From Humble Beginnings to an Employee Owned Empire with Billy Duren, Threaded Fasteners

From Humble Beginnings to an Employee Owned Empire with Billy Duren, Threaded Fasteners

Author: Jason Bader, Distribution Team July 9, 2025 Duration: 35:42

It's rare to come across a company that has evolved as profitably or organically as Threaded Fasteners, Inc. While it's tempting to award all the credit to Billy Duren, president and CEO of the Alabama-based manufacturer and distributor, he'd be the first to tell you that the company's success is wholly due to the creativity of its employee-owners. 

Jason caught up with Billy to learn more about the organization's dynamic growth and its legacy of innovation, both of which were made possible by a succession plan that centered around an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

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