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56 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK NORTH COAST FASTENER ASSOCIATION 7737 Ellington Place, Mentor, OH 44060 TEL 440-975-9503 FAX 440-350-1676 EMAIL lgraham@ncfaonline.com WEB www.ncfaonline.com 2024 HAS BEEN GOOD TO NCFA by Mike Robinson - NCFA President 2024 has been an exhilarating year for us at the NCFA, marked by a series of successful and memorable events. We kicked things off with our Spring Dinner, followed by the 15th Annual Distributor Social, which was an absolute hit! Our momentum continued as we hosted the second annual Cork-Screw... Cheers to Fasteners event at a charming, family-owned winery. In a fitting twist, this event coincided with the first official day of summer—the summer solstice. Despite the heat and humidity, our fastener friends kept cool, enjoying a selection of delicious, handcrafted wines and refreshing cold beverages at Sharon James Cellars. But the excitement didn’t stop there! Our Night at the Ball Park event on August 1st at Progressive Field sold out in no time. Over 100 Fastener Friends gathered to cheer on the Cleveland Guardians as they triumphed over the Baltimore Orioles. September brings our annual Screw Open Golf outing held on Thursday, September 5th, at Valliere Golf Club in Hinckley, Ohio. With currently 80 participants and a few weeks before the registration deadline at time of this publication, it’s going to be another great outing all in support of the NCFA Scholarship Fund. Speaking of scholarships, we like to give back to our ASSOCIATION ARTICLE members and their families by awarding scholarships to help with college tuition costs. With so many amazing and well deserving candidates, it makes for a difficult selection process every year, but our scholarship committee understood the assignment. Congratulations to the 2024 NCFA Scholarship Award recipients: NORA CHERNOSKY (Fastener Industries/ Buckeye Fasteners), ALEX HENDL (Fastener Tool & Supply), EMERSON HREN (DB Roberts), ALEXIS PHILLIPS (Eurolink FSS), LINDSEY WEAVER (Ken Forging, Inc.). We will end 2024 with our annual Holiday Bash on Thursday December 5th at Whirlyball. What is whirlyball you might be asking?!?! Show up and find out what all the buzz is about!! Think bumper cars for adults mixed with basketball and a little bit of scoop ball. Yeah, we thought it sounded like a party, too!! We will have an open bar, corn hole, pinball, and much more. Don’t miss out and keep an eye out for registration on our website www.ncfaonline.com. Each of these events is thoughtfully curated with our core philosophy in mind: “Consistently grow as an organization and be of assistance to our members by helping them stay abreast of what is taking place in the fastener industry, creating a friendly environment where networking and discussions are encouraged.” NORTH COAST FASTENER ASSOCIATION

THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK 57 All America Threaded Products, one of the USA’s leading manufacturers and Distributors of Threaded Rods, Studs, Anchor Bolts and U-Bolts, launched a new range of High Strength, High Tensile Threaded Rods In July called GR8HTROD (…great rod). Made in the USA Made exclusively here in the USA by AATP, we are proud to be one of the only manufacturers that supplies a range of domestic highstrength threaded rods. GR8HT ROD offers a viable High Tensile alternative to Grade 8, (SAE J429) and is fully Certified to ASTM A354 Grade BD. Available from Stock The GR8HT ROD range Is now available from stock in diameters up to 1 Inch and lengths up to 12ft. For further information, please contact our Sales team. High Strength GR8HTROD is ideal for applications requiring a High Strength Rod. GR8HTROD is a result of a two-year project developed specifically in response to customer demand. As one of the USA’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of Industrial Threaded Rods and Studs, Anchor Bolts, and U-Bolts, All America Threaded Products and the AATP Sales Team pride ourselves on ensuring our customers receive a level of service that we believe is second to none. Why All America Threaded Products? With over a quarter million square feet of manufacturing space spread across two facilities, one in Lancaster, PA, and the other in Denver, CO, we are ideally placed to satisfy our customers’ needs. We have embraced Lean principles across our operations and have an experienced Sales team dedicated to getting our customers the parts they need on time, every time. All America Threaded Products (AATP) stocks a wide range of materials and can produce both standard Rods and Specials to Customer drawings/ Specifications. The vast majority of our products are made in the U.S.A., and our continued growth is based upon satisfied customers who support high-quality domestic threaded products and appreciate the values we bring to the marketplace. For more information contact All America Threaded Products at 731 Martha Ave, Lancaster, PA 17601. Tel: 1-800-354-3330, email them at: sales@aatprod. com or visit them online at www.aatprod.com.