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Name:
Bayou City Bolt
Address:
6331 Cullen
City: Houston
State/Zip:
Texas 77233
Phone
Number:
713-747-9944
General
Manager:
Carl Kovich
Products:
Fasteners Employees:
30
Year
Founded:
1962
While
Archimedes, in the 3rd century BC, is typically credited with
inventing the simple mechanical device known as the screw, his
cylindrical device was not the precursor to today’s fastener.
Rather a Pythagorean philosopher Archytas of Tarentum in the 5th
century BC invented the wooden screw fastener. It was not until
the 15th century that metal screws and nuts appear on the
construction scene.
Has
the standard fastener changed much since its invention over 1,600
years ago? If you consider that a screw is a simple lever, or more
accurately, an inclined plane wrapped around the circumference of
a cylinder, then not much has changed. The basic physics are
pretty much the same. The biggest changes are the application of
the screws, the materials and coating used for the screw and the
drive systems required to install them.
Certainly,
wooden screws are no longer used as a modern-day fastener for the
obvious reasons that the metal and metal alloy fasteners will last
longer, can be treated to prevent corrosion or failure and can
resist stripping when a strong torque is applied. However, when
metal fasteners are specified for a product, a number of choices
remain before the exact fastener is determined. Over 700
categories and sub-categories exist for the material composition,
thread and point and head style of the fastener: low carbon and
alloy steel varieties along with coated, brass, stainless steel,
aluminum and exotic metals like titanium, Inconel and hastalloy.
“It
is not just the fastener’s metallic composition that our
customer’s require,” says Carl Kovich, general manager, Bayou
City Bolt,
Houston
,
Texas
, “we have to stock the sizes,
head styles and threadings required by the industries of the 21st
century.” Opened in 1962 by Louis Palombi, and still privately
owned, Bayou City Bolt is one of the oldest fastener supply
companies on the
Gulf
Coast
of the
United States
.
“Over
these past 40 years, in our nine warehouses, we have stocked
extremely small screws used in eyeglasses to huge eyebolts used to
anchor ships,” adds Kovich. “While it is an inventory
headache, we still have some fasteners that are over 25 years old.
But, when a customer calls looking for a screw or bolt to repair a
very old, no-longer manufactured machine, we realize how important
it was to inventory those parts for all of these years.”
A
look at Bayou City Bolts extensive fastener inventory includes:
all standard fasteners such as hex head bolts, square head machine
bolts, carriage bolts, machine & sheet metal screws, socket
cap screws (Allen head), studs, all-thread rods, washers and nuts
plus turnbuckles, pins (cotter, dowel and hitch), concrete and
wall anchors, wire rope fittings, U-bolts and eye bolts. Most
stocked in both
US
standard and metric sizes from
#0-80tpi x 1/4" socket cap screws to 8" dia. hex nuts.
Centrally
located in
Houston
,
Texas
, Bayou City Bolt provides
fasteners for a diverse clientele. From computer and electronics
to construction and heavy machinery manufacturing industry, to
oil, gas and maritime industries, Bayou City Bolt stocks fasteners
for immediate delivery.
Mission
statement
Bayou
City Bolt & Supply Company, Inc. is in the business of
providing industrial type fasteners to the various industries,
businesses, and consumers in and around
Houston
. Its products are essential to
these diverse organizations and must meet high standards to ensure
their continued success. Its mission is to continually improve
products and services to meet customers’ needs, and to grow and
prosper as a business.
Values
The
basic values critical to sustaining its mission are as follows:
•People
- From its people comes the strength, determination, and vitality
that has assured its reputation for performance. Their involvement
in its team concept is at the core of its future success.
•Products
- As its customer perceives its products, so is it perceived.
Providing a quality product is the end result of its efforts.
•Precision
- Ultimately, how efficiently it provides customers the products
they need is key to repeat business. Precision and consistency are
required to prosper and grow.
To
spec – on time – in budget
Bayou
City
Bolt keeps more types, sizes, and
styles in stock than any other distributor in its area. It also
buys direct from the manufacturer or its local representative.
There are no other distributor markups on its products.
Ninety five percent of all
orders are ready for shipment on the day the order is placed.
Most orders are ready within two hours.
No
customer is too large or too small.
Special orders are a daily occurrence for the company,
which prides itself on its ability to fulfill the customers
fastener requirements.
Bin
service
One
of the outstanding services Bayou City Bolt has developed for its
customers is the Bin Service Program.
Bayou
City
Bolt will help resolve your
inventory problems and keep your projects running smoothly.
As a part of this program Bayou City Bolt will:
•Come to your location,
inventory your existing stock and work with you to plan for
current or future needs.
•Set
up the bins, including organizing stocking, and labeling each bin
it services.
•On
a regular schedule, based on your needs, take inventory of the bin
items, review them with you, and reorder the necessary parts.
•Deliver
and restock all replenishment parts.
Industries
served
The
following is a representative list of the industries Bayou City
Bolt serves:
•Oil
& Gas – Production & Exploration
•Energy
Production
•Petro
Chemical – Plant Maintenance & Construction
•Construction
– General & Subcontractors
•Facilities
Maintenance
•Equipment
& Machinery
•Heavy
Machinery
•Manufacturing
•Machine
& Tool Shops
•Food
Service & Equipment
•Computers
& Electronics
•Auto
Repair & Maintenance
•Marine
& Ship Repair
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