SHORT TAKES: AVK, Aztech, Bisco, Computer Insights, Earnest, Endries, G.L. Huyett, JuWal, NYF Corp. Purchased Parts

John Wolz

� AVK Industrial Products announced three new appointments:
Mike Atwood is the new automotive regional sales manager. Atwood has 30 years in the fastener and automotive industries, including posts with Dean Lewis, Huck and Textron, and was Ford account manager for Textron and Huck.
Wayne Hochgesang is the new Northeastern regional sales manager. Hochgesang has 16 years experience in the heavy truck industry, distribution and automated fastening systems with Service Supply, Textron and General Plug.
Randy Sheetz is the new Midwestern regional sales manager. Sheetz has 21 years in fasteners, with distribution and expeditors experience with Textron.
AVK announced it received the DaimlerChrysler gold award for 2000. The award is presented to the automaker�s highest-rated suppliers.
AVK Industrial Products, a division of Avibank Mfg. Inc., manufactures blind installed threaded fasteners and installation systems and is part of the engineered products group at SPS Technologies. AVK is headquartered at 25323 Rye Canyon Rd., Valencia, CA 91355. Tel: 661 257-2329. Fax 661 257-8043.

� Mark Maddelein is the new vice president of sales & marketing at Aztech Locknut Company. Maddelein has been in fastener distribution in the Chicago area for 10 years.
Aztech Locknut has supplied locknut products to distributors throughout North America for 23 years. Aztech has warehouses in Aurora, IL, and Phoenix, AZ, and is headquartered at 2675 White Oak Circle, Aurora, IL 60504.Tel: 630 236-3200 or 800 321-5625. Fax 630 236-3210. E-mail: markm@aztechlocknut.com Web: aztechlocknut.com

� Bisco Industries Inc. is moving its corporate headquarters from Orange, CA, to a new 40,000 sq ft facility in Anaheim, CA, effective July 16. President Joe Varholick said the new facility �will allow us to further enhance and broaden our abilities to bring additional overall value-added services to our customer base now and in the future.�
The new address will be: 1500 N. Lakeview Ave., Anaheim, CA 92807. Tel: 714 693-2901 or 800 323-1232. Fax 714 693-5980. E-mail: info@biscoind.com Web: biscoind.com
Bisco distributes fasteners and electronic components primarily to the electronic, telecommunication, computer, medical, fabrication and aerospace industries. Bisco has 24 sales facilities and six distribution centers in North America.

� Computer Insights Inc. president Dennis Cowhey announced the company has acquired the intellectual property rights to docUstor and the assets of Sun Digital LLC, including an imaging software package used to store parts drawings and copies of manufacturers� certifications.
Computer Insights supplies software to fastener distributors and is located at 108 S. Third St., Bloomingdale, IL 60108-2912. Tel: 630 893-4007. Fax 630 893-4030. E-mail: dcowhey@ci-inc.com

� Earnest Machine Products Company named Patricia Anderson quality system manager for the Midwest division. Anderson is responsible for implementation of an ISO quality system in all Midwest locations. She has been with Earnest since 1985.
Cleveland, OH-based Earnest Machine distributes fasteners internationally and is ISO 9002 and A2LA accredited. Earnest has warehouses in Davenport and Burlington, IA; Tampa, FL; Wichita, KS; Birmingham, England; Lyon, France; and Cleveland, OH. The Midwest division is headquartered at 7310 Vine Street Ct., Davenport, IA 52806-1354. Tel: 563 386-3382. E-mail: iowa@earnestmachine.com.

� Endries International announced three promotions. Don Slickman was promoted to director of sales & marketing. Slickman has managed national accounts since joining Endries in 2000. Previously he was in the adhesive industry.
Tom Mullins has been promoted to vice president of sales operations. He has been the West Coast regional manager and director of sales training during his 31 years with Endries.
Matt Vechart was promoted to senior vice president. Vechart also is CFO and treasurer and has been with Endries since 1989.
Endries is a distributor and vendor-managed inventory systems provider to MROs and OEMs. Endries has 70 locations in North America, Europe and the UK and is headquartered at 714 W. Ryan St., Brillion, WI 54110. Tel: 920 756-2174. Fax 920 756-2957. E-mail: sales@endries.com Web: endries.com

� G.L. Huyett is adding 25,000 sq ft to its Kansas plant, vice president Tim O�Keeffe announced. By autumn Huyett will have 65,000 sq ft of fastener manufacturing space.
Sara Mallo has joined Huyett as national sales manager. Mallo has been in the fastener business for 15 years, including being president of GF&D Systems of New Berlin, WI, and general manager of Meyer Retaining Ring.
Chad Tillery, who joined Huyett in 1995, was promoted to purchasing manager.
Huyett manufactures specialty industrial fasteners, including keystock, special washers, shims, pins, bearings, retaining rings, grease fittings and other nonthreaded fasteners. The mailing address is: P.O. Box 232, Exit 49 G.L. Huyett Expressway, Minneapolis, KS 67467. Tel: 785 392-3017. Fax 785 392-2845; E-mail: glh@nckcn.com. Web: huyett.com

� Wally Olczak opened JuWal Associates Inc., providing fasteners and service equipment to the construction industry and distributors. JuWal also does contract manufacturing.
Olczak has been in the fastener industry for 37 years. He previously was with Fabsco and has been president of the Chicago Bolt, Nut & Screw Association.
JuWal is operating out of a facility in Blue Island, IL.
JuWal�s address is P.O. Box 190, Crete, IL 60417-0190. Tel: 708 912-6056 Fax 708 672-0377. E-mail: who685@cs.com

� NYF Corp. opened a distribution center in Connecticut.
NYF president Roger Crosby said the new branch is an opportunity to expand in New England and serve current customers, including United Technologies Corporation.
NYF vice president Doreen Remmen is in charge of the facility located at 100 Clark Dr., East Berlin, CT 06023. Tel: 860 829-9000 or 800 631-1993. Fax 860 829-0294.
NYF, founded as New York Fasteners in 1956, distributes mechanical and electrical fasteners and assembly components. NYF also has a branch in Gaithersburg, MD, and is headquartered at 599 Industrial Ave., Paramus, NJ 07653. Tel: 201 265-8770 or 800 631-1993. Fax 201 265-3765. E-mail: info@nyf.com Web: nyf.com

� David Schreve has joined Purchased Parts Group Inc., as vice president and general manager of the traditional business unit based in Livonia, MI. Schreve has been in the industrial fastener industry for 26 years, including positions as a regional manager for W�rth/Service Supply and automotive sales manager for Avdel Cherry Textron.
Randy Ladutko was named vice president for sales & marketing for the programs & services division. Ladutko has been in the fastener industry for 20 years, including jobs with Crawford Products, W�rth/Service Supply, Whitesell Corporation and Avdel Cherry Textron.
Purchased Parts supplies Class C components, inventory management systems, subassembly, packaging and specialized logistics services to OEMs. Purchased Parts has distribution centers in North America and the UK. Purchased Parts is headquartered at 2700 Summer Avenue, Memphis, TN 38112. Tel: 901 452-7491 or 800 488-3226. Fax 901 324-0232. Web: purchasedparts.com.
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