Global Fastener News

SHORT TAKES / COMPANY NEWS

John Wolz

� Bisco Industries Inc. opened branches in Florida and Ohio, national sales manager Vicki Shorts announced.
Robin Marble is Florida sales manager, and Bisco�s first Southeastern facility is located at 5458 Hoffner Ave. #301, Orlando, FL 32812. Tel: 407 381-7446. Fax 407 381-7460.
Jason Banks is the Ohio sales manager. The facility is located at 25901 Emery Rd. #116, Warrensville Heights, OH 44128. Tel: 216 514-1790. Fax 216 514-8413.
Bisco, founded in 1973, distributes fasteners and electronic components. Bisco has 22 North American facilities and is headquartered at 704 W. Southern Ave., Orange, CA 92865. Tel: 714 283-7140. Fax 714 283-7180. E-mail: info@biscoind.com Web: www.biscoind.com

� Jeffrey DeGrechie is the new president and COO of Bossard Metrics Inc., chairman Peter Vogel announced. DeGrechie was vice president and general manager at Seabrook, NH-based Dexter Corporation, a manufacturer of adhesive and coating systems. His responsibilities included strategic and business development, operations, and sales and marketing.
Bossard Metrics supplies metric fasteners and has service centers in Portsmouth, NH; Greenville, SC; Elk Grove Village, IL; and Cerritos, CA. Bossard is headquartered at 235 Heritage Ave., Portsmouth, NH 03801-5610. Tel: 603 433-5900. Fax 603 433-4659. E-mail: bossard@bossardusa.com

� President Bruce Roberts announced Falcon Metal Corporation will double the size of its facility in the next six months to accommodate growth in its total procurement cost program for OEM customers. Roberts reported Falcon had record growth, revenue and profits in its just-completed 20th year.
Falcon was recently named to Industrial Distribution magazine�s 50 Outstanding Small Distributors for 2000.
Falcon, founded in 1979 by Roberts, distributes fasteners and pipe hanger products and is located at 10715 John Price Rd., Charlotte, NC 88273. Tel: 704 588-4740. Fax 704 588-5753. E-mail: info@falconmetal.com Web: www.falconmetal.com

� Metric & Multistandard Components Corporation opened a branch in the Reno, NV, area. John Gaudette is branch manager. The site was selected because of proximity to a UPS hub to supply the West Coast.
Gaudette was the assistant manager in Atlanta and had been at the New York headquarters.
The new 30,000 sq ft sales and distribution branch is located at 750 Vista Blvd. #403, Spark, NV 89434. Tel: 775 355-7200 or 800 786-4599. Fax 775 355-7255. Web: www.metricmcc.com
Metric & Multistandard, founded in 1963, supplies metric and British industrial components in North America. The company has a purchasing office in Germany, branches in Chicago, Dallas and Atlanta, and is headquartered at 120 Old Saw Mill River Rd., Hawthorne, NY 10532. Tel: 800 431-2792. Fax 914 769-5049.\