Phil King Named Vice President/Manufacturing


Elgin Fastener Group is pleased to announce the promotion of Phil King to the position of Vice President/Manufacturing. Phil has most recently served as Plant Manager at Ohio Rod Products, a position he has held since January 2004. Phil was originally hired as a Sales Correspondent at Ohio Rod, a division of EFG, in April 1986 and was promoted to Stocking Supervisor in January 1994; in 2001 he transferred to the production side of Ohio Rod and began training as the eventual replacement to Kent Carter as Plant Manager.

Phil has been a vital contributor to the implementation of the Lean Program at Ohio Rod and will work in tandem with the team members at Chandler Products and Leland Powell Fasteners to incorporate Lean principles into these EFG companies.

Elgin Fastener Group combines four domestic industrial fastener manufacturers, Ohio Rod Products, Leland Powell Fasteners, Chandler Products, Precision Screw & Bolt; an engineering and international procurement division, Elgin Fasteners International; and a metal finishing company, Best Metal Finishing, to provide quality solutions for various applications. EFG offers ISO quality systems.

For more information,
contact Elgin Fastener Group.
P.O. Box 785,
1415 Benham Road,
Versailles, IN 47042.
Telephone 812-689-8917,
Fax 812-689-1825.
Website: www.elginfasteners.com,
E-mail: info@elginfasteners.com.

Elgin Fastener Group
Tim Busching
VP/Marketing
812-689-6565

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