrick O”Toole and Carol Peters, has been employee-owned since 2005. Atlantic is a commercial and aerospace fastener specialist and is headquartered at 49 Heywood Ave., West Springfield, MA 01089. Tel: 413 241-2208 Fax 413 785-5770 Web: atlanticfasteners.com

” Celus Fasteners Mfg. Inc. named David Luther of Component Sales of NC Inc. as manufacturers rep for Georgia and Alabama, Celus director of marketing & sales Frank Pagano announced.
CSI is located at 6075 Dogwood Trail, Harlem, GA 30914. Tel: 706 564-0296 Fax 706 556-1882
Celus manufactures blind rivets and rivet setting tools and is headquartered at 2 Connector Rd., Andover, MA 01810. Tel: 978 475-4001 or 800 333-2358 Fax 978 475-3172 E-mail: sales@celus.com Web: celus.com

” Continental Midland LLC named David Masha account manager/sales engineer in the automotive sales group based in Livonia, MI. Masha previously was with K&K Stamping, Fourslides, Emhart Technologies and General Fasteners.
Continental Midland”s Livonia office provides sales, quoting, design and engineering for OEMs and Tier suppliers for Continental Midland in Park Forest, IL, Jacobson Mfg. in Medina, OH, MSD Stamping in Livonia and Minuteman Distribution in Millersport, OH. The Detroit automotive sales office: Tel: 734 367-7070
Continental Midland manufactures cold headed automotive grade fasteners, including externally threaded fasteners, engineered fasteners, shoulder bolts and other specialty fasteners. Standard fasteners include machine screws and weld studs. Continental Midland is headquartered at 24000 S. Western Ave., Park Forest, IL 60466. Tel: 708 747-1200 Fax 708 747-9338 E-mail: Bob.Kaminski@contmid.com Web: contmid.com

” Driv-Lok Inc. named MKH Sales & Assoc. and Cook Industrial Sales as new reps, national sales manager Tom Johnson announced.
MKH, headed by Mike Henry, will rep Driv-Lok in Iowa and Minnesota. MKH is located at 10429 Polo Rd., Rock Falls, IL 61071. Tel: 815 626-0083 Fax 815 626-0084 E-mail: mhenry@mkhsales.com
Cook Industrial, headed by Steve Malone, will rep in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Cook”s address is: P.O. Box 2773, Olathe, KS 66063. Tel: 913 780-5310 Fax 913 780-6446
Driv-Lok is a 68-year-old manufacturer of press fit fasteners, including groove pins, solid and hollow dowel pins, spring pins and knurl pins. Driv-Lok is located at 1140 Park Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178. Tel: 815 895-8161 Fax 815 899-1020 Web: driv-lok.com

” Hillsdale Terminal & Tools is adding 7,000 sq ft to bring its plant to a total of 35,000 sq ft. Hillsdale started in 1976 with 8,000 sq ft. sales manager Vickie Rodgers announced.
Hillsdale manufactures stampings and is located at 2222 Moore Rd., (PO Box 100), Jonesville, MI 49250. Tel: 517 899-2505 or 800 447-3150 Fax 517 899-9516 E-mail: sales@hillsdaleterminal.com Web: hillsdaleterminal.com

” Innovative Components relaunched a redesigned website with updated features: knobsource.com.
Innovative Components manufactures and distributes plastic clamping knobs, wire rope lanyard assemblies, latches and quick release pins and is located at 1050 National Pkwy., Schaumburg, IL 60173. Tel: 847 885-8050 Fax 847 885-9005 E-mail: sales@knobsource.com

” PennEngineering relaunched its website with new design and navigation features and links to online fastening resources: pemnet.com. New features include a glossary, advanced parts search, product literature for visual reference or downloading. The website already featured a CAD library, RoHS compliance conversion charts and technical data.
PennEngineering develops and manufactures Pem self-clinching, broaching, weld and surface mount fasteners, SI inserts for plastics and blind threaded inserts and fastener installation equipment. The automotive division makes fasteners and precision components for transportation and industrial market sectors. Founded in 1942, PennEngineering is a privately held division of Tinicum Capital Partners and is headquartered at 5190 Old Easton Rd., Danboro, PA 18916. Tel: 215 766-8853 or 800 237-4736 Fax 215 766-0143

” Maria Garcia is the new national account manager for Rivet & Eyelet Technologies LLC, CEO Patrick Brooks announced. Garcia is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and English and previously was with Alcoa Fastening Systems. E-mail: maria.garcia@riveteyelet.com
Rivet & Eyelet is a manufacturer and channel source for blind rivets, eyelet products, setting tools and semitubular/solid rivets and is located at 1215 Main St. Unit 110, Tewksbury, MA 01876. Tel: 978 851-2700 or 800 853-7011 Fax 978 851-4488 E-mail: sales@riveteyelet.com Web: riveteyelet.com

” Sherex Fastening Solutions and Sherex Industries Ltd. moved to a new and larger headquarters: 400 Riverwalk Pkwy. #600, Tonawanda, NY 14150. Tel: 716 694-0850 or 866 374-3739 Fax 866 474-3730 E-mail: info@sherex.com Web: sherex.com
Sherex Fastening manufactures and distributes blind rivet nuts. Sherex Industries supplies sealing plugs. Sherex has facilities in New York, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Taiwan.

” Victory Bolt & Specialty Inc. is marking its 20th anniversary. Renee Johnson Breazeale, now CEO, left a sales position with Southeastern Bolt & Screw to start Victory in 1987 with three employees. President Ray Breazeale noted that today Victory has less than one half of 1% error rate on shipping of thousands of orders.
Victory is a stocking distributor of imported and domestic chrome-over-stainless steel fasteners and is headquartered at 4812 Unionville Indian Trail Rd., Indian Trail, NC 28079. Tel: 704 882-8030 or 800 562-8615. Fax 704 882-6825 E-mail: info@victorybolt.com Web: victorybolt.com \ �2007 FastenerNews.com