Wilson-Garner

What Wilson-Garner does

Wilson-Garner Company is a family-owned American manufacturer of limited-run, cold-formed custom fasteners founded in 1948 and headquartered at a single manufacturing facility in Harrison Township, Michigan. The company produces externally-threaded bolts, screws, and studs from carbon and alloy steel using cold-forming processes (heading, trimming, rolling, and thread re-rolling), with order quantities ranging from handfuls of parts to approximately 30,000 pieces per run. Its proprietary asymmetric 5-slot place bolt design — patented in 1967 and approved by the Department of Defense — delivers up to 7x better vibration resistance than conventional hex head cap screws and is offered in Type B and BH configurations.

The company serves four primary vertical segments: automotive OEMs and suppliers (General Motors, Ford, Chrysler/Stellantis, John Deere), military and defense (US Government, US Navy), oil and gas operations, and heavy machinery manufacturers. A complementary Test Products division supplies OEM-specific torque-tension test bolts, nuts, and washers certified to Ford, GM, Chrysler, and John Deere engineering standards. Wilson-Garner holds QSLM approval from the Defense Logistics Agency, US Navy Subsafe Level 1 approval, IATF 16949:2016, ISO 9001, and ISO 17025:2017 certifications, along with DFARS and NIST SP 800-171 compliance.

The business operates a sales-led B2B go-to-market: customers submit RFQs with blueprints or specifications via the company's website or direct sales team ([email protected], 800-656-2658) and receive custom quotes. Revenue is generated through one-time per-order purchases with no recurring or subscription component; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct, with no reseller or intermediary network. The company has been owned and operated by the Pinchback family since 1964 and is currently led by second and third-generation family members, with no external private equity, venture investment, or parent holding company involvement.

Name

Wilson-Garner

Legal name

Wilson-Garner Company

Website

https://wilsongarner.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wilson-Garner is a family-owned American manufacturer founded in 1948 that produces limited-run, cold-formed custom bolts, screws, and studs serving automotive OEMs, military and defense, oil and gas, and heavy machinery industries from its Harrison Township, Michigan facility.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Harrison Township

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Custom Fastener Manufacturing & Sales: One-time purchase revenue model for custom-manufactured bolts, screws, and studs produced to customer specifications. Orders range from small quantities (handfuls of parts) to around 30,000 pieces. No recurring subscription component.

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Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Wilson-Garner is a family-owned American manufacturer of limited-run, cold-formed custom bolts, screws, and studs manufactured to customer specifications. Founded in 1948 in Detroit, Michigan and now based in Harrison Township, Michigan, the company produces specialty fasteners for automotive OEMs, military, oil & gas, and heavy machinery industries where standard catalog parts are insufficient.

Product overview

Wilson-Garner is a family-owned American manufacturer of limited-run, cold-formed custom fasteners specializing in bolts, screws, and studs made from carbon or alloy steel. The product portfolio centers on the core Custom Fasteners line (bolts, screws, studs) supplemented by specialized Place Bolts (self-locking asymmetric designs with patented five-slot head), Military Products (QSLM-approved fasteners), and Wheel Studs. A complementary Test Products division provides standardized and OEM-specific torque-tension testing hardware for Ford, GM, Chrysler, and John Deere specifications. All products are manufactured in-house at the Harrison Township, Michigan facility in quantities ranging from handful orders to approximately 30,000 pieces, with full lot traceability and certification.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom cold-formed bolts Limited-run, cold-formed custom bolts manufactured to customer specifications. Aimed at industrial OEMs in automotive, military, oil & gas, and heavy machinery sectors where standard catalog fasteners are insufficient.
• Custom cold-formed screws Limited-run, cold-formed custom screws manufactured to customer specifications. Used by industrial OEMs in automotive, military, oil & gas, and heavy machinery sectors.
• Custom cold-formed studs Limited-run, cold-formed custom studs manufactured to customer specifications. Served to industrial OEMs in automotive, military, oil & gas, and heavy machinery sectors.
• Patented place bolts Custom place bolts featuring a patented asymmetric design, manufactured via cold-forming. Targeted at industrial OEM customers requiring fastening solutions not available in standard catalogs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Place bolts resist vibrational loosening up to 7x better than conventional hex head cap screws

Named customers6 records

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Recent moves13 records

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Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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