SHORT TAKES: AVK, Bossard, HTI, Hodell-Natco, Powers

Jason Sandefur

” AVK Industrial Products president Jim Wolpert announced his retirement after 39 years with AVK. Wolpert joined the company in 1966 when it was Avdel Inc., then Avibank Mfg. Inc., now part of Precision Castparts Corporation”s fastener group.
“I am leaving AVK/PCC on excellent terms. PCC has engaged me in a multi-year consulting agreement, which allows me to remain influential with AVK and to be helpful to PCC in other areas,” Wolpert stated in a press release.
AVK named Mike Hall as Wolpert”s successor. Hall has been with AVK for four years.
AVK manufactures blind installed threaded fasteners for the transportation and general industrial markets, and is headquartered at 25323 Rye Canyon Rd., Valencia, CA 91355. Tel: 661 257-2329 Fax 661 257-8043 Web: avkfasteners.com

” Joseph Stephan was named national field sales representative by Bossard Metrics Inc., business unit manager J. David Thomson announced. Stephan has over 30 years in the fastener industry and is returning to Bossard Metrics after “a brief stint with another organization,” Thomson stated.
Bossard Metrics is the U.S. business unit of Bossard AG and is headquartered at 1350 Kirk St., Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. Tel: 847 595-2323 Fax 847 595-9130 E-mail: dthomson@bossard.com Web: bossard.com

” Dan Long joined the HTI global logistic team at Heads & Threads International.
Long has been in the fastener industry since 1992.
Founded in 1953, Heads & Threads is an importer and master distributor of industrial fasteners. HTI is a subsidiary of Alleghany Corp. and has four U.S. distribution centers plus eight warehouses. The company is headquartered at 255 E. Lake St., Bloomingdale, IL 60108. Tel: 630 868-2300 Fax 630 588-1011 Web: headsandthreads.com

” Hodell-Natco Industries Inc. promoted Sue Jentner to human resources director after serving for 10 years as purchasing manager.
Ellen Daniels was named to replace Jentner as purchasing manager. Daniels recently joined Hodell-Natco with 12 years of fastener experience.
Hodell-Natco is a master fastener distributor and is headquartered at 7825 Hub Parkway, Cleveland, OH 44125. Tel: 216 447-0165 Fax 216 447-5078 E-mail: sales@hodell-natco.com Web: hodell-natco.com

” Powers Fasteners named three branch managers. John Partridge will oversee the New York City warehouse. Partridge was branch manager in Phoenix for the past two years.
Scott Glasnap will replace Partridge as manager of the Phoenix operations. Glasnap joins Powers from Orco Construction Supply.
Robert Brito was named manager of the Atlanta-area warehouse. Brito joins Powers with 20 years of sales experience at ITW-Ramest Redhead.
Powers manufactures mechanical, adhesive and powder-actuated fastening systems, and is headquartered at 2 Powers Square, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Tel: 914 235-6300 Web: powers.com\ �2004 FastenerNews.com