World’s Largest Nut? Guinness May Add Category
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MEDIA SPOTLIGHT – Packer Fastener & Supply Inc. commissioned a 3.5-ton, 10-foot tall hex nut for outside of its new Wisconsin headquarters, and the nut may be the world’s largest.
Distributor Terry Albrecht said the Guinness Book of World Records currently does not have a category for the world’s largest nut. “But they’re willing to open one up for us. It is indeed the world’s largest, but we don’t have the official Guinness stamp yet.”
The nut, fabricated by Robinson Metals Inc., will be mounted at South Ashland Avenue and Lombardi Avenue in Green Bay.
Albrecht founded Packer Fasteners in 1998 and the distributorship has grown from 10 employees to 40 plus has locations in Green Bay, Appleton, Milwaukee and Wausau.
Albrecht told Press-Gazette Media reporter Jeff Bollier the that the gigantic replica of the Lombardi Trophy that Robinson Metal produced gave him an idea.
“For many years, our slogan was ‘We’ve got the biggest nuts in town,'” Albrecht told the Press-Gazette Media. “When we moved into this location, we thought it would be good to put our money where our mouths are. I approached one of the partners at Robinson with the idea and they found a way.”
Robinson operations manager Neil VanLanen told the newspaper that he has done business with Packer Fastener for years, so Albrecht’s idea didn’t really surprise them.
“It came together really well,” VanLanen said. “It’s really what we do. And Terry, he’s an outgoing, charismatic guy who has been great to work with as both a customer and vendor throughout this process.”
VanLanen told the Press-Gazette Media that it took Robinson employees about five weeks to fabricate the 10-plus-foot, threaded hex nut from 3.5 tons of steel.
“It’s hollow and mounted on a standard steel platform. That, in turn, will be mounted on a concrete pad in such a way that one can see Lambeau Field when standing in the center of it.”
“Our hope is to make it our own little landmark in the city,” Albrecht said. “We think it’ll be a good photo opportunity.” Email: sales@PackerFastener.com Web: PackerFastener.com
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