For 33 years the people at Brafasco have been supplying industry with quality fasteners, and, more importantly, with solutions to fastening problems. The helpful and innovative staff place customer satisfaction as their first priority, while offering one of North America s largest and most diverse inventories of bolts, nuts, screws, and industrial and safety supplies.

In 1966 Brampton Fastener Co. Limited, or Brafasco, as it became known, was formed by the partnership of Ken Dann and John Peel. Opening a 1,500 square foot office in Brampton, Ontario, the new company experienced such growth that the following year the partners acquired the property on Heart Lake Road where head office and the main warehouse still operate.

In 1987 Brafasco purchased an industrial supplier in the Orangeville area, which became its first branch location. Additional branches were then opened in Newmarket and Barrie. In addition, product lines were broadened to include industrial supplies such as cutting tools, concrete anchors, chain and fittings, adhesives, lubricants, and abrasives.

Twelve more branches have since opened, in Peterborough, Bolton, Concord, Orillia, Belleville, Kingston, Scarborough, Mississauga, Burlington, Etobicoke, Cambridge, and Lindsay to bring the total number to 16. Each one of these branches has experienced such growth that they have all moved to larger, brighter, and more modern facilities to maintain the level of service for which Brafasco customers have become accustomed. The head office has also expanded: in 1994, the neighbouring property was purchased, converted into a new showroom, and subsequently expanded to 7,500 square feet.

By 1999 Brafasco had a total of 180,000 square feet of warehouses and offices.

Ken Dann and John Peel are still the owners of Brafasco. Together with managers Bob Peel and Brian Wood and an enthusiastic staff of 125, they look forward to the opening of more Brafasco locations in Ontario, and an opportunity to supply even more customers in the Canadian fastener industry.