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Advance Components, Inc.

The distributor's choice for speciality fasteners
Address: 3310 Wiley Post Rd., Carrollton, TX 75006, USA
Website: www.advancecomponents.com - Email: info@advancecomponents.com
Tel: (800) 275-7772, or (972) 661-2410 - © Advance Components

News & Events

Nov. 2-4, 2008

NIF Show/West

Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV
Come by and see the Advance team at Booth #945!

Summer 2008

Andrew Benitoa is Advance's new National Sales Manager West

Benitoa will develop new business and provide engineering support for the western part of the country and Mexico. Benitoa, who comes from the Advance inside sales team, will use his engineering skills to support customers and reps in the field.

Spring 2008

Ohio Sales & Application Development Office

Advance Components is pleased to announce the opening of their Ohio Sales & Application Development Office in Cleveland, Ohio. With over 40 years of product application experience, Advance's Business Development staff in Ohio supports its distributor customers' needs for; application solutions, product training and joint account development. Contact Dave Audia at (330) 357-1885.

Winter 2008

New Warehouse/Office Space

After 35 years at its original location, Advance Components has relocated to its new, state-of-the-art office and warehouse. The 65,000-square foot facility includes 13 loading docks, climate-controlled areas for shipping, receiving, and storage. This extra space adds up to big bonuses for Advance customers: more inventory, top efficiency and expedited orders. The new location is closer to DFW Airport and zoned as an International Freeport, which allows Advance to import fasteners duty-free.

Fastenal names Advance Components 2007 Supplier of the Year

At the annual Industrial and Construction Expo in Orlando, Florida, December 2007, Fastenal awarded Advance Components the 2007 Supplier of Year Award, Supplier Scorecard Class 7. This honor was awarded to the top performer in each of the 10 supplier scorecard categories. The Fastenal supplier scorecard averages various functions each supplier performs, including daily sales growth, inventory turns, program involvement, product development and sales events. Fastenal stores vote for the best supplier in each class.

Promotion of Michael Baughman to Vice President

Advance announces the promotion of Michael Baughman to Vice President Procurement and Logistics. In addition to managing the procurement of all stock, Michael will also oversee material management, including warehousing and distribution.

It's really in the bag

Advance has expanded its bagging operation to include two complete counting/weighing bagging systems, allowing us to conduct all of our bagging in-house while offering a wider range of bag-size options. The systems offer the very best in quality control, accountability, quantity consistency and provide superior labeling and printing directly on the bag.

October 2007

Advance welcomes Minerva Trevino to the inside sales team

Minerva, who hails from Brownsville, Texas, brings  years of fastener experience to the team, and will handle sales in South and West Texas and Mexico. You can reach her at minervat@advancecomponents.com

Major Stocking Order: Johnson & Hoffman

Advance will be stocking a minimum of 50,000 pieces of 24 different hole plugs. Advance will be one of the largest stocking distributors of Johnson & Hoffman, offering a range of sizes from 3/16” to 1 ¾”. For more information contact the inside sales team at sales@advancecomponents.com

September 2007

National sales

Advance has named Chris Keffer as National Sales Manager. Keffer has been with Advance for three years handling sales in South Texas and Mexico. He will manage the outside sales team and continue to develop business throughout the U.S. and Mexico.

New Outside Reps

Advance has  the following additions to our outside sales representation. Mark Wilson of Clevenger & Associates, will cover North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia; John T. Fisher of Siena Fastener Inc., will cover Minnesota, West Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri; and Jesus Rocher, who will handle sales in Monterrey, Mexico, for Advance.

Summer 2007

Cover story in Link magazine

Read all about Advance in the Summer 2007 cover story of Link, the National Magazine for Fastener Distributors. All your questions will be answered with this in-depth interview and feature. View magazine online…

June 2007

Advance adds new lines

Armstrong Precision Components
Specialists in the manufacturing and supply of standard and custom made inserts and application tooling. ArmaCoil™ wire thread inserts and ArmaSert™ inserts for plastic moldings.

Sherex Fastening Solutions
Manufacturer Specialized in sealing solutions using Koenig expansion plugs, sealing plugs, expander plugs, ball style plugs, and rivet style plugs. Sherex has a complete propriety line of blind rivet nuts, rivet nuts, threaded inserts, threaded inserts for plastics, captivators, tubtara, Dejond fasteners and brass inserts.

June 2007

Advance in the News

Advance graces the summer cover of The Distributor’s LINK, The National Magazine for Fastener Distributors. The story will offer a behind the scenes look at what makes Advance the industry’s “Best Kept Secret” and how the word is getting out.

June 2007

New Faces and Changes in the Office

Advance welcomes 2 new members to the sales team. Brian Gilstrap joins the outside sales force. Gilstrap, based in Tyler, will cover East Texas and Louisiana. Eric Zelezny, who has been with Advance for four years, joins the inside sales team and will cover Maine, Louisiana, North Dakota and Canada.

Terri House takes on the title of Vice President Sales and Business Development. Terri will continue to manage the inside sales team and develop new business. Executive Vice President Gary Cravens is now Advance’s General Manager. He will oversee the outside sales team. Advance’s Purchasing Manager Michael Baughman becomes the Director Purchasing, Inventory Control & Distribution. Andrew Benitoa has been named Advance’s Fastenal account representative. Any questions about Fastenal? Just Ask Andrew.

Career Opportunities with Advance

Sorry, no positions are currently available