11/3/2014 8:15:00 PM
HEADLINES
SHORTTAKES: Ague Industrial, Atlantic Fasteners, BeA Fasteners, Lindstrom Metric and Nedschroef Machinery

Ague Industrial appointed Steve Cabral as vice president of sales and Richard Cowen director of business development, CEO Jorge Goudet announced.

Cabral’s 44-year fastener career includes 38 in sales and marketing roles for LoneStar Group.  Email: s.cabral@augeusa.com

Cowen has 28 years in fastener and gasket manufacturing and distribution. Cowen co-founded the Sealing Technologies division of LoneStar Group. Email: r.cowen@augeusa.com

Founded in 1965 in Mexico, Auge Industrial supplies high pressure/high temperature fasteners, gaskets, precision machined components and coatings for the oil and gas, petrochemical, construction and wind power industries and OEMs and currently exports to 20 countries.  Auge’s 150,000 sq ft plant near Mexico City handles all processes from raw material stocking to heat treatment, platings and coatings.  Auge has offices in Texas, Singapore, Malaysia and China. The U.S. sales office is at 10350 Clay Rd. #150, Houston, TX 77041. Tel: 713 956-1700 Web: augeusa.com

 

Atlantic Fasteners is moving from its West Springfield, MA, location by the end of 2014. The fastener distributor announced it will set up shop four and a half miles away in neighboring Agawam. 

The 44,500 sq ft building in the Agawam Industrial Park has nearly 6,000 sq ft of office space and sits on 5 acres. The facility “will accommodate all company divisions, industrial fasteners, aerospace fasteners, and shaft collars and couplings” currently housed in two locations across the street from each other. 

“Getting everyone under one roof has been our goal,” said president Tony Peterson.  

Atlantic has already sold its existing West Springfield building. 

Atlantic is a 33-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

 

BeA Fasteners USA has launched a redesigned website: beafastenersusa.com. The website provides information about fasteners, nails and pneumatic tools, including product sheets, high resolution and 360 degree images, videos and spare part schematics.

BeA produces fasteners and tooling for construction, furniture, pallet & crating and other markets.

BeA was founded in 1910 in Hamburg, Germany.  Global expansion began in 1951.  The Ahrensburg, Germany, headquartered company has 400 employees at facilities in 11 European nations plus the U.S., which is based at 4501 Green Pt. Dr. #101, Greensboro, NC 27410. Tel: 336 510-4232 Email: info@us.bea-group.com

 

Rick English and Bernie Longen have been promoted to vice presidents at Lindstrom Metric LLC and Mike French has retired as senior vice president of sales.

English will be based in Greenville, SC, and be responsible for sales and customer service in the Eastern U.S. Longen will be based at the Lindstrom headquarters in Minnesota and be responsible for the Central and Western U.S. 

French was with Lindstrom for 16 years of his 42-year fastener career.

The Lindstrom announcement credited French as “very instrumental in the success of the company.  During his tenure, the business experienced dramatic growth, due in large part to Mike’s skills and leadership.  Mike’s efforts through the years made Lindstrom a recognized and respected name in the fastener business.”

French can be contacted at email: mvfrench@cs.com.

Founded in 1972, Lindstrom supplies metric fasteners to distributors from sales/distribution centers in New York, Illinois and South Carolina and the headquarters at 2950 100th Crt. NE, Blaine, MN 55449. Tel: 763 780-4200 Web: lindfastgrp.com

 

Craig Smoltz is the new North America sales manager for Nedschroef Machinery, general sales manager Marc Van Thiel announced. 

Smoltz has 15 years sales experience.  His contact info: Tel: 586 344-0187 Email: csmoltz@nedschroef.us

Founded in 1961, Nedscroef Machinery supplies multistation, cold and warm metal forming machines.  Nedschroef has sales and service facilities worldwide and is headquartered at  Brigandsstraat 10, B-2200 Herentals, Belgium. Tel: (32) 14 257 100 Email: info@nedschroefbe Web: nedschroefmachinery.com