SPRING 2024
Distributor's Link Magazine Spring 2024 / Vol 47 No 2
Distributor's Link Magazine Spring 2024 / Vol 47 No 2
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THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK<br />
ISSCO, INC.<br />
405 SE Bailey Road, Lee’s Summit, MO 64081<br />
TEL 816-525-8889 FAX 816-525-8790 EMAIL sales@isscoinc.com WEB www.isscoinc.com<br />
ISSCO CELEBRATES ITS 50th ANNIVERSARY<br />
“You gotta minute?” When Joe L. Davis Jr, Chief<br />
Executive Officer of ISSCO, INC. asked you that question,<br />
you knew you weren’t going to be having just a normal<br />
conversation.<br />
Joe L. Davis Jr. began his fastener career with<br />
Kansas City Bolt in 1963. Following seven years in various<br />
roles and after a short stint as an outside salesman for<br />
Bosco Bolt, Nut & Screw Company, Joe and Margaret<br />
Davis decided to start ISSCO, INC., a wholesale fastener<br />
distributor located in Independence, MO. Knowing full<br />
well that customers always have plenty of options when it<br />
came to fasteners, Joe placed the success of his company<br />
squarely on the highest service level possible. ISSCO has<br />
always placed great value on the relationships that it has<br />
with its customers and suppliers, and Joe knew that being<br />
truthful and transparent would help the company continue<br />
to grow. He worked countless hours over his first 20<br />
years, ensuring ISSCO’s continued success and growth.<br />
Joe was determined to have one of the most efficient<br />
warehouses in the Midwest, and his implementation<br />
of a paperless warehouse in the late 1980’s allowed<br />
ISSCO just that opportunity. Joe’s hard work and ISSCO’s<br />
sustained growth allowed the company to expand and<br />
move to its current location in Lee’s Summit, MO. With<br />
over 50,000 square foot of office and warehouse space,<br />
ISSCO continues to service its loyal customers throughout<br />
Kansas and Missouri. Also, as VMI systems became<br />
more popular, ISSCO expanded its reach by opening two<br />
additional warehouses to service several key accounts.<br />
As business continued to develop, Joe recognized<br />
the importance of being able to provide value added<br />
opportunities to his customer base. In 2000, Joe became<br />
a minority owner of Majestic Packaging, a woman-owned<br />
packaging company located in Northwest Missouri. The<br />
addition of Majestic Packaging to ISSCO’s arsenal allowed<br />
business to grow in new ways.<br />
BUSINESS FOCUS ARTICLE CONTINUED ON PAGE 55
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