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62 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK 1Shot Steel Stud Anchors are excited to announce to the Fastener Industry that they have recently partnered with Lee James and the Pyramid Technical Group based in Jackson, TN. The World’s first Steel Stud Anchor to the U.S. market was introduced in January, with large inventories in Jacksonville, FL and Chino, CA, as well as our now five Representative Partners (we will be adding additional Representatives over the coming months). 1Shot markets and sells their 1Shot Steel Stud Anchors through and to the Fastener Industry Distributors only, and do not sell direct to contractors or installers Lee James, President of Pyramid Technical Group can be reached at 630-392-4015 or pyramidtechnicalsales@gmail.com. Their products are also listed at www.usfastenersources.com. For more information, contact 1Shot Steel Stud Anchors by Tel: 519-902-7961, email: sales@1shot. ca or visit them online at www.1shot.ca. Sherex Fastening Solutions, global leader in engineered fasteners, tooling, and automation is excited to announce the opening of its UK office, Sherex’s first office in Europe. The office, located in Burnley, England, responds to the demands of current customers and will help further expand Sherex’s world-class fastening solutions into the European and Middle Eastern markets. “The UK facility will provide design and technical support and be our sales and distribution center for the UK and Europe, where we will continue to work even more closely with our long-term partner Dejond in Belgium,” said Michael Carbine, Managing Director, Sherex. “We are thrilled to further expand our global footprint.” In addition to its new UK office, Sherex has four established facilities in North America and Taiwan, including manufacturing capabilities in the United States and Taiwan. In 2004, the company had only one office located in Western New York. “We’re proud of our growth,” said Adam Pratt, President, Sherex. “By having offices in the UK, United States, and Mexico, and manufacturing in Taiwan and Akron, Ohio, we’re globally positioned to quickly react to our customer requirements for global support.” Sherex Fastening Solutions is a leading manufacturer of fasteners for thin sheet material applications in steel, aluminum, and composite materials. Sherex manufactures rivet nuts, clinch nuts, inserts for composite, stud and nut plates, and through the acquisition of Disc-Lock®, wedgelocking washers and nuts. Sherex has two strategic production facilities: Sherex Taiwan, located in Chungli, Taiwan, is certified to IATF 16949:2016, ISO 14001 and has an ISO 17025 accredited lab, and Sherex Akron, located in Akron, Ohio, is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and AS 9100. Sherex has grown to 200 employees and services a wide-range of industries, including automotive, general manufacturing, energy, agricultural, and aerospace. For additional information on any of the Sherex brand fasteners, tools, and automation please contact Sherex at 1-866-474-3739 or visit our website at www.sherex.com.

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