Global Fastener News

12/1/2015 9:16:00 PM
HEADLINES

Jerry Keefe of RGS Sales Inc. and Craig Cooper of Westerra Marketing Associates Inc. are new manufacturing reps for Crescent Manufacturing.

Keefe founded RGS in 1993 to rep to OEMs, fastener distributors and bearing and power transmission distributors. For Crescent he covers Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska. Keefe is based in East Moline, IL. Tel: 309-314-5049 Email:  rgsjkeefe@mchsi.com  Web: rgssalesinc.com

Cooper will cover Oregon, Washington, Idaho and western Canada from his Portland base. Western is headquartered in Rose-ville, CA. Tel: 916 390-1983 Email:  craig@westerramarketing.com Web: WesterraMarketing.com

Founded in 1960, Crescent manufactures miniature screws and other fasteners for the aerospace, military and commercial markets. Crescent is headquartered at 700 George Washington Turnpike, Burlington, CT 06013. Tel: 860 673-2591 Email:  sales@crescentmanufacturing.com  Web: crescentmanufacturing.com

Randy Compton was promoted from implementation manager to operations manager for Distribution One. 

Compton joined the ERP software provider in 2011.

Founded in 1996, Distribution One provides software for 8,000 small and mid-sized wholesalers and distributors. Distribution One is located at 4004 Church Rd., Mount Laurel, NJ 08054. Tel: 856 380-0629 Email: info@distone.com Web: distone.com 

Elgin Fastener Group named Pete Chojnacki VP of sales & marketing and Mike Melaragno director of inside sales & customer service for EFG’s cold headed products division.

Chojnacki has 20 years experience,including management roles with FabTech LLC, GED Integrated Solutions, and MSC Industrial Supply. He holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing and speech communications from Indiana University and an MBA fromUniversity of Notre Dame. Chojnacki will be based at Elgin’s Brecksville, OH facility.

Melaragno has held several customer service and product management positions, including with Graftech International, the Wellman Products division of Carlisle Brake & Friction and Day-Glo Corporation. He holds a bachelors of international management degree from John Carroll University.

Elgin CEO Ron Auletta noted that with “their tremendous amount of experience, I have no doubt that they will solidify and grow the relationships we have with our customer base.”

A portfolio company of Audax Group, EFG is headquartered at 4 South Park Ave., Suite 203, Box 5, Batesville, IN 47006. Tel: 812 689-8917 Email: quotes@elginfasteners.com Web: elginfasteners.com

Peter Mess appointed a new management team for MW Industries: Rick Evangelista, Theresa Cater and Andy Hees as the Texas manufacturer approaches its 40th anniversary. 

Evangelista started with MW as a die maker’s apprentice in 1978. Subsequent MW roles include stamping room supervisor and operations manager.

Cater has 30 years of accounting experience and joined MW in 1998 as controller. She has led computerization throughout the company. 

Hees started in sales for MW in 2001 and now leads the sales staff plus handles materials purchasing.

Mess will continue to have a management role in the company he founded with Phillip Wunderlich in 1976.

MW Industries manufactures custom fasteners, brackets, metal stampings and washers. MW is located at 2400 Farrell Rd., Houston, TX 77073. Tel: 218 233-0448 Email: sales@mwindustries.com Web: mwindustries.com

Northern Safety & Industrial of the Würth Group named Mike Borrelli as CFO. He has 25 years experience in financial account and administration and acquisitions. He joins Würth from Flour City Bagel / Bruegger’s. 

Northern Safety CEO Sal Long said Borrelli’s “background and financial leadership is ideal for the next chapter in our company’s success. He will play a key role in our acquisition strategy as we continue to build on our national platform.”

Founded in 1983, Northern Safety was acquired by Würth earlier this year. Cal Ripken Jr. has been a company spokesperson since 2013. Northern Safety has distribution centers in New York, Tennessee and Texas and 14 branches in eight states. The headquarters address is P.O. Box 4250, Utica, NY 13504- 4250. Tel: 877 550-9699 Email: customerservice@northernsafety.com  Web: NorthernSafety.com

Pivot Point Inc. announced a new logo to note that in addition to pins, the Wisconsin-based company manufactures wire rope cable products plus propriety and custom fasteners.

The previous logo had been used over 30 years. “As much as we loved our old logo, we felt it was time to change to a more modern look,” president Dave Zimmermann said. 

Pivot Point traces its history back to 1929 when Rein Leitzke founded Leitzke Specialties to manufacture fasteners. The name was changed to Rein Leitzke Incorporated.

In 1982 grandson Rue Leitzke brought back the company as Pivot Point Incorporated. The current product line includes many of the traditional agricultural fasteners plus numerous industrial fasteners. Pivot Point is located at 761 Industrial Lane (P.O. Box 488), Hustisford, WI 53034-0488. Tel: 920 349-3251  Email: davez@pivotpins.com Web: pivotpins.com 

Simpson Strong-Tie was recognized by the inaugural Watermark Index for gender diversity.  It is one of 11 companies in the San Francisco Bay Area where women hold 30% or more of the top-five compensated executive positions and board seats. 

Watermark, a Bay Area executive women’s organization, collaborated with UC Davis to launch the Watermark Index. The study analyzed the 223 largest public companies headquartered in the Bay Area.  Web: wearewatermark.org

“Women in senior roles at Simpson Strong-Tie is a natural extension of our company culture. It’s the right thing to do, it has the support of the entire management team, and it’s the way we do business,” said CEO Karen Colonias. 

Simpson Strong-Tie manufactures structural products for buildings to resist high winds, hurricanes and seismic forces. Products include structural connectors, fasteners, fastening systems, lateral-force resisting systems and anchors. Simpson Strong-Tie is headquartered at 5956 W. Las Posits Blvd, Pleasanton, CA 94588. Tel: 925 560-9000 or 800 999-5099  Web: strongtie.com

Chuck Laverdure is the new sales manager at Southwest Fastener, Ken Lubbering announced. Lavender will manage outside sales force for Southwest’s Southwest’s Phoenix, Tucson and Albuquerque locations.

Laverdure has 28 years of sales and training experience from direct sales to MRO.  His fastener career started with Snap-on Tools in Washington. He also has been regional sales manager for Kimball Midwest and district sales manager for Matco Tools.  Previously he was a high school football field coach. Email: claverdure@swfastener.com

Southwest Fasteners distributes fasteners, hardware and tools for the industrial, construction, solar and waterworks industries and is headquartered at 242 E. University Dr., Phoenix, AZ 85004. Tel: 602 272-2658 or 800 350-8265. Web: swfastener.com

Würth Adams Nut & Bolt Co. has moved its corporate headquarters in Minnesota eight miles from Maple Grove to Brooklyn Park.

The new address is 9485 Winnetka Ave. North, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445.  Tel: 763 424-3374. Web: WürthAdams.com

The move increases office and warehouse space.

Worth Adams distributes fasteners and other c-parts. Worth Adams lists 14 locations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Texas, Nebraska and Mexico.  Web: WürthAdams.com

Würth Adams is one of eight North American Würth companies: Würth Revcar, Roanoke, VA; Würth Service Supply, Indianapolis; Würth Snider, Louisville, KY; Würth Timberline, Commerce City, CO; Marine Fastener, Sanford, FL;  Des Moines Bolt, Des Moines, IA; and Northern Safety & Industrial, Frankfort, NY.

Founded by Win Adams in 1979, Adams Nut & Bolt was acquired by the Würth Group in 1997.

Globally Würth had 2014 sales of EUR 10.12 billion (US$11.5b). Würth has 400 companies in 80 countries, 66,000 employees – including 30,000 in sales. 

Würth’s core business includes 100,000 products from screws, screw accessories, anchors, chemical products and personal protective equipment. Web: Wurthindustry.com