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SUMMER 2015

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Distributor's Link Magazine Summer Issue 2015 / Vol 38 No3

76 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S

76 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK HUDSON FASTENERS 241 West Federal Street, Youngstown, OH 44503 TEL 330-270-9500 FAX 877-427-2739 EMAIL info@hudsonfasteners.com WEB www.hudsonfasteners.com HUDSON RELEASES B2B ECOMMERCE TECHNOLOGY AND LAUNCHES 1INDUSTRIALWAY.COM TM Hudson Fasteners, Inc. launches 13 Forces Product Genius- B2B ecommerce technology that will revolutionize the way fasteners and industrial products are purchased online. The new Ecommerce Technology puts the “Fast in Fastener Buying” Hudson Fasteners will utilize their technology in the launch of 1IndustrialWay.com, a complete re-branding of HudsonFasteners.com. The13 Forces Product Genius B2B ecommerce platform and the 1IndustrialWay industrial network streamline, simplify and expedite the ordering of fasteners and industrial supplies. Hudson Fasteners has visualized and developed an innovative business model that is the natural progression of the BIG industrial supply catalogs. Customers now have the ability to navigate and purchase 100,000’s of SKU numbers in an organized and understandable method. Hudson Fasteners is a portfolio company at the Youngstown Business Incubator, the #1 University Affiliated Business Incubator in the World. Gene Groys, Entrepreneur in Residence at the Youngstown Business Incubator and mentor, has seen the progress of the site over the past year. In his words, "These women exemplify the true meaning of entrepreneurship. They've brought a truly differentiated product to market that solves a huge problem in the industry, and they command an enormous social media presence to garner fast adoption…Hudson Fasteners is ripe for investment." The executives at Hudson Fasteners were early adopters of social media, the new medium for sharing news and social marketing, for company brands and products. Hudson Fasteners is the creator and curator of Fastener News Desk, an online authority for industry news, providing resources for the fastener industry that includes a blog FastenerNewsDesk.com, Fastener News group for industry professionals on LinkedIn, and a weekly online newspaper TheFastenerNews.com. Follow on Twitter @FastenerNews With the launch of 1 Industrial Way this company that spans three generations and almost 80 years of family legacy will lead the industry with their visionary 13 Forces Product Genius technology and industrial network. Hudson Fasteners recognizes the importance of e-commerce and social media in today’s growing technology-focused world. Hudson Fasteners simplifies online fastener buying in a way that’s never been done before. Hudson Fasteners has been family owned and operated since 1946. Founder Emmanuel Kleinhandler was introduced to the fastener distribution business, by Louis Vogel (brother-in-law) who founded Brooklyn Bolt and Nut, in 1936, “Manny Kleinhandler” started Hudson Nut and Bolt Co. in New York City on the Hudson River hence the name. Both Vogel and Kleinhandler were pioneers in the wholesale distribution business in the metropolitan New York area following WWII. Manny’s son Eugene became a second generation owner in 1969. When Eugene retired in 1991, his daughter Lisa decided to learn the “nuts and bolts” of the business she had grown up around. Fast forward, almost 80 years later, third generation owners Lisa J. Kleinhandler and Cris A. Young are very passionate small business owners, they enjoy the opportunity to carry on family tradition. This executive team has taken to heart their family legacy and passion for the industrial supply market. BUSINESS FOCUS ARTICLE HUDSON FASTENERS

Narragansett Screw Co., a domestic producer of cold headed screws, is pleased to announce that they are now stocking domestically manufactured Cut Thread Wood Screws up to 3/8” diameter up to 6” long in silicon bronze. Though not your typical standard fastener, these Wood Screws are commonly used in the boating industry. In addition to Wood Screws, Narragansett Screw is a domestic cold header of screws including Machine Screws, Captive Screws, Shoulder Screws, Square & Rib Neck Carriage Bolts, Weld Screws, Flat & Button Socket Cap Screws, and all your standards from Type “A” and “AB” to “U” Drives and Type “PT”.On these parts, sizes range from #2 thru 3/8” Diameter up to 4” in length. Narragansett specializes in stainless steel but also run parts in steel, brass, bronze, copper, monel and aluminum. They also offer many inhouse Secondary Operations including Drilling, Shank Slotting, and Trimming. There is NO MINIMUM ORDER requirements and Narragansett can manufacture parts from prints or samples. Narragansett Screw is owned and operated by Charlie Rhodes and is located at 119 Rowley Street, Winsted, CT 06098. For more information Phone 1-860-379-4059, Fax: 860-738-9234 or email to: sales@narragansettscrew.com. THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK 77

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