SUMMER 2023
Distributor's Link Magazine Summer 2023 / Vol 46 No 3
Distributor's Link Magazine Summer 2023 / Vol 46 No 3
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THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK<br />
OBITUARY<br />
Marc Somers<br />
The NEFCO Corporation, a leading specialty<br />
supply partner to the professional construction<br />
trades, has completed the acquisition of Southwest<br />
Fastener, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. This<br />
is NEFCO’s eighth acquisition since 2017. The<br />
addition of Southwest Fastener expands NEFCO’s<br />
geographic presence into the Southwest with three<br />
new locations in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.<br />
“Southwest Fastener represents a highly<br />
strategic fit for NEFCO, and we could not be more<br />
excited to partner with Ken, Mike, Terry and the<br />
rest of the great people at Southwest,” said NEFCO<br />
President & CEO, Matthew Gelles. “Southwest<br />
Fastener meets two of our most important strategic<br />
priorities. First, Southwest Fastener is a focused<br />
SHARP® supplier with a very similar product,<br />
customer, and end market mix as NEFCO. Second,<br />
Southwest Fastener will enable us to expand into<br />
new geographies.<br />
For more information, contact NEFCO by Tel:<br />
1-800-969-0285, Email: Inquiries@nefcocorp.com<br />
or visit them online at www.gonefco.com.<br />
Mid-States Bolt and Screw Company shared<br />
the sad news of the passing of Marc Somers:<br />
“Our company has suffered a monumental<br />
loss, a devastating blow to the very heart of our<br />
Mid-States family and to the fastener community.<br />
On Tuesday 5/23/23, Marc Somers passed<br />
from this life to the next after a long, arduous<br />
and valiant fight.<br />
Marc was an amazing, wonderful man. He<br />
was funny, kind, clever, bright and thoughtful.<br />
He had an adventurous spirit, was active and<br />
involved, he also had a mischievous sense of<br />
humor and a generous heart. He was truly one<br />
of a kind. Marc loved to help those around him<br />
when they needed an encouraging word and<br />
he had a way of making you feel important as<br />
well as an integral part of the Mid-States Bolt<br />
& Screw Company. Words cannot express how<br />
much he is already missed- Marc will forever<br />
have an irreplaceable place in our hearts.<br />
We honor Marc’s dedication and steadfast<br />
commitment to this company and our Mid-<br />
States family. We honor Marc’s life. We are all<br />
better to have known him.<br />
Please keep the Somers family in your<br />
thoughts and prayers as they navigate this<br />
personal and heartbreaking journey.”
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