O’Toole, Hancock Named to NIFS Hall of Fame
O’Toole, Hancock Named to NIFS Hall of Fame
John Wolz
Jerry Hancock and Patrick O”Toole will be inducted in the National Industrial Fastener Show Hall of Fame during the 8th annual West show November 10-12, 2004, in Las Vegas.
O”Toole and his brother, Larry O”Toole, acquired three industrial suppliers between 1971 and 1981, including Atlantic Fasteners. O”Toole began devoting full time to Atlantic in 1981 and the company grew from $250,000 in annual sales to $11 million now. E-mail: pjotoole@atlanticfasteners.com. Hancock began as a warehouse stockpicker at Strong, Carlisle & Hammond in Cleveland. He rose to outside sales and persuaded the company to start a fastener division and Hancock became the first manager.
Hancock bought The Nut & Bolt House in Greenville, SC in 1964 and sold it in 1973. He then acquired Eastern Equipment & Supply, which specialized in construction equipment and anchors. Five years later he sold Eastern and purchased Metric-American Fasteners. Hancock sold it to Bossard Group in 1983 and managed the southern division for five years. He founded Mega Metric with Virgil Lindstrom. At age 65 Hancock sold his interest to Lindstrom and now works as a consultant. E-mail: patmegametric@aol.com �2004 FastenerNews.com
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