SHORT TAKES: Beacon, Ford Fasteners, GE Supply Logistics, Heads & Threads, Lindstrom, Manware, Burr & Moynihan, Metal Coatings International, Powers, Building Connections, Sesco, Valley Fastener Group

Jason Sandefur

�Beacon Fasteners & Components Inc. expanded its line of stock thread forming screws by adding 50 additional sizes over the next two months. Beacon plans to add 100 screw sizes, including some new styles, to its line by the end of 2003.
Beacon is a supplier of SEMs, thread-forming screws and specialty cold headed fasteners, and is located at 204 West Carpenter Ave., Wheeling, IL 60090. Tel: 847 541-0404 or 800 669-2658 Fax 847 541-1789 Web: beaconfasteners.com

�Ford Fasteners Inc. marks its 40th anniversary in May. Hackensack, NJ-based Ford began manufacturing 410 stainless screws, Type A & B self-tappers in 1963 and expanded to include 410SS thread cutters. The company slogan became �Ford for 410.� Ford also produced 18-8 stainless and aluminum screws. George Cellary, who remains active in the company, founded Ford. Sons Steve Cellary and Chris Cellary run daily operations. Sales manager Bob Dickinson has been with Ford for 27 years. Ford has recently added steel self-drilling screws and high-speed machines that assemble EPDM washers.
Ford Fasteners has a warehouse in Dallas and is headquartered at 110 S. Newman St., Hackensack, NJ 07601. Tel: 201 487-3151 or 800 272-3673 Fax 201 487-8151 Web: fordfasteners.com

�GE Supply Logistics LLC was named Supplier of the Fourth Quarter (2002) by Duluth, MN-based Cirrus Design Corporation, a manufacturer of composite general aviation aircraft. Ken Moe, Duluth branch manager of GE Supply Logistics, noted the company�s �zero failure� efforts. Cirrus pointed to GE Supply Logistics� Six Sigma program for improved quality.
GE Supply Logistics, formerly Questron, is a General Electric company that provides supply chain management and inventory logistics for �C� class commodity parts, and is headquartered at 9500 N. Royal Ln., #130, Irving, TX 75063. Tel: 972 915-0800 Web: gesupplylogistics.com

�Heads & Threads International announced its 50th anniversary. HTI was founded in 1953 as Heads and Threads Co. in Chicago. The company was acquired in 1974 by insurance provider Alleghany Corp., which merged Heads and Threads with Gardenbolt International Inc. in 1998 to form HTI. In 2000, HTI relocated its headquarters to Sayreville, NJ.
Headed by CEO Don Haggerty, HTI is a master distributor and importer with a product list of 14,000 items in 12 locations nationwide. It is headquartered at 200 Kennedy Dr., Sayreville, NJ 08816. Tel: 732 727-5800 or 800 929-1950 Fax 732 727-5888 Web: headsandthreads.com

�The Lindstrom Fastener Group named Manware Warehouse Group as sales rep for Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Manware is headed by Clark Naylor and is headquartered at 1511 South 700 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84104. Tel: 801 972-1212 E-mail: steve@manware.net
Lindstrom also named Burr & Moynihan Inc. as sales rep for New England. Burr & Moynihan is operated by Matthew Callahan and John Moynihan. Callahan can be reached at 413 237-1144 or mcburrmoyn@aol.com. Moynihan can be contacted at 617 413-4620 or jmoynihan@rcn.com.
Lindstrom is a metric fastener supplier headquartered at 2950 100th Court NE, Blaine, MN 55449. Tel: 763 780-4200 or 800 328-2430 Fax 763 780-0554 Web: lindfastgrp.com

�Christian Schiele was named technical service engineer by Metal Coatings International Inc. Schiele has been with the company for two years and will oversee quality issues for licensees in North and South America.
Metal Coatings manufactures corrosion-resistant sealers and coating systems, and is headquartered at 275 Industrial Parkway, Chardon, OH 44024-1083. Tel: 440 285-2231 Fax 440 279-1483 E-mail: customerservice@metal-coatings.com Web: metal-coatings.com

�Powers Fasteners Inc. named Building Connections of Downers Grove, IL, as Chicago sales rep, with partners Dan Gilligan and Jeff Warmoltz serving as branch managers. Gilligan was a sales rep for ITW-Ramset Redhead before joining Powers. Warmoltz is a licensed professional engineer who has worked for ITW and Hilti Corp.
Powers also named Jack Stewart as Denver branch manager. Stewart joined the company in 1999.
Powers manufactures mechanical and adhesive anchoring systems, roofing fasteners, tools and accessories and is headquartered at 2 Powers Square, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Tel: 914 235-6300 Fax 914 576-6483 E-mail: info@powers.com Web: powers.com

�Sesco Industries Inc. was approved for the Qualified Suppliers List of Manufacturers of Class 3 threaded fasteners.
Sesco is a fastener manufacturer that specializes in set screws, and is headquartered at 110-119 15th Ave, P.O. Box 242, College Point, NY 11356. Tel: 718 939-1900 Fax 718 461-0553 E-mail: info@sescoindustries.com Web: sescoindustries.com

�Brian Prodoehl was named sales manager of Valley Fastener Group, marketing & sales vice president Hal Stetson announced. Prodoehl was sales manager for Allied Rivet, where he worked for eight years before joining Valley.

Valley has three divisions: Valley Rivet in Aurora, IL; North Coast Rivet in Elyria, OH; and Forgo Fasteners in Melrose Park, IL.
Valley manufactures rivets and externally threaded fasteners and is headquartered at 1490 Mitchell Rd., Aurora, IL 60507. Tel: 630 892-7070 �2003 FastenerNews.com\