A Brief History Of Powers Fasteners
A Brief History Of Powers Fasteners
Jason Sandefur
Brewster, NY-based Powers Fasteners is a 75-year-old family-owned business with annual sales of about $40 million and 275 employees in the U.S.
Jeffrey Powers is president.
His father, Frederic Booth Powers Jr., the retired chairman and president of Powers Fasteners Inc., died December 20, 2005, at the age of 72.
Frederic Booth Powers Jr. started in the fastener industry in 1958 with the Rawlplug Co., a company founded by his father. Under Frederic Powers the company expanded in construction and plant maintenance markets and added manufacturing facilities in Michigan, Indianapolis and Chicago; acquired a Canadian firm; and established 28 regional sales locations.
In 1995 the business name was changed to Powers Fasteners Inc. as part of international expansion plans and facilities were opened in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Southeast Asia.
Powers Fasteners supplies mechanical and adhesive anchors, roofing fasteners, gas-technology tools and powder actuated fastening systems serving professional construction and plant maintenance markets. Powers has manufacturing facilities in Michigan, along with 27 U.S. warehouses and four international locations. \ �2007 FastenerNews.com
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