Jan 09, 2014
The Bryce Fastener quest to be the best…. Concrete screws, the kind that tap into brick, block, and concrete, are hard to make. The American manufacturer who first created this product (brand name Tapcon®), did so using their own trade secrets. We were uncertain when asked to make a concrete screw using our proprietary Key-Rex drive. I’m happy to report, we did it (learning a few secrets of our… Read more »
Dec 17, 2013
Recently, I drove to Canda with my family for a ski trip. On the way there, I found our fasteners inside this inauspicious looking rest stop. They serve as the protection for a product made by Toto Industries. Toto is an Asian-Pacific company who manufactures overseas, but buys screws made here in the states (yea!). Toto had approached us five years ago before their product launched. The particular… Read more »
Dec 10, 2013
I was watching a football game and the camera viewed the benched defense after an easy score by the other team. The coach was angry with blame, and the players despondent. Was he pointing the finger in the right direction? A Boeing manager with expertise in process improvement, once told me, “Lack of performance usually lies 5 layers down. It is rarely the employee." I have taken this to heart… Read more »
Dec 03, 2013
Most “Mission statements” are more “BS” than reality. For example, our health insurance company states their mission is low cost insurance. Based on their ever rising rates, that is “BS”. We wanted something better for our company. We know the “charge” you (our customer) have given us: to deliver you from being robbed (or robbed again). We took that as our focal point, and tried to… Read more »
Nov 22, 2013
Shrink costs retailers about 112 billion dollars per year, but according to a recent study, those who’ve proactively invested in loss prevention methods are reducing their total shrink! Our Zero Theft Fasteners proudly serve as a loss prevention method in the electronic sector of retail. They secure high value electronics, satellite navigation/GPS and mobile device accessories, which are among the… Read more »
Aug 27, 2013
Glad you asked. Police in Ripon, WI recently arrested two suspects accused of stealing $11K in truck parts including ECMs from a local Ripon truck & trailer dealer (see the news story). ECM thefts often take place on parked big rigs. The truck owner suffers the costly loss of the ECM, but also has no core to exchange. Additional repair costs associated with an ECM theft include multiple wiring harnesses,… Read more »
Aug 13, 2013
Recently Arizona Motor Vehicle Division workers arrived at work to find they had no power to their computer systems and air conditioning. Seems earlier that morning, copper thieves had broken into outdoor power and control panels and cut electrical piping.The crooks removed thousands of dollars worth of copper wiring shutting down the MVD for the whole day. Bryce Fastener has the means to stop copper… Read more »
Jul 22, 2013
Bryce Fastener recently attended the Intersolar Expo in San Francisco, California. We spent 3 days demonstrating our "Zero Theft" security fasteners to a multitude of Solar companies. Solar panel theft is a very large problem in the United States and even overseas. Bryce Fastener stops thieves in their tracks. Why? Because we assign a unique custom key code to each individual customer. Start today… Read more »
Jun 24, 2013
From issuing warning signs, painting utility wires, collaborating with salvage yards, to instigating legislative changes, companies are taking a multi-faceted approach in reducing copper and metal theft. Despite the increase in awareness, U.S. businesses lose an insurmountable one billion dollars per year. Our fasteners prevent copper theft. For the past six years, our customers reduced theft to ZERO… Read more »
May 02, 2013
Anyone in the manufacturing business knows it takes time to build product credibility in a competitive marketplace. Sometimes all a product needs is an extra feature to stay ahead of the competition. For many of our customers, our high-security fasteners are the key. One of our customers has done an excellent job of keeping themselves at the top by focusing on quality and customer satisfaction. This… Read more »
