6/12/2012 6:32:00 PM
HEADLINES
SHORTTAKES: Advanced Precision Products, All Points Fasteners, Atlantic Fasteners, Alliance Express, Aztech Locknut, Brighton Best, Circle Bolt & Nut, Elgin Fastener Group, Fall River Mfg., Morris South, Portland Bolt, Rotor Clip, 3V Fasteners and Würth Adams
Advanced Precision Products Inc. received a leveraged recapitalization to fund shareholder dividends.
Quarton Partners represented Hastings Equity Partners LLC in the recapitalization. APP is a subsidiary of Hastings.
Advanced supplies tight tolerance, precision machined components and assemblies for the medial, defense, aerospace, oil & gas, automotive and general industrial end markets. APP is headquartered at 7 First St., Palmer, MA 01067. Tel: 508 369-3414 Web: advancedprecisionproducts.net
Waltham, MA-based Hastings is a private equity firm investing in niche businesses. Web: hastingsequity.com
Birmingham, MI-based Quarton Partners is an investment banking firm. Quarton is located at 300 Park St. #480, Birmingham, MI 48009. Tel: 248 594-0400
All Points Fasteners Inc. named Brianne Grant to the newly developed position of Western regional sales manager based in New Mexico.
All Points will be adding sales employees.
All Points’ MaryLouise Eckman noted Grant’s experience with other corporations gives her “invaluable experience in regards to service, sales, and technology.”
Grant’s first summer job was working as an intern with All Points Fastener when she was 16.
Founded in 1988, All Points specializes in hex washer head self piercing, hex washer head self drilling sheet metal screws and metal roofing screws with neoprene washers. All Points is headquartered at 3139 Hilldale Ave., Simi Valley, CA 93063. Tel: 805 285-0232 Web: allpointsfasteners.com
Atlantic Fasteners tripled its warehouse space in a 90,000 sq ft leased building, president Tony Peterson announced.
The new space allows for more bulk deliveries and streamlines the fulfillment process. “Customers particularly like imaging which allows for quick retrieval of item information, lot history, certifications and other pertinent paperwork which we can fax or email to them instantly,” Peterson said.
Atlantic is a 31-year-old employee-owned distributor of commercial and aerospace hardware. Atlantic has offices in Portland, ME, and St. Louis, and is headquartered at 49 Heywood Ave., West Springfield, MA 01090. Tel: 413 785-1687 E-mail: info@atlanticfasteners.com Web: atlanticfasteners.com
Alliance Express is expanding by adding 1,700 products to increase its total to 10,000.
Alliance Express manufactures and distributes specialty industrial components, including fasteners. Alliance has branches in Illinois, Texas, Florida, Arkansas, California, New York, Canada and Brazil and is headquartered at 3123 Station Rd., Erie, PA 16510. Tel: 800 847-0486 E-mail: service@alliance-express.com Web: alliance-express.com
Aztech Locknut received ISO/IEC 17025:2012 accreditation.
Aztech’s QA lab, torque & tension lab & consulting, provides technical testing and analysis of locknuts.
Aztech also is registered to AS9100C and is on the Defense Department qualified supplier list.
Founded in 1978, Aztech manufactures and supplies metal and nylon insert locknuts to distributors and is headquartered at 2675 White Oak Circle, Aurora, IL 60502. Tel: 800 321-5625 Web: aztechlocknut.com
Brighton Best International president Robert Sheih announced branch expansions:
• The Los Angeles operation has added 80,000 sq ft of space to deliver more inventory to distributors from Seattle to San Diego.
• The Grand Prairie, TX, branch doubled in size.
• BBI is planning to expand its Toronto warehouse to 80,000 sq ft.
• The Chicago area facility will move from Carol Stream, IL, to a 250,000 sq ft location in Aurora by the end of 2012.
Brighton-Best distributes fasteners through 31 warehouses in the U.S., Canada, UK, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand and is headquartered in Tainan, Taiwan. The U.S. operations are based at 5855 Obispo Ave., Long Beach, CA 90805-3715. Tel: 562 808-8000 Web: brightonbest.com
Circle Bolt & Nut Co. Inc. promoted James J. Castellino to president and CEO.
Castellino replaces CBN founder Jim Sperling, who has retired. Sperling started the company in 1979 and will continue in a part-time consulting role.
Castellino has worked for CBN since 2009. He has 33 years of experience in sales & marketing, manufacturing and distribution.
Headquartered in Kingston, PA, CBN distributes fasteners from facilities in Kingston; Charlotte; Atlanta; Jackson, TN; Tupelo, MS; Oklahoma City; and Portland, OR, and is headquartered at 158 Pringle St., Kingston, PA 18704. Tel: 570 718-6001 Web: circlebolt.com
Elgin Fastener Group announced appointments:
Tena Heller, controller at Ohio Rod Products; Shawn Halcomb, quoting specialist/customer service rep for Chandler Products and Quality Bolt & Screw; Brian Lamoureaux, plant manager at Leland Powell Fasteners and Landreth Fastener; and Todd Thomas, quality supervisor at Quality Bolt & Screw.
Named to new EFG corporate assignments were Joe Johannigman, ERP manager; Frank Pushpak, diesel engines/transmissions product development manager; and Mike McAlindon, continuous improvement director.
Chandler Products named John Bennett as operations manager. He was vice president of manufacturing for Elyria Manufacturing Corp. and has management background with several Cleveland companies.
EFG is headquartered at 1415 S. Benham Rd., Versailles, IN 47042. Tel: 812 689-8917 E-mail: quotes@elginfasteners.com Web: elginfasteners.com
Fall River Mfg. is expanding its product line with domestic stainless steel hex nuts, vice president for sales John Conte announced.
The nuts are made to order at the Massachusetts plant using domestic materials. They are DFARS compliant and are produced in a variety of grades with full certifications and traceability.
Founded in 1984, Fall River is located at 540 Currant Rd., Fall River, MA 02720. Tel: 508 675-1125 E-mail: sales@fallrivermfg.com Web: fallrivermfg.com
Keith Hamby was named productivity specialist at Morris South. Hamby will work with manufacturers in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia in a customer service role to improve machine tool efficiency.
Hamby has 20 years experience in the machine tool industry, most recently as sales engineer for General Fasteners and Kyocera Industrial Ceramics, where he was responsible for new business development, reducing manufacturing costs and training on cutting tool and related products.
Morris South is a division of Connecticut-based Morris Group Inc, which dates back to 1941. Morris distributes Okuma, Tsugami, Hardinge, Bridgeport and other products. Web: morrisgroupinc.com
Morris South was formed in 2009 with the combining of Machine Tool Systems and the R.O Deaderick Company (RODCO). Morris South distributes machine tools, tooling & accessories and provides engineering/support from offices at 12428 Sam Neely Rd., Charlotte, NC 28278. Tel: 704 523-6008 — and 350 Electronics Blvd., Huntsville, AL 35824. Tel: 256 461-8111 Web: morrissouth.com
Portland Bolt & Manufacturing Co. launched ShearPlates.com as a technical resource for engineers, architects, contractors, laminators and fastener distributors. Shear plates have been used extensively for over 80 years to increase the strength of wooden structures.
Portland Bolt is marking its 100th anniversary during 2012 (see February 20, 2012, FIN).
Portland Bolt manufactures construction and industrial fasteners in an 85,000 sq ft facility, which includes a hot-dip galvanizing line at 3441 NW Guam, Portland, OR 97210. Tel: 503 227-5488 E-mail: sales@portlandbolt.com
Rotor Clip Company Inc. launched a redesigned U.S. website at rotorclip.com to include user-friendly product search and information interface; news, blog and social media postings and trade show information.
Rotor Clip added a website for Japan and the Asian market at jp.rotorclip.com, with product information, corporate social responsibility and company history.
Rotor Clip also designed a website at rotorclip.com/segnor.cz.php for the Czech Republic, including information on the 2011 acquisition of Segnor and the plant’s capabilities.
Founded in 1957, Rotor Clip is headquartered at 187 Davidson Ave., Somerset, NJ 08873. Tel: 732 469-7333 E-mail: sales@rotorclip.com Web: rotorclip.com
Telefast Industries Inc. received approval as a Class 3 Threaded Fasteners manufacturer by the Defense Logistics Agency, president Jeff Hepner announced.
Telefast will now be placed on the QSLM Lists for both Class 2 and Class 3 Fasteners.
Telefast manufactures fasteners including nuts, hex head cap screws and cold headed specials and is located at 777 W. Bagley Rd, Berea, OH 44017. Tel: 440 826-0011 E-mail: sales@telefast.com Web: telefast.com
Spirit AeroSystems Inc. recognized 3V Fasteners Co. Inc. as one of 13 companies earning its 2011 Platinum Suppliers designation.
3V’s ratings include 100% quality acceptance and zero late deliveries.
3V, which was founded in 1982 and acquired by PennEngineering in 2009, manufactures externally threaded aerospace fasteners. 3V is headed by president Bob Reece. The company is located at 320 Reed Circle, Corona, CA 92879. Tel: 951 734-4391 Web: 3vfasteners.com
Würth Adams opened a Colorado distribution center to focus on the renewable energy sector and OEMs. Initial branch customers include wind turbine manufacturer Vestas.
The new 21,000 sq. ft. facility is at 2250 Airport Blvd. #500, Aurora, CO 80011.
Würth Adams, a Würth Group division, is a fastener and C-parts distributor using CPS C-Parts Solutions for inventory management programs. Würth Adams has 13 U.S. and Mexico branches and is headquartered at 10100 85th Ave. North, Maple Grove, MN 55369. Tel: 763 424-3374 E-mail: info@wurthindustry.com
Germany-based Würth Group has more than 400 operating companies in 84 countries and over 66,000 employees, including 32,000 in sales. Web: Wurthindustry.com ©2012 GlobalFastenerNews.com
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