Frontenac-backed EFC International announced that it has acquired St. Louis-based Inventory Sales Company (ISC), a distributor of fastener products, components, and struts/accessories to diversified industrial and infrastructure markets. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. EFC, based in St. Louis, MO, operates globally and provides solutions such as engineering support, sales, marketing, distribution,…

Private-equity firm, Frontenac, announced that it has acquired EFC International, a value-added distributor of highly engineered fasteners. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. EFC operates globally and provides solutions such as engineering support, sales and marketing, distribution, and high-touch service to customers in the automotive, industrial, and other technical end markets. The…

Quad-C Management, Inc., a middle market private equity firm, announced that it has completed the sale of its investment in EFC International. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. EFC is a global value-added solutions provider of highly engineered fasteners and specialty components offering engineering support, sales and marketing, distribution and high-touch service to…

  EFC International, a global provider of specialty engineered fastener parts, announced its expanded focus on the worldwide distribution of genuine parts made by Research Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc. (REMINC) Authorized Licensees. EFC’s team of application engineers support customers with advanced engineering assistance, direct factory relationships, rapid prototype solutions, as well as extensive value analysis…

EFC International has announced the launch of a newly designed website aimed at delivering innovative products and solutions for an enhanced customer experience. The new site provides easy access to an extensive online resource for engineered specialty fastening solutions that are used throughout the world. “Serving as a platform for EFC’s mission to ‘Redefining The…

EFC International, a supplier of engineered fasteners, continues to expand. The company is moving their Chicago branch office and warehouse to a new 64,000-square-foot facility in Hanover Park, Illinois. “Our move enables EFC to enhance our service level by providing additional stocking programs with increased inventory space to meet both customer and supplier needs,” shared…

EFC International, a global supplier of specialty engineered fasteners, announced the addition of air-filter clips and specialty air-filter fasteners to their product line. The new components are from Springfield Spring & Stamping, a manufacturer of standard and custom air-filter holding frame clips in the United States. The product line is complementary to EFC’s current HVACR…

EFC International offers safe and high-quality swing couplings for hydraulic, pneumatic, vacuum, gas, chemical fluid, and water applications. The swing couplings are manufactured with the latest technologies to provide production methods that achieve efficiency, increase plant safety, improve productivity, and save costs for industrial connections. Even small leaks can lead to big losses and they…

EFC International’s new BCT rivet nut is a best-practice, light-weighting solution for attaching carbon fiber and composite panels for the automotive industry. The rivet nuts are manufactured by BBA with bulge control technology (BCT). BCT rivet nuts are ultra-high strength and engineered to prevent cracking or delamination of carbon fiber panels. The patented design enables…