Ryan Waychoff joined Advance Components as a regional sales manager.

Previously, Waychoff worked in field sales at Fastenal and in the construction industry.

Waychoff holds a degree from Oklahoma State University. Email: ryanw@advancecomponents.com Tel: 972-446-5505

A master stocking distributor of specialty fastener products and provides engineering solutions, Advance Components is marking its 45th anniversary in 2017.

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


Don Bratcher was promoted to president of Atlas Bolt and Screw, effective June 1.

Bratcher’s career spans more than 25 years with Butler Manufacturing, a metal buildings manufacturer. He joined Atlas in April 2015 as the business unit manager for the wood segment.

When Atlas president Randy Ridenour, who had been with the company for 32 years, retired in 2016, Bratcher and metals business manager Scott Bowers were given autonomy to run their businesses.

Now Bratcher has responsibility for all of Atlas’s North American activities, including branches in Ashland, OH; Flat Rock, NC; Salem, OR; and Houston, along with a factory and corporate offices in Ashland.

Founded in 1896, Ashland, OH-based Atlas is a Marmon/Berkshire Hathaway company that offers construction fasteners for both metal to metal and metal to wood applications. Web: atlasfasteners.com


Bill Davis joined Brighton-Best International as product development/sales representative.

Davis started his fastener career with Paulin Industries as an order picker in the Parma, OH, warehouse and progressed to operations manager. He helped write the Paulin ISO Manual. He then spent four years as business development manager for Buckeye Fasteners and Ultra Tech Industries. Email: bdavis@brightonbest.com

Atlanta branch manager Jay Gillette added product manager for sockets/metrics to his current duties. Email: jgillette@brightonbest.com

BBI announced expansion of stainless small screw products from adding 18 new 410, 18-8 and 316 stainless small screws

BBI Proferred is sponsoring Miss Fix It NYC, a vocational trade school helping trades women do home repairs from hanging shelves to getting their security deposit back by doing easy repairs. Web: missfixitNYC.com

BBI Proferred honored Nora Hluz, Jessie Portillo, Christine Lechowicz, Gerardo Castellanos and Jef Hren with its “High Five” award for game changing ideas.

BBI’s Minnesota branch moved to 21010 Commerce Blvd., Suite B Rogers, MN 55374. Email: Jason Branca at Minnesota@brightonbest.com

Brighton-Best’s North American headquarters is at 5855 Obispo Ave., Long Beach, CA 90805. Tel: 562 808-8000 Web: BrightonBest.com and Proferred.com


James (Jim) Flannery returned as Midwest regional sales manager for G.L. Huyett.

Previously, Flannery served as a regional sales manager for Wayne Engineering in Cedar Falls, IA. During his career he also sold for Charlotte, NC-based Vimi Fasteners; managed a branch for B&F Fastener Supply in Minneapolis, MN; and worked as national sales manager for G.L. Huyett from 2004 to 2008. Tel: 319-427-0405 Email: jflannery@huyett.com

“With the addition of Jim, our Sales Team possesses over 50 years’ experience in A Raymond Tinnerman products and engineered fasteners,” commented sales VP Dan Harriger.

Founded in 1906, G.L. Huyett is a manufacturer, master distributor and importer of non-threaded fasteners, grease fittings and engineered fasteners located in Minneapolis, KS. Web: Huyett.com


Suncor Stainless Inc. opened a distribution center with 1,600 SKUs in Las Vegas.

Suncor can deliver in one day to most of Southern California, Arizona and Nevada, two-day to the rest of  California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and most of Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming, and three-day to elsewhere in the western U.S.

“Due to company growth, we were presented with space restrictions at our Plymouth, MA headquarters that would impede additional planned growth of both divisions,” said president Patrick Striebel.

Office hours in Plymouth changed to accommodate West Coast inquiries and orders up to 3 pm PST.

Founded in 1985, Suncor manufactures stainless steel hardware – including steel chain, wire rope and custom parts – for  the industrial, marine, government, architectural, OEM and commercial industries. Suncor is headquartered at 70 Armstrong Rd., Plymouth, MA 02360. Tel: 508 732-9191 Web: SuncorStainless.com


Talan Products Inc. added a former supplier to its sales team, CEO Steve Peplin announced.

Woodie Anderson sold his Multiple Products earlier this year.

“I’ve known Steve for 20 years,” Anderson said. “Our companies complemented each other very well. Multiple Products Co. specialized in smaller parts, and Talan has the bigger presses that allow it to produce larger parts.”

In addition to his day job, Anderson is a licensed pilot and an actor with commercials to his credit.

Founded in 1986, Talan is a metal stamping company and manufacturer of tooling and engineered parts. Talan is located at 18800 Cochran Ave., Cleveland, OH 44110. Tel: 216 458-0170 Web: TalanProducts.com