Global Fastener News

SHORT TAKES: AVK, Bisco, Brainard Rivet, Brighton-Best, Endries, Hi-Line, Modern Plating, NYF Corp., Prophet 21, Safety Socket LLC

John Wolz

” AVK Industrial Products named Sam Underwood as Western regional sales manager. Underwood, who spent eight years with Cooper Power Tools, will oversee key distributors, five rep groups and one DSM spread over 23 Western states. E-mail: samunderwood@comcast.net
AVK manufactures blind installed threaded fasteners and installation systems and is ISO 9001 / 14001 and QS 9000 registered. AVK is headquartered at 25323 Rye Canyon Rd., Valencia, CA 91355. Tel: 661 257-2329 Fax 661 257-8043 Web: avkfasteners.com

” Bisco Industries Inc. opened facilities in Pennsylvania, Florida and Alabama, bringing its total to 32 North American facilities and six distribution centers, CEO Glen Ceiley announced. Laurie Gebaroff is the southern regional manager in charge of the three facilities.
New facilities are located at:
2559 Brandt School Rd. #102, Heritage Bldg., Wexford, PA 15090 Tel: 724 933-5220 Fax 724 933-5222
7411 114th Ave., N. #305, Largo, FL 33773. Tel: 727 548-6800 Fax 727 548-6815
1580 Sparkman Dr. #107, Huntsville, AL 35816. Tel: 256 489-2490 Fax 256 489-2460
Founded in 1973, Bisco distributes fasteners and electronic components primarily serving the electronic, telecommunications, computer, medical, fabrication, circuit board, aerospace, airline, government and marine industries. Bisco is headquartered at 1500 N. Lakeview Ave., Anaheim, CA 92807. Tel: 714 693-2901 or 800 323-1232 Fax 714 693-5980 E-mail: info@biscoind.com Web: biscoind.com

” Brainard Rivet Co. received ISO 9001-2000 certification, sales manager Bob Byers announced.
Founded in 1916, Brainard manufactures rivets, cross and end drilled fasteners, knurled and grooved pins and shaved fasteners for the automotive/truck, distribution, furniture, farm, general metalworking, lawn and garden and RV industries. The former Camcar/Textron company has been employee-owned since 1998. Brainard is a subsidiary of employee-owned Fastener Industries Inc. of Berea, OH. Brainard is located at 222 Harry St., Girard, OH 44420-0030. Tel: 330 545-4931 Fax 330 545-2827 E-mail: sales@brainardrivet.com Web: brainardrivet.com

” Brighton-Best Socket Screw Mfg. Inc. will mark its 80th anniversary with an international conference at its Georgia headquarters on October 19-23, 2005, COO Steve Gruenhut announced. Joe Greenslade will be the guest speaker at a meeting of Brighton executives from seven countries on four continents.
Brighton-Best opened in 1925 in a Cincinnati storefront and now has 34 distribution centers worldwide supplying inch and metric alloy and stainless socket screws to more than 6,000 distributors. Brighton-Best is headquartered at 1665 Heracus Blvd., Buford, GA 30518. Tel: 678 288-1000. E-mail: info@brightonbest.com Web: brightonbest.com

” Endries International promoted Don Slickman to vice president of sales. Slickman has been with Endries for five years, serving as sales and marketing director, as well as corporate account sales manager. Slickman will oversee the company”s sales and customer relations efforts for Endries” North American operations.
Endries International is a global distributor and service provider of vendor-managed inventory systems, specializing in class C commodities. Endries is headquartered at 714 W. Ryan St., Brillion, WI 54110. Tel: 920 756-5381 E-mail: sales@endries.com Web: endries.com

” Hi-Line Inc. released a catalog in print and CD versions with 2,600 new fasteners, electrical, fluid power and chemical products for the MRO market, president Mike Sheaffer announced. Hi-Line now markets 30,000 lines.
Hi-Line recently received Light & Medium Truck magazine”s 2005 Vehicle Graphics Award for its truck graphics. Hi-Line”s 100 Ford E-350 cutaway chassis parcel delivery vehicles feature toolbox graphics including nuts and bolts to illustrate its product line. The design covers the entire side of the truck.
“We wanted a simple vehicle graphics design to show our depth and breadth of products,” Misti Poulos, Hi-Line marketing director, explained,
Each truck stocks 1,200 products. “Because our customers have come to expect Hi-Line to have everything in our mobile stores from a cutting tool to a fastener, the graphics will help to increase company recognition and sales while giving people an immediate understanding of our products,” Poulos added.
Founded in 1959 by J.P. Sheaffer, Hi-Line distributes 30,000 fasteners, electrical and mechanical MRO supplies through territory managers with mobile stores. Hi-Line markets to government, transportation, aerospace, aviation, plant maintenance and heavy equipment industries nationwide and is headquartered at 2121 Valley View Ln., Dallas, TX 75234 Dallas. Tel: 800 944-5463 E-mail: info@hi-line.com Web: hi-line.com

” Modern Plating Corp. was approved as an applicator for Ford”s trivalent zinc nickel with cathodic e-coat finish. The finish provider is ISO 9001-2000 and NVLAP approved.
Modern Plating is a 69-year-old company specializing in electroplating for the transportation and other industries. Modern Plating is headquartered at 701 S. Hancock Ave., Freeport, IL 61032. Tel: 815 235-3111 Web: modernplating.com

” Simon Basner and Roger Crosby of NYF Corp. were named co-finalists in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards in New Jersey. They were nominated by JP Morgan Chase Bank.
Wing Lee-Ong of the bank said Basner and Crosby “have molded NYF into a world-class aerospace and industrial component distributor and supply chain organization by focusing on customer success and delivering tremendous value added to their customers through learning and quality.”
NYF distributes mechanical fasteners, electronic hardware and assembly components and provides supply chain management. NYF is headquartered at 599 Valley Health Plaza, Paramus, NJ 07653-0097. Tel: 201 265-8770 or 800 631-1993 Fax 201 265-3765. E-mail: info@nyf.com Web: nyf.com

” Prophet 21 will hold distribution technology demonstrations in 30 North American cities from mid-September through mid-November. See the website for complete schedule.
The multi-industry demonstrations of Prophet 21″s Commerce Center software run from 9 a.m. to noon and provide “insights on how technology can help them cut costs, increase sales and improve customer service,” CEO Chuck Boyle said
Prophet 21, founded in 1967, acquired fastener software developer Faspac in 2003. Prophet 21 develops distribution software and is headquartered at 19 W. College Ave., Yardley, PA 19067. Tel: 215 493-8900 or 800 776-7438 or outside the U.S. 858 454-0062 Web: p21.com

” Steve Weidacher is the new inside sales manager at Safety Socket LLC, vice president of sales & marketing Steve Payne announced. Steve has 18 years of fastener industry experience. And knowledge of both the fastener customer base and technical background.
Safety Socket manufactures specialty cold-formed, screw machine and hot headed fastener parts plus standard socket products sold exclusively through Kanebridge Corp. Safety Socket is located at 6501 N. Avondale, Chicago, Il 60631. Tel: 800-762-5387 or 773-763-2020. Fax: 773-763-1610. E-mail: info@safetysocket.com Web: safetysocket.com \�2005 FastenerNews.com