Holo-Krome Looks to Expand into Specials for Critical Applications
In an Era of U.S. Manufacturing Decline, 80-Year-Old West Hartford Company Poised for Growth
West Hartford, CT - April 20th, 2010 - Holo-Krome Fasteners, a leading domestic manufacturer of socket head fasteners for more than 80 years, has announced plans to expand its manufacturing scope to include cold headed specials for industries requiring Made in the USA products in critical applications.
"With new ownership backing us, we now have more resources available to aggressively pursue growth opportunities," said Holo-Krome Director of Operations Tim Thompson. "This will allow us to fill gaps in our current offering with new product categories and potentially new materials - and continue to do it all right here in the U.S."
According to Thompson, Holo-Krome's vision is to be not only the dominant supplier of domestic socket fasteners for industrial distributors but also the dominant supplier of special fasteners and a key supplier of military grade fasteners. All Holo-Krome fasteners are DFARS certified, and in October Holo-Krome qualified as a QSLM Class 2 provider of fasteners to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).
"With our current excess capacity, a world-class workforce, and our newly expanded financial support, we're excited about the possibilities," added Charles LaBove, Holo-Krome's National Sales Manager. "While other U.S. manufacturers are shutting down or moving operations offshore, we're looking forward to growing the Holo-Krome brand with all of our distribution partners and taking our heritage of Made in the USA quality to a new level."
For additional information about Holo-Krome's direction, or to arrange an interview with Holo-Krome leadership, contact:
Charles LaBove,
National Sales Manager,
Holo-Krome Fasteners
860.523.3416
clabove@holo-krome.com
About Holo-Krome
Since its formation in 1929, Holo-Krome has been at the forefront of fastener development and innovation. The company was organized around what was a revolutionary idea at the time - the manufacture of socket screws by metal forming, or heading, rather than machining. Extending its heritage of innovation, the company later invented the Thermo-Forged® process in which the metal is pre-warmed to improve its plasticity for forming. Holo-Krome's Thermo-Forging techniques result in socket screws which are more precise, offer greater strength and afford higher fatigue resistance. The result: Holo-Krome products are recognized for their uniformity and for being virtually free of the bursts, minute cracks, tears and fractures sometimes found in other, inferior products.
