Global Fastener News

SHORT TAKES / COMPANY NEWS

John Wolz

� Bulnava named David C. Beron Associates as sales agent in the U.S. Bulnava, a part of the Roda Group of companies, manufactures stainless fasteners. Bulnava stocks 3,500 metric tons of A2 and A4 material exclusively for distributors. Bulnava is headquartered at Via Provinciale 4, 23867 Suello LC, Italy. Tel: 39 031 652111. Fax 39 031 656426. E-mail: sales@bulnava.com Beron was established in 1970. The agency�s address is P.O. Box 160, Livingston, NJ 07039. Tel: 973 994-1221. Fax 973 994-5135. E-mail: DCBeron@aol.com

� Captive Fastener Corporation acquired a new 60,000 sq ft plant in Oakland, NJ. The facility is within a quarter mile of Captive�s headquarters, and its other manufacturing plant in Oakland is expanding in the corporate complex there. The new facility will house new machinery and increase production capacity as part of a corporate expansion program.
Captive also has a plant in Peabody, MA, and the plants total 260,000 sq ft.
Captive manufactures self-clinching fasteners and is headquartered at 19 Thornton Rd., Oakland, NJ 07436. Tel: 201 337-6800. Fax 201 337-1012. Web: www.captive-fastener.com

� General Inspection Inc. expanded in the nut and washer business by introducing its VisionScan measuring system.
General Inspection manufactures high-speed gauging, sorting and inspection systems, including laser, eddy current and acoustic technologies. General is headquartered at 10585 Enterprise Dr., Davisburg, MI 48350. Tel: 248 625-0529. Fax 248 625-0789 Web: www.geninsp.com

� Snider Bolt & Screw Inc. received ISO 9002 certification, Byron Cooper, manager of quality and continuous improvement, announced.
Snider Bolt is a 25-year-old fastener distributor and a member of the W�rth Industrial Network of North America. Snider is headquartered at 4121 Bishop Ln., Louisville, KY 40218. Tel: 502 968-2250. Fax 502 968-2278. E-mail: bcooper@sniderbolt.com \