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The Viper, Roush Racing, And Hendrick Motor Sports All Have One Thing In Common: Our Fasteners. Their Application Is Not Where You Would Think.

Nov 14, 2012

My dad was a fan of the late Paul Harvey’s, “The Rest of The Story” which aired daily on the radio for about 33 years. As a kid, whenever I was in the car with him and it was on, he’d turn it up loud and make me listen to it despite my objection to switch to the music station. Eventually, I grew to enjoy the story where the conclusion always brought a smile and an enlightened perspective. That… Read more »

Latest Finding: Design Engineers Buy Most Bryce Security Screws

Oct 08, 2012

Last month, we analyzed and categorized the different types of industries our customers represent and surprisingly we found nearly 40% of them are design engineers. The industries within the category of Design Engineering varied from aerospace, medical device, original equipment manufacturers to electronic monitoring devices. As we dug deeper into analyzing why the bulk of our business comes from design… Read more »

A Case Study: Bryce & Tornitodo Fight Venezuelan Crime

Sep 04, 2012

A little over 10 years ago Bryce gained a loyal customer who is as unique as our fasteners. Tornitodo is owned and operated by Alberto Salazar in one of the most of dangerous cities in the world: Caracas, Venezuela. Alberto’s company Tornitodo supplies Bryce Fastener security screws to all the major cable companies in Venezuela. There are currently over 3 million Bryce fasteners installed there.… Read more »

City Of Seattle Loses 70,000 Pounds Of Copper

Aug 06, 2012

This past May, Seattle’s Sound Transit LINK light rail system had 70,000 pounds of copper stolen from under their noses. That’s 4.2 miles of copper valued at about $200,000 that simply disappeared. How does this happen? The thieves had to know exactly how to gain access inside the elevated track way and go unnoticed during their heist. As experts in security applications, Bryce Fastener maintains… Read more »

Bryce Donates Highest Security Screws To Haiti Solar Project

Jul 03, 2012

We are proud to have played a role in Advanced Solar Industries solar project in Haiti. ASI came to us with a need to secure their solar panels to the roof of a clinic in the poverty stricken area outside of Port au Prince. In this case, we were able to donate the needed security fasteners. Of course donating our fasteners might not always be possible, they are ALWAYS available at a highly discounted… Read more »

Reducing Retail Shrink Without Risk

Jun 04, 2012

Why Loss Prevention is Shifting Their Focus 76% of Loss is Controllable The need for change in Loss Prevention programs is a hot topic in today’s retail industry. It’s amazing how much money is spent and the dangers involved in apprehending and prosecuting shoplifters. Recent research by Merchant Analytics indicates apprehension-focused Loss Prevention programs actually cost more than they recover.… Read more »

Solar Panel Protection

Apr 13, 2012

Here is part of our article published in the May/June 2012 Edition of N.A Clean Energy Magazine Tying down PVs .... if incentives stop, and the dramatic growth in solar installations level out, existing equipment must be protected. Considering theft was virtually unforeseen when some of the initial solar power project purchases took place, today's anti-theft measure will continue to add a hefty price… Read more »

Headmarking With Meaning

Apr 10, 2012

Bryce Fastener Inc., a custom manufacturer and distributer of anti-theft fasteners now offers a new manufacturing service. The Product Development team has found a way to provide small head markings on their custom line of fasteners. Head markings are important for owner traceability in the future and it allows customers who have purchased multiple key codes the ability to distinguish between them.… Read more »

A New Anti-Theft Device For Solar Panels Will Be Showcased At The 2012 PV America West Solar Show

Feb 29, 2012

Theft of solar panels is just one of the many challenges the solar industry continues to face. Relatively easy to steal, panels are sitting on roofs or at ground level, and are often not secured by any anti-theft solution. A new anti-theft product is available and made to meet the challenges of securing solar panels effectively without adding high extra costs to an already expensive venture. Patent… Read more »

Copper Theft Protection - It's Easier Than You Think!

Feb 21, 2012

City and state governments across the country are suffering huge losses to copper wire thieves. Copper prices are reaching all time highs and, with the suffering economy, copper theft is exploding. Most of the losses occur at the in-ground junction pull boxes and the light poles that they feed. Unfortunately, new laws to clamp down on recyclers have had very little effect on the overall problem. There… Read more »