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THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK
BIG RED FASTENERS INC.
608 North Walnut Ave., Broken Arrow, OK 74012
TEL 1-866-621-6565 FAX 918-251-7311 EMAIL sales@bigredfasteners.com WEB www.bigredfasteners.com
BIG RED FASTENERS: FROM HUMBLE
BEGINNINGS TO PREMIER SUPPLIER
We have come a long way from our humble
beginnings. 2021 represents our 20th year in business.
Our journey began in 2001 as a mom and pop industrial
fastener distributor located in a small rented building in
Tulsa, Oklahoma. Over the course of 20 years, we have
navigated our way through the trials and tribulations of
growing a successful business. Today BRF is centrally
located in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, with operations
expanding over 3 buildings, 45,000 square feet, a
manufacturing facility for stud bolts, $2,000,000 in local
inventory and 28 employees.
Getting to where we are today has been the result of
many variables including leadership, vision, commitment
to excellence, dedication and hard work. From time to
time we have come to the proverbial fork in the road
when critical decisions were made to move the company
forward in an ever changing industry. It is this willingness
to take risks, for the benefit of our customers. that has
been instrumental in our success.
In 2008, BRF, along with our customers, noticed a
trend in our industry where more projects were requiring
domestic products and material. Though we sourced
this material, the decision was made to incorporate
100% domestic products and material into our inventory
portfolio. This resulted in numerous benefits for BRF,
and our customers, including less dependency upon 3rd
parties and sourcing, more competitive pricing, quicker
deliveries and the ability to offer any and all country of
origin requirements from our warehouse. It also provided
us a product that we could proudly stand behind.
In 2014, we saw a movement in the oil/gas industry,
as well as other energy related entities, where stud
bolt and 2H nut coating specifications were changing
from zinc plating to PTFE coatings, specifically blue
xylan. At that time stock availability was limited to a
few large manufacturers with long lead times, especially
if customers were requesting domestic material. This
provided an opportunity to better meet the demands of
our customers and our industry. The decision was made
to stock domestic blue xylan B7 stud bolts and domestic
blue xylan over tapped 2H nuts.
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