Advance Components is celebrating its 45th anniversary by offering free shipping for online purchases. All products online are in-stock and ready for same day shipping.

“We invite all of our customers to celebrate our anniversary with extra savings at the Advance online store,” says Advance president Gary Cravens. “This is a fast and easy way to buy in-stock products with the click of a button.”

Advance Components is a master stocking distributor of specialty fastener products and provides engineering solutions. Advance Components has an Ohio facility and is headquartered at 2920 Commodore Dr. #100, Carrollton, TX 75087. Tel: 972 446-5500 Email:  info@advancecomponents.com Web: advancecomponents.com


Construction Supply Group appointed Tom Leahy as VP of supplier relationship development.

Leahy, who is the 2017 president of the Specialty Tools and Fasteners Distributors Association, is a 20 year veteran of Border Construction Specialties, where he served as COO.

“Tom is passionate about the industry, our customers and our supplier partners,” stated Mitch Williams, CEO of Construction Supply Group.

“The Construction Supply platform offers the opportunity to bring even greater value to our customers, suppliers and employees alike,” added Leahy. “I look forward to working closely with all of our partners to bring best-in-class products and services to our growing customer base.” 

Construction Supply Group distributes construction materials, accessories and tools primarily for professional concrete and masonry contractors in the U.S. and Canada.

Formed in 2016, the company has 48 branches with 750 employees and offers over 70,000 SKUs for nearly 25,000 customers.


Controx Inc. named Todd Hammer to a newly-created position of key account manager for the Western U.S, president Christopher Meier announced.

Hammer has 30 years experience in manufacturing, management, machine tool sales and applications experience.  

Controx provides circular blades, cutting tools and special tooling for machining fasteners and other products.  

Meier noted Hammer’s “knowledge in process-improvement and applications experience, coupled with his customer-focus, will be a great help to our customers and channel partners.”  

Controx is the US subsidiary of Controx-Neuhäuser, a manufacturer of precision cutting and forming tools for metals, composites, and other materials. Controx is located at 5776 Urbana Rd., Springfield, OH, 45502. Tel: 800 558-8966 Web: controx.com 


During its 70 years of business, Fabory has established a presence in 11 European countries, growing from one location in the Dutch coastal town of Scheveningen to more than 80 locations throughout Europe today. Over 1,100 workers provide 200,000 products and services.

“These days the company doesn’t just sell fasteners anymore, but all products and services closely related to fasteners as well, such as tools, safety products, industrial products, and managed inventory solutions.”

Fabory’s acquisition by Grainger in 2011 opened a range of fastener products to Fabory customers, while the larger scale meant pricing improved. The acquisition also provided the company with access to online expertise.

Grainger purchased Fabory for $346 million.

“Looking at our company today, we have so many things to be proud of: our knowledgeable team members, our excellent infrastructure, our extensive and high quality product range, our technical know-how, and our customers who do the most amazing work with the products we provide,” stated Ronald Baarslag, Fabory VP & general manager. Web: fabory.com


Intercorp USA published a new catalog of its products, including Strong-Point brand construction fasteners. Web: IntercorpUSA.com/download-catalog/

Director of marketing David Harlan said the new catalog includes new products, plus bulk and packaged products.

Intercorp has branches in nine states. Founded in 1988, Intercorp is a master distributor headquartered at 641 N. Poplar, Orange, CA 92868. Tel: 744-2620


Lawson Products named Matt Brown senior VP for sales.  

He joined Lawson in 2001 as a regional manager for Lawson’s Kent Automotive bran of products for collision and mechanical repair shops and automotive OEMs and rose to Kent senior director of sales before being named VP for Lawson field sales in 2016.

“With a proven track record of increasing sales, and a commitment to helping build and train our sales organization, Matt embodies our service-intensive value proposition,” CEO Michael DeCata said.   

Lawson is marking  its 65th anniversary in 2017. Lawson is an industrial distributor of MRO products to North America, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean and is headquartered at 8770 W. Bryn Mawr #900, Chicago, IL 60631. Tel: 866 837-9908 Web: lawsonproducts.com


Corey Magyar joined Smith Associates Inc. as an outside sales person, Mike Smith announced. Magyar has sales experience and a business administration education.

Founded in 1982, Smith Associates is a manufacturers rep agency for fasteners and metal components based at 762 State Rt 15, Suite1D, Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849. Tel: 973 810-2900 Email: smithfast@aol.com Web: smithassociatesgroup.com