Mar 13, 2013
Recently Bryce Fastener was contacted by yet another southern power company who was experiencing copper thefts from their substation transformers. Thieves were cutting ground straps and removing the exposed copper wiring. Due to OSHA regulations, the transformers would need to be shut down prior to replacing the ground straps. The power company instead came up with a special grounding bracket, allowing… Read more »
Feb 26, 2013
I Knew Nothing About Security Screws Eight years ago I knew nothing about tamperproof security screws, nuts or bolts. Then I started work in the shipping and receiving department at Bryce Fastener. From time to time when we were really busy, I also had the opportunity to answer a few sales calls. This is where I learned the most about how truly tamperproof our security screws and fasteners are when… Read more »
Jan 17, 2013
Over the last five years Minneapolis has made itself one of the top 5 spots for the “Friendliest Bike City’s” in the U.S. It’s no surprise that bike enthusiasts are setting up bike shops around a city who has invested in more than 120 miles of on and off street facilities and goes to great lengths to educate and encourage people to get on their bikes. One of our customers happens to be one… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »