Risco

What Risco does

Risco Fasteners, Inc. (d/b/a RISCO, Inc.) is a U.S. manufacturer of specialty and standard cold-headed fasteners founded in 1964 and headquartered in Beaumont, California. The company operates a 30,000 sq. ft. production facility equipped with over 40 pieces of cold-heading, thread rolling, slotting, and drilling machinery (including Nakashimada and Waterbury equipment), manufacturing rivets, screws, studs, bolts, and pins ranging from 1/16-inch to 1/2-inch in diameter and up to 3 3/4-inches in length. Production supports both standard specifications (MS/NAS prints) and custom build-to-print orders, with materials including low and medium carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel, and exotic metals such as A286, Monel, Inconel, and aluminum.

The company sells exclusively through a direct B2B enterprise field-sales model to OEM customers across aerospace, automotive aftermarket, commercial, and defense end-markets. No distributors, resellers, or e-commerce channels are used. RISCO maintains ISO 9001:2015 certification (DNV), DOD/QSLM approval, and woman-owned minority business certification, which collectively enable access to defense procurement and corporate supplier-diversity programs. The company is privately held by the Frainee family, with no institutional investors or external funding rounds disclosed.

Revenue is generated through negotiated quote-based pricing on custom and standard fastener orders, with no public pricing or self-serve purchasing. Marketing is limited to a company website and Instagram presence, with the remainder of customer acquisition handled by an internal sales staff. The company claims global supply reach spanning over 50 years and identifies itself as the number one supplier of screws through 3/8-inch bolts up to 3-inches long.

Name

Risco

Legal name

Risco Fasteners, Inc.

Website

https://risco-fasteners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Risco Fasteners is a family-owned U.S. manufacturer of cold-headed specialty and standard fasteners (rivets, screws, studs, bolts, pins) serving aerospace, automotive aftermarket, commercial, and defense OEM customers from its ISO 9001 and DOD/QSLM-certified facility in Beaumont, California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Fasteners

NAICS

Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing (332722), Fastener, Button, Needle, and Pin Manufacturing (339993)

SIC

Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Rivets & Washers (3452), Screw Machine Products (3451)

akta.pro primary industry

Aerospace Fasteners & Hardware (IMABANAA)

Keywords

• Blind rivets
• Specialty fasteners
• Threaded studs
• Aerospace fasteners
• Military grade fasteners

Headquarters

HQ city

Beaumont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fastener Product Sales: RISCO generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of cold-headed fasteners and related products including rivets, screws, studs, bolts, and pins. Products are sold to OEMs and aftermarket customers across aerospace, automotive, commercial, and defense industries. Sales are conducted through direct B2B relationships with custom and standard product offerings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Risco Fasteners, Inc. manufactures and sells specialty industrial fasteners, including rivets, screws, studs and bolts, and pins, from its facility in Beaumont, California. The company exists primarily to design, produce, and ship custom and standard fastener components to OEM customers in aerospace, automotive, commercial, and defense end markets. Operations are supported by in-house thread rolling equipment, ISO 9001:2015 certified quality processes, and DOD/QSLM supplier qualification.

Product overview

RISCO, Inc. is an ISO 9001:2015-certified producer of cold-headed products, specifically specialty and standard fasteners. The company operates a 30,000-square foot facility in Beaumont, CA and manufactures a range of products including Rivets, Screws, Studs and Bolts, and Pins. RISCO serves aerospace, automotive, defense, and commercial industries, offering both standard (MS/NAS prints) and custom fasteners. Secondary capabilities include thread rolling and slotting. The product portfolio includes cold-headed products ranging from 1/16- to 1/2-inch in diameter and up to 3 3/4-inches in length.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rivets Manufactured rivets produced for aerospace, automotive, commercial, and defense OEM applications, designed to meet industry specification-grade standards.
• Screws Manufactured screws for OEM fastening applications in aerospace, automotive, commercial, and defense markets, produced under ISO 9001:2015 certified quality processes.
• Studs and Bolts Manufactured studs and bolts, including thread rolled variants, for OEM assembly applications in aerospace, defense, automotive, and commercial industries.
• Pins Manufactured pins for OEM fastening and alignment applications in aerospace, automotive, commercial, and defense end markets.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• LISI Aerospace: Global tier-1 supplier of aerospace fasteners, structural fasteners, and high-strength components for airframe and engine OEMs. Competes for the same MS/NAS-printed fastener business as Risco across major aerospace primes, but operates at much larger scale and global footprint.
• MacLean-Fogg: Large U.S. manufacturer of engineered fasteners and components serving automotive, aerospace, industrial, and infrastructure markets. Comparable in fastener product range but operates globally at substantially greater scale than Risco, including significant automotive OEM exposure.
• Nucor Fastener: Division of Nucor Corporation producing carbon and alloy steel fasteners including bolts, nuts, screws, and specialty items for construction, industrial, and OEM markets. Competes in similar fastener categories but at vastly larger scale and primarily commodity vs. Risco's specialty/exotic focus.
• Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC Fasteners): Subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway producing aerospace structural fasteners, including bolts, nuts, and machined components. Competes for high-volume aerospace fastener awards and shares the same MS/NAS and build-to-print customer requirements as Risco.
• Stanley Engineered Fastening: Diversified industrial fastener manufacturer offering engineered fastening solutions for aerospace, automotive, industrial, and construction markets. Overlaps with Risco in automotive aftermarket and industrial specialty fasteners but operates at significantly larger scale with a global footprint.
• TriMas Aerospace (Hi-Shear brand): Aerospace fastener specialist within TriMas, including the Hi-Shear line of high-strength aerospace fasteners and bolts. Directly comparable in aerospace fastener category and serves the same aerospace/defense OEMs, but with significantly broader product portfolio and scale.
• Howmet Aerospace: One of the largest global suppliers of aerospace fasteners, including bolts, nuts, screws, and engineered components for jet engines and airframe structures. Overlaps with Risco's aerospace fastener portfolio but at vastly greater scale and with a much broader product range.

Direct peers

• Cherry Aerospace (a Textron company): Manufactures aerospace rivets, blind bolts, and specialty fasteners for aerospace and defense OEMs. Directly comparable product overlap (solid and flush rivets, NAS/MS prints) and the same end-market customers, though Cherry is a much larger unit within Textron.
• National Bolt & Nut: U.S. manufacturer of custom cold-headed and special fasteners including bolts, studs, screws, and pins. Comparable mid-scale specialty fastener manufacturer serving industrial and OEM customers, with similar build-to-print and custom-engineering positioning to Risco.
• Fontana Fasteners: U.S. manufacturer of cold-headed specialty fasteners and precision machined components for aerospace, defense, and industrial markets. Closest peer in scale and product mix to Risco, including custom exotic-alloy fasteners for OEM customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/riscoinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/risco-fasteners

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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