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CADDY will earn your loyalty with superior, easy-to-use hangers. Then we’ll ®

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reward your loyalty with CADDY Stuff. Just save your CADDY
SOLON OH 44139-9868 carries golf clubs. proofs-of-purchase. Want to see what you can get? Just
circle reader service #5 on the attached business
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34600 SOLON RD

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reply card and we’ll send you a catalog.

At CADDY, we have a simple with Acquisition of Michigan Hanger

ERICO INC

philosophy - to design hangers

that are easy to use, reduce labor, ERICO CADDY® is excited to enter the Mechanical Hanger market with the
reduce time and most of all, save acquisition of Michigan Hanger (M-Co), which creates the most complete package
money. With over 40 years of
Learn how ERICO and of fastening, fixing, hanging and support systems for the worldwide building
expertise in innovative support CADDY can save you time construction and electrical industries. We will continue manufacturing reliable,
systems, CADDY now offers
solutions for mechanical, industrial,
HVAC, fire protection and
From O-STRUT to ERISTRUT and money with
labor saving hangers!
quality products, while we institute continuous
product line improvement, unparalleled customer
service and technical support.
plumbing applications. When we • Protect plumbing and
design a new hanger or improve
With the alliance of ERICO and Michigan Hanger CPVC fire protection
an existing hanger, we listen to installations with Press-On Who We Are Our Products
comes change. But don’t worry, you’ll still be able to
the field, weigh the alternatives Protection Plate. ERICO was incorporated in 1903 as the We listen to the field (check out the Bright
and determine the best way to get all of your favorite Michigan Hanger products.
• Attach strut directly to Electric Railway Improvement COmpany Ideas column for more info). With sugges-
complete an installation. beams with Dual Purpose
What is a Minute Worth? For example, drilling is time
consuming. Carrying a drill up
However, one change we want to make sure you’re aware of is
that Michigan Hanger’s O-Strut is now ERISTRUT from ERICO. It
Strut/Beam Clamp.
and today is a diversified global
corporation.
tions from contractors and engineers we
bring you innovative new products and
Time is money. That is why we at ERICO work hard to help you
and down a ladder can be is the same great quality strut you have become accustomed to. • No need to stock multiple Well-known modify and improve upon the old stan-
work smart. Every CADDY Fastener we make is designed to save
cumbersome. So we invented And, we will be working to improve it and provide hangers and rod hangers with Multi- product brand dards. The commercial electrician can tell
you a few seconds here and a few seconds there.Multiply that over Flange Rod Hanger.
hammer-on beam clamps. The other accessories to make strut installations faster and easier. names include you how responsive ERICO has been with
a few hundred installations on a given job and you can watch your
savings grow. hammer-on feature of our beam Get used to improvement, it’s the CADDY way. • Eliminate time-consuming CADDY CADDY innovation and improvements.
clamps allows you to locate a fabrication of rooftop Fasteners,
portable hole, rod clip, strap Circle Reader Service #6 pipe support systems and CADWELD® CADDY’s innovative hangers and strut
Dollars/HR. Value of a Minute hanger clip, or finger-close pipe reduce rooftop wear connections, fasteners are used in commercial, industrial,
$5.00 $0.08 clip - with only a hammer! and tear with Pipe Pier. ERITECH® and residential markets with pipe, cable,
$10.00 $0.17 (We’ll cover the time-savings of ground rods beam, purlin, strut and hanger (rod, wire,
$15.00 $0.25 the finger-close pipe clip in our CADDY has some cool stuff.
BULK RATE
Find out how to earn your and acces- strap) applications. You’ll find user-friendly
$20.00 $0.33 next issue.)
Printed in U.S.A.

US POSTAGE
CADDY Bucks. sories, LENTON® mechanical rebar splices benefits, such
$25.00 $0.42 For a catalog containing PAID and FLEXIBAR® conductor products. as hammer-on
$30.00 $0.50 CADDY pipe hangers and supports PERMIT # 450

$35.00 $0.58
CLEVELAND, OHIO Our headquarters are in Solon, Ohio. clamps, retained
and the opportunity to send away
With 24 offices worldwide, we employ bolts, built-in
©1999 ERICO, Inc.

$40.00 $0.67 for three free samples, simply ERICO, Inc. approximately 1,650 people. nuts and finger
$45.00 $0.75 circle reader service #4 on the Fastening Products
$50.00 $0.83 attached business
34600 Solon Road • Solon, Ohio 44139 close features.
$55.00 $0.92 reply card and Michigan Hanger started as a small
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$60.00 $1.00 mail it in! garage operation, and later, from its three
manufacturing facilities in the United States,
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began producing support systems, pipe
hangers and strut for the mechanical,
plumbing and fire protection markets, as
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F117NW99 Mech Newsletter/key 4/7/00 10:23 AM Page 1

CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE FM71199

We find most users of CADDY® Fasteners prefer FREE samples and promotional
announcements to be sent to their home address. If you’d like to do the same, please print below.

Bright Our mechanical hangers are available in several durable, quality

finishes - stainless steel, aluminum, PVC and hot-dipped
ELIMINATE TIME-CONSUMING FABRICATION OF
ROOFTOP PIPE SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND REDUCE 1959
This is my
Company
❑ Home ❑ Office

IDEAS galvanized - for all your various applications.

All products are manufactured to the highest quality

ROOFTOP WEAR & TEAR WITH PIPE PIER*
Name
Address
City/State/Zip

standards and many are UL listed or FM approved where Commercial and industrial roofs take extensive abuse Pipe Pier dramatically Things were different Phone Fax
applicable. ERICO can meet many of your installation needs with from daily movement of pipe supports and other roof reduces installation time back in 1959. That’s the E-mail Address
our innovative product lines: attachments, equipment loads, heavy snowfall, direct by eliminating on-site
In our salute to year that ERICO PLEASE SEND ME MORE INFO ABOUT...
sun and other sources. Currently, the most commonly cutting, drilling and ❑
Bright Ideas, used methods of securing pipe to commercial and measuring while began to manufacture Please send me CADDY Info Pack of the fasteners featured in this newsletter.
Mechanical/Industrial Circle Reader Service Number on item of interest:
we recognize A comprehensive line of hangers industrial rooftops are: 1) wood blocks, which can protecting the rooftop CADDY Fasteners.
1 2 3 4 5 6
innovations from and strut support systems for the deteriorate and cause supports to be unstable; membrane from Also, we’d like to know some of the clever ways you use CADDY Fasteners. If we use your
contractors commercial and industrial markets or, 2) steel foot plates which can cause serious damage. BRIGHT IDEA in an issue of the CADDY CORNER, we’ll send you $75 CADDY BUCKS for use
in the CADDY Stuff Program. It’s that simple.
whose ideas or of HVAC, process piping and roof damage. By properly supporting pipe on the rooftop with Pipe
Scott Laughlin other sophisticated system The new Pipe Pier solves these problems. It is Pier, you are actually performing preventive maintenance
problems have
helped us develop new CADDY Fasteners. applications. ERICO has changed designed to easily support steel pipe, copper pipe and — prolonging the life of the roof itself, which is
Back then, a loaf of bread
the name of Michigan Hanger’s electrical conduit to roof or floor surfaces. Consisting important when considering the prohibitive cost of
For example, just this year in our electrical O-Strut, read about it in the of a block of tough, UV rated, flexible, closed-cell roof repair. cost only 20¢ Which best describes your business. Check only one.
Electrical Contractor – Non-Res. Distributor/Supplier Design Firm
division, three different contractors from CADDY Classified. ETHAFOAM* polyethylene Pipe Pier provides numerous mounting positions and Electrical Contractor – Residential Manufacturing Facility Education
different parts of the country submitted foam, Pipe Pier absorbs clamping options to help standardize pipe support Voice/Data/Security Contractor Hospital/Medical Facility Other
practically identical ideas for an improve- Fire Protection vibrations and shock and installations. It also provides a protective cushioning Mechanical Contractor (Htg./AC) Government (including Military)

ment to our RBS Box Mounting Bracket — A complete line of hangers, beam clamps, straps and seismic accommodates expansion barrier between the mounting hardware and the roof Acoustical Contractor (Walls/Ceilings) Inspection/Testing

in the same three-week period. supports for sprinkler systems in the commercial, industrial and and contraction of piping. or floor. A new car? $2,250 Have a question or comment? Write it down here.
residential markets. A 10 1/2” piece of ERISTRUT The Pipe Pier comes in a lightweight bundle of ten
(strut is bonded into the (weighing only ten pounds). And, with its convenient And a gallon of gas to get
How does this effect you? Are you
block of foam (footprint is handle, the ten pack is easily carried to the roof. you where you were going?
currently using a CADDY Fastener or Plumbing
competitive product that doesn’t meet For incoming domestic water and outgoing wastewater/sewage 10 1/2” x 4”), allowing Only 25¢
the needs of your application? Are you systems, a variety of hangers, beam clamps and seismic braces Pipe Pier to be used with
making hangers on the job with scrap
metal or other materials?
are available for the commercial and industrial markets. standard strut clamps
and accessories.
* ETHAFOAM brand is a trademark of The Dow Chemical Company
* Pipe Pier is a trademark of Pipe Pier Inc.
On the radio:
WHAT ÕS New
“We want to know. The time it takes to
make a makeshift hanger costs money, ERICO has set up shop in the
‘Venus’ ‘Mack the Knife’
21st century with its new address
just take a look at the ‘What is a minute
worth?’, says Scott Laughlin, Engineer,
304B2 STCB6 Multi-Flange Rod Hanger by Frankie Avalon by Bobbie Darin
www.ERICO.com. Come and
CADDY. “If we can create a CADDY Protect plumbing, CPVC fire CADDY’s Dual Purpose The Multi-Flange Rod Hanger $5,016
Average income: see the newest CADDY Fasteners
Fastener to solve your problem or meet protection and electrical/ Strut/Beam Clamp for purlins, beams and joints from ERICO, along with:
replaces traditional has a combination head bolt New home: $30,000
your need, just think of the time you datacomm installations with
could save by eliminating “fastener “window brackets” and with slotted, hex, Robertson
CADDY’s Press-On Protection
allows for the direct or Phillips installation options.
fabrication” from your on-site workload.” Plate for wood and metal studs. • A brief history of ERICO
attachment of strut to Eliminating the need to
As with many CADDY products beams, while also provid- stock multiple rod hangers, • Divisions and products
When we use ideas from the field, we which help contractors comply • ”What’s New” section - gives updates with the
ing a built-in thread the hanger fits C or Z
will write about them in this column. with the National Electric Code purlins or up to 1/4” (7mm)
Best Movie: Ben Hur
impression to add a latest ERICO products
And, while we encourage contractors threaded rod below the horizontal beam flanges. Best Actor: Charlton Heston
(NEC), the 304B2 meets NEC • Locations section - helps pinpoint location of
to devise new solutions to common clamp. It allows for An electrogalvanized finish
Section 300-4(b)(2). Breakable ERICO offices around the globe
applications, the chances are that one versatile strut positioning provides superior corrosion
of the 700 CADDY Fasteners that already tabs permit multiple plates to be • CADDY section - in depth information regarding
with no drilling and no protection. A unique swivel
exist can solve the problem. connected for use with double new CADDY Fasteners.
loose parts. Made of corrosive resistant galvanized option allows straight drops from pitched roofs.
stud. And, best of all, this plate can be installed without finish. Would you like to know more about the Want more info? Circle #3 on the business reply card. ERICO, Inc. • And, you can download the latest ERICO/M-Co
Fastening Product Group
tools. Circle #1 on the business reply card. STCB6? Circle #2 on the business reply card. www.erico.com Catalog. Next time you’re on the net, stop by and
Mechanical Division Customer Service: take a look. You’ll find the latest and greatest
(800) 333-0852 about CADDY Fasteners.
Fax: (800) 677-5403
Technical Support: (800) 252-2339
F117NW99 Mech Newsletter/key 4/7/00 10:23 AM Page 1

CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE FM71199

We find most users of CADDY® Fasteners prefer FREE samples and promotional
announcements to be sent to their home address. If you’d like to do the same, please print below.

Bright Our mechanical hangers are available in several durable, quality

finishes - stainless steel, aluminum, PVC and hot-dipped
ELIMINATE TIME-CONSUMING FABRICATION OF
ROOFTOP PIPE SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND REDUCE 1959
This is my
Company
❑ Home ❑ Office

IDEAS galvanized - for all your various applications.

All products are manufactured to the highest quality

ROOFTOP WEAR & TEAR WITH PIPE PIER*
Name
Address
City/State/Zip

standards and many are UL listed or FM approved where Commercial and industrial roofs take extensive abuse Pipe Pier dramatically Things were different Phone Fax
applicable. ERICO can meet many of your installation needs with from daily movement of pipe supports and other roof reduces installation time back in 1959. That’s the E-mail Address
our innovative product lines: attachments, equipment loads, heavy snowfall, direct by eliminating on-site
In our salute to year that ERICO PLEASE SEND ME MORE INFO ABOUT...
sun and other sources. Currently, the most commonly cutting, drilling and ❑
Bright Ideas, used methods of securing pipe to commercial and measuring while began to manufacture Please send me CADDY Info Pack of the fasteners featured in this newsletter.
Mechanical/Industrial Circle Reader Service Number on item of interest:
we recognize A comprehensive line of hangers industrial rooftops are: 1) wood blocks, which can protecting the rooftop CADDY Fasteners.
1 2 3 4 5 6
innovations from and strut support systems for the deteriorate and cause supports to be unstable; membrane from Also, we’d like to know some of the clever ways you use CADDY Fasteners. If we use your
contractors commercial and industrial markets or, 2) steel foot plates which can cause serious damage. BRIGHT IDEA in an issue of the CADDY CORNER, we’ll send you $75 CADDY BUCKS for use
in the CADDY Stuff Program. It’s that simple.
whose ideas or of HVAC, process piping and roof damage. By properly supporting pipe on the rooftop with Pipe
Scott Laughlin other sophisticated system The new Pipe Pier solves these problems. It is Pier, you are actually performing preventive maintenance
problems have
helped us develop new CADDY Fasteners. applications. ERICO has changed designed to easily support steel pipe, copper pipe and — prolonging the life of the roof itself, which is
Back then, a loaf of bread
the name of Michigan Hanger’s electrical conduit to roof or floor surfaces. Consisting important when considering the prohibitive cost of
For example, just this year in our electrical O-Strut, read about it in the of a block of tough, UV rated, flexible, closed-cell roof repair. cost only 20¢ Which best describes your business. Check only one.
Electrical Contractor – Non-Res. Distributor/Supplier Design Firm
division, three different contractors from CADDY Classified. ETHAFOAM* polyethylene Pipe Pier provides numerous mounting positions and Electrical Contractor – Residential Manufacturing Facility Education
different parts of the country submitted foam, Pipe Pier absorbs clamping options to help standardize pipe support Voice/Data/Security Contractor Hospital/Medical Facility Other
practically identical ideas for an improve- Fire Protection vibrations and shock and installations. It also provides a protective cushioning Mechanical Contractor (Htg./AC) Government (including Military)

ment to our RBS Box Mounting Bracket — A complete line of hangers, beam clamps, straps and seismic accommodates expansion barrier between the mounting hardware and the roof Acoustical Contractor (Walls/Ceilings) Inspection/Testing

in the same three-week period. supports for sprinkler systems in the commercial, industrial and and contraction of piping. or floor. A new car? $2,250 Have a question or comment? Write it down here.
residential markets. A 10 1/2” piece of ERISTRUT The Pipe Pier comes in a lightweight bundle of ten
(strut is bonded into the (weighing only ten pounds). And, with its convenient And a gallon of gas to get
How does this effect you? Are you
block of foam (footprint is handle, the ten pack is easily carried to the roof. you where you were going?
currently using a CADDY Fastener or Plumbing
competitive product that doesn’t meet For incoming domestic water and outgoing wastewater/sewage 10 1/2” x 4”), allowing Only 25¢
the needs of your application? Are you systems, a variety of hangers, beam clamps and seismic braces Pipe Pier to be used with
making hangers on the job with scrap
metal or other materials?
are available for the commercial and industrial markets. standard strut clamps
and accessories.
* ETHAFOAM brand is a trademark of The Dow Chemical Company
* Pipe Pier is a trademark of Pipe Pier Inc.
On the radio:
WHAT ÕS New
“We want to know. The time it takes to
make a makeshift hanger costs money, ERICO has set up shop in the
‘Venus’ ‘Mack the Knife’
21st century with its new address
just take a look at the ‘What is a minute
worth?’, says Scott Laughlin, Engineer,
304B2 STCB6 Multi-Flange Rod Hanger by Frankie Avalon by Bobbie Darin
www.ERICO.com. Come and
CADDY. “If we can create a CADDY Protect plumbing, CPVC fire CADDY’s Dual Purpose The Multi-Flange Rod Hanger $5,016
Average income: see the newest CADDY Fasteners
Fastener to solve your problem or meet protection and electrical/ Strut/Beam Clamp for purlins, beams and joints from ERICO, along with:
replaces traditional has a combination head bolt New home: $30,000
your need, just think of the time you datacomm installations with
could save by eliminating “fastener “window brackets” and with slotted, hex, Robertson
CADDY’s Press-On Protection
allows for the direct or Phillips installation options.
fabrication” from your on-site workload.” Plate for wood and metal studs. • A brief history of ERICO
attachment of strut to Eliminating the need to
As with many CADDY products beams, while also provid- stock multiple rod hangers, • Divisions and products
When we use ideas from the field, we which help contractors comply • ”What’s New” section - gives updates with the
ing a built-in thread the hanger fits C or Z
will write about them in this column. with the National Electric Code purlins or up to 1/4” (7mm)
Best Movie: Ben Hur
impression to add a latest ERICO products
And, while we encourage contractors threaded rod below the horizontal beam flanges. Best Actor: Charlton Heston
(NEC), the 304B2 meets NEC • Locations section - helps pinpoint location of
to devise new solutions to common clamp. It allows for An electrogalvanized finish
Section 300-4(b)(2). Breakable ERICO offices around the globe
applications, the chances are that one versatile strut positioning provides superior corrosion
of the 700 CADDY Fasteners that already tabs permit multiple plates to be • CADDY section - in depth information regarding
with no drilling and no protection. A unique swivel
exist can solve the problem. connected for use with double new CADDY Fasteners.
loose parts. Made of corrosive resistant galvanized option allows straight drops from pitched roofs.
stud. And, best of all, this plate can be installed without finish. Would you like to know more about the Want more info? Circle #3 on the business reply card. ERICO, Inc. • And, you can download the latest ERICO/M-Co
Fastening Product Group
tools. Circle #1 on the business reply card. STCB6? Circle #2 on the business reply card. www.erico.com Catalog. Next time you’re on the net, stop by and
Mechanical Division Customer Service: take a look. You’ll find the latest and greatest
(800) 333-0852 about CADDY Fasteners.
Fax: (800) 677-5403
Technical Support: (800) 252-2339
F117NW99 Mech Newsletter/key 4/7/00 10:23 AM Page 1

CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE FM71199

We find most users of CADDY® Fasteners prefer FREE samples and promotional
announcements to be sent to their home address. If you’d like to do the same, please print below.

Bright Our mechanical hangers are available in several durable, quality

finishes - stainless steel, aluminum, PVC and hot-dipped
ELIMINATE TIME-CONSUMING FABRICATION OF
ROOFTOP PIPE SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND REDUCE 1959
This is my
Company
❑ Home ❑ Office

IDEAS galvanized - for all your various applications.

All products are manufactured to the highest quality

ROOFTOP WEAR & TEAR WITH PIPE PIER*
Name
Address
City/State/Zip

standards and many are UL listed or FM approved where Commercial and industrial roofs take extensive abuse Pipe Pier dramatically Things were different Phone Fax
applicable. ERICO can meet many of your installation needs with from daily movement of pipe supports and other roof reduces installation time back in 1959. That’s the E-mail Address
our innovative product lines: attachments, equipment loads, heavy snowfall, direct by eliminating on-site
In our salute to year that ERICO PLEASE SEND ME MORE INFO ABOUT...
sun and other sources. Currently, the most commonly cutting, drilling and ❑
Bright Ideas, used methods of securing pipe to commercial and measuring while began to manufacture Please send me CADDY Info Pack of the fasteners featured in this newsletter.
Mechanical/Industrial Circle Reader Service Number on item of interest:
we recognize A comprehensive line of hangers industrial rooftops are: 1) wood blocks, which can protecting the rooftop CADDY Fasteners.
1 2 3 4 5 6
innovations from and strut support systems for the deteriorate and cause supports to be unstable; membrane from Also, we’d like to know some of the clever ways you use CADDY Fasteners. If we use your
contractors commercial and industrial markets or, 2) steel foot plates which can cause serious damage. BRIGHT IDEA in an issue of the CADDY CORNER, we’ll send you $75 CADDY BUCKS for use
in the CADDY Stuff Program. It’s that simple.
whose ideas or of HVAC, process piping and roof damage. By properly supporting pipe on the rooftop with Pipe
Scott Laughlin other sophisticated system The new Pipe Pier solves these problems. It is Pier, you are actually performing preventive maintenance
problems have
helped us develop new CADDY Fasteners. applications. ERICO has changed designed to easily support steel pipe, copper pipe and — prolonging the life of the roof itself, which is
Back then, a loaf of bread
the name of Michigan Hanger’s electrical conduit to roof or floor surfaces. Consisting important when considering the prohibitive cost of
For example, just this year in our electrical O-Strut, read about it in the of a block of tough, UV rated, flexible, closed-cell roof repair. cost only 20¢ Which best describes your business. Check only one.
Electrical Contractor – Non-Res. Distributor/Supplier Design Firm
division, three different contractors from CADDY Classified. ETHAFOAM* polyethylene Pipe Pier provides numerous mounting positions and Electrical Contractor – Residential Manufacturing Facility Education
different parts of the country submitted foam, Pipe Pier absorbs clamping options to help standardize pipe support Voice/Data/Security Contractor Hospital/Medical Facility Other
practically identical ideas for an improve- Fire Protection vibrations and shock and installations. It also provides a protective cushioning Mechanical Contractor (Htg./AC) Government (including Military)

ment to our RBS Box Mounting Bracket — A complete line of hangers, beam clamps, straps and seismic accommodates expansion barrier between the mounting hardware and the roof Acoustical Contractor (Walls/Ceilings) Inspection/Testing

in the same three-week period. supports for sprinkler systems in the commercial, industrial and and contraction of piping. or floor. A new car? $2,250 Have a question or comment? Write it down here.
residential markets. A 10 1/2” piece of ERISTRUT The Pipe Pier comes in a lightweight bundle of ten
(strut is bonded into the (weighing only ten pounds). And, with its convenient And a gallon of gas to get
How does this effect you? Are you
block of foam (footprint is handle, the ten pack is easily carried to the roof. you where you were going?
currently using a CADDY Fastener or Plumbing
competitive product that doesn’t meet For incoming domestic water and outgoing wastewater/sewage 10 1/2” x 4”), allowing Only 25¢
the needs of your application? Are you systems, a variety of hangers, beam clamps and seismic braces Pipe Pier to be used with
making hangers on the job with scrap
metal or other materials?
are available for the commercial and industrial markets. standard strut clamps
and accessories.
* ETHAFOAM brand is a trademark of The Dow Chemical Company
* Pipe Pier is a trademark of Pipe Pier Inc.
On the radio:
WHAT ÕS New
“We want to know. The time it takes to
make a makeshift hanger costs money, ERICO has set up shop in the
‘Venus’ ‘Mack the Knife’
21st century with its new address
just take a look at the ‘What is a minute
worth?’, says Scott Laughlin, Engineer,
304B2 STCB6 Multi-Flange Rod Hanger by Frankie Avalon by Bobbie Darin
www.ERICO.com. Come and
CADDY. “If we can create a CADDY Protect plumbing, CPVC fire CADDY’s Dual Purpose The Multi-Flange Rod Hanger $5,016
Average income: see the newest CADDY Fasteners
Fastener to solve your problem or meet protection and electrical/ Strut/Beam Clamp for purlins, beams and joints from ERICO, along with:
replaces traditional has a combination head bolt New home: $30,000
your need, just think of the time you datacomm installations with
could save by eliminating “fastener “window brackets” and with slotted, hex, Robertson
CADDY’s Press-On Protection
allows for the direct or Phillips installation options.
fabrication” from your on-site workload.” Plate for wood and metal studs. • A brief history of ERICO
attachment of strut to Eliminating the need to
As with many CADDY products beams, while also provid- stock multiple rod hangers, • Divisions and products
When we use ideas from the field, we which help contractors comply • ”What’s New” section - gives updates with the
ing a built-in thread the hanger fits C or Z
will write about them in this column. with the National Electric Code purlins or up to 1/4” (7mm)
Best Movie: Ben Hur
impression to add a latest ERICO products
And, while we encourage contractors threaded rod below the horizontal beam flanges. Best Actor: Charlton Heston
(NEC), the 304B2 meets NEC • Locations section - helps pinpoint location of
to devise new solutions to common clamp. It allows for An electrogalvanized finish
Section 300-4(b)(2). Breakable ERICO offices around the globe
applications, the chances are that one versatile strut positioning provides superior corrosion
of the 700 CADDY Fasteners that already tabs permit multiple plates to be • CADDY section - in depth information regarding
with no drilling and no protection. A unique swivel
exist can solve the problem. connected for use with double new CADDY Fasteners.
loose parts. Made of corrosive resistant galvanized option allows straight drops from pitched roofs.
stud. And, best of all, this plate can be installed without finish. Would you like to know more about the Want more info? Circle #3 on the business reply card. ERICO, Inc. • And, you can download the latest ERICO/M-Co
Fastening Product Group
tools. Circle #1 on the business reply card. STCB6? Circle #2 on the business reply card. www.erico.com Catalog. Next time you’re on the net, stop by and
Mechanical Division Customer Service: take a look. You’ll find the latest and greatest
(800) 333-0852 about CADDY Fasteners.
Fax: (800) 677-5403
Technical Support: (800) 252-2339
F117NW99 Mech Newsletter/key 4/7/00 10:24 AM Page 2

FAQ’s
FAQ’s
Question:
• CADDY
®
• CLASSIFIED
™

• CADDY
®
•

What’s CADDY?

Wrong C A D D Y S T U F F™ ®

ATTN: MARKETING SERVICES

Answer: From coolers to jackets - tape measures to watches - golf balls to putters.
CADDY will earn your loyalty with superior, easy-to-use hangers. Then we’ll ®

Someone who
Ainn d is
FASTENING PRODUCTS
reward your loyalty with CADDY Stuff. Just save your CADDY
SOLON OH 44139-9868 carries golf clubs. proofs-of-purchase. Want to see what you can get? Just
circle reader service #5 on the attached business
th r ERICO® Enters Mechanical Hanger Market
34600 SOLON RD

Right Answer:
Corne
reply card and we’ll send you a catalog.

At CADDY, we have a simple with Acquisition of Michigan Hanger

ERICO INC

philosophy - to design hangers

that are easy to use, reduce labor, ERICO CADDY® is excited to enter the Mechanical Hanger market with the
reduce time and most of all, save acquisition of Michigan Hanger (M-Co), which creates the most complete package
money. With over 40 years of
Learn how ERICO and of fastening, fixing, hanging and support systems for the worldwide building
expertise in innovative support CADDY can save you time construction and electrical industries. We will continue manufacturing reliable,
systems, CADDY now offers
solutions for mechanical, industrial,
HVAC, fire protection and
From O-STRUT to ERISTRUT and money with
labor saving hangers!
quality products, while we institute continuous
product line improvement, unparalleled customer
service and technical support.
plumbing applications. When we • Protect plumbing and
design a new hanger or improve
With the alliance of ERICO and Michigan Hanger CPVC fire protection
an existing hanger, we listen to installations with Press-On Who We Are Our Products
comes change. But don’t worry, you’ll still be able to
the field, weigh the alternatives Protection Plate. ERICO was incorporated in 1903 as the We listen to the field (check out the Bright
and determine the best way to get all of your favorite Michigan Hanger products.
• Attach strut directly to Electric Railway Improvement COmpany Ideas column for more info). With sugges-
complete an installation. beams with Dual Purpose
What is a Minute Worth? For example, drilling is time
consuming. Carrying a drill up
However, one change we want to make sure you’re aware of is
that Michigan Hanger’s O-Strut is now ERISTRUT from ERICO. It
Strut/Beam Clamp.
and today is a diversified global
corporation.
tions from contractors and engineers we
bring you innovative new products and
Time is money. That is why we at ERICO work hard to help you
and down a ladder can be is the same great quality strut you have become accustomed to. • No need to stock multiple Well-known modify and improve upon the old stan-
work smart. Every CADDY Fastener we make is designed to save
cumbersome. So we invented And, we will be working to improve it and provide hangers and rod hangers with Multi- product brand dards. The commercial electrician can tell
you a few seconds here and a few seconds there.Multiply that over Flange Rod Hanger.
hammer-on beam clamps. The other accessories to make strut installations faster and easier. names include you how responsive ERICO has been with
a few hundred installations on a given job and you can watch your
savings grow. hammer-on feature of our beam Get used to improvement, it’s the CADDY way. • Eliminate time-consuming CADDY CADDY innovation and improvements.
clamps allows you to locate a fabrication of rooftop Fasteners,
portable hole, rod clip, strap Circle Reader Service #6 pipe support systems and CADWELD® CADDY’s innovative hangers and strut
Dollars/HR. Value of a Minute hanger clip, or finger-close pipe reduce rooftop wear connections, fasteners are used in commercial, industrial,
$5.00 $0.08 clip - with only a hammer! and tear with Pipe Pier. ERITECH® and residential markets with pipe, cable,
$10.00 $0.17 (We’ll cover the time-savings of ground rods beam, purlin, strut and hanger (rod, wire,
$15.00 $0.25 the finger-close pipe clip in our CADDY has some cool stuff.
BULK RATE
Find out how to earn your and acces- strap) applications. You’ll find user-friendly
$20.00 $0.33 next issue.)
Printed in U.S.A.

US POSTAGE
CADDY Bucks. sories, LENTON® mechanical rebar splices benefits, such
$25.00 $0.42 For a catalog containing PAID and FLEXIBAR® conductor products. as hammer-on
$30.00 $0.50 CADDY pipe hangers and supports PERMIT # 450

$35.00 $0.58
CLEVELAND, OHIO Our headquarters are in Solon, Ohio. clamps, retained
and the opportunity to send away
With 24 offices worldwide, we employ bolts, built-in
©1999 ERICO, Inc.

$40.00 $0.67 for three free samples, simply ERICO, Inc. approximately 1,650 people. nuts and finger
$45.00 $0.75 circle reader service #4 on the Fastening Products
$50.00 $0.83 attached business
34600 Solon Road • Solon, Ohio 44139 close features.
$55.00 $0.92 reply card and Michigan Hanger started as a small
91150M9

$60.00 $1.00 mail it in! garage operation, and later, from its three
manufacturing facilities in the United States,
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Printed on recycled paper.

began producing support systems, pipe
hangers and strut for the mechanical,
plumbing and fire protection markets, as
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well as seismic/earthquake protection.

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reply card and we’ll send you a catalog.

At CADDY, we have a simple with Acquisition of Michigan Hanger

ERICO INC

philosophy - to design hangers

that are easy to use, reduce labor, ERICO CADDY® is excited to enter the Mechanical Hanger market with the
reduce time and most of all, save acquisition of Michigan Hanger (M-Co), which creates the most complete package
money. With over 40 years of
Learn how ERICO and of fastening, fixing, hanging and support systems for the worldwide building
expertise in innovative support CADDY can save you time construction and electrical industries. We will continue manufacturing reliable,
systems, CADDY now offers
solutions for mechanical, industrial,
HVAC, fire protection and
From O-STRUT to ERISTRUT and money with
labor saving hangers!
quality products, while we institute continuous
product line improvement, unparalleled customer
service and technical support.
plumbing applications. When we • Protect plumbing and
design a new hanger or improve
With the alliance of ERICO and Michigan Hanger CPVC fire protection
an existing hanger, we listen to installations with Press-On Who We Are Our Products
comes change. But don’t worry, you’ll still be able to
the field, weigh the alternatives Protection Plate. ERICO was incorporated in 1903 as the We listen to the field (check out the Bright
and determine the best way to get all of your favorite Michigan Hanger products.
• Attach strut directly to Electric Railway Improvement COmpany Ideas column for more info). With sugges-
complete an installation. beams with Dual Purpose
What is a Minute Worth? For example, drilling is time
consuming. Carrying a drill up
However, one change we want to make sure you’re aware of is
that Michigan Hanger’s O-Strut is now ERISTRUT from ERICO. It
Strut/Beam Clamp.
and today is a diversified global
corporation.
tions from contractors and engineers we
bring you innovative new products and
Time is money. That is why we at ERICO work hard to help you
and down a ladder can be is the same great quality strut you have become accustomed to. • No need to stock multiple Well-known modify and improve upon the old stan-
work smart. Every CADDY Fastener we make is designed to save
cumbersome. So we invented And, we will be working to improve it and provide hangers and rod hangers with Multi- product brand dards. The commercial electrician can tell
you a few seconds here and a few seconds there.Multiply that over Flange Rod Hanger.
hammer-on beam clamps. The other accessories to make strut installations faster and easier. names include you how responsive ERICO has been with
a few hundred installations on a given job and you can watch your
savings grow. hammer-on feature of our beam Get used to improvement, it’s the CADDY way. • Eliminate time-consuming CADDY CADDY innovation and improvements.
clamps allows you to locate a fabrication of rooftop Fasteners,
portable hole, rod clip, strap Circle Reader Service #6 pipe support systems and CADWELD® CADDY’s innovative hangers and strut
Dollars/HR. Value of a Minute hanger clip, or finger-close pipe reduce rooftop wear connections, fasteners are used in commercial, industrial,
$5.00 $0.08 clip - with only a hammer! and tear with Pipe Pier. ERITECH® and residential markets with pipe, cable,
$10.00 $0.17 (We’ll cover the time-savings of ground rods beam, purlin, strut and hanger (rod, wire,
$15.00 $0.25 the finger-close pipe clip in our CADDY has some cool stuff.
BULK RATE
Find out how to earn your and acces- strap) applications. You’ll find user-friendly
$20.00 $0.33 next issue.)
Printed in U.S.A.

US POSTAGE
CADDY Bucks. sories, LENTON® mechanical rebar splices benefits, such
$25.00 $0.42 For a catalog containing PAID and FLEXIBAR® conductor products. as hammer-on
$30.00 $0.50 CADDY pipe hangers and supports PERMIT # 450

$35.00 $0.58
CLEVELAND, OHIO Our headquarters are in Solon, Ohio. clamps, retained
and the opportunity to send away
With 24 offices worldwide, we employ bolts, built-in
©1999 ERICO, Inc.

$40.00 $0.67 for three free samples, simply ERICO, Inc. approximately 1,650 people. nuts and finger
$45.00 $0.75 circle reader service #4 on the Fastening Products
$50.00 $0.83 attached business
34600 Solon Road • Solon, Ohio 44139 close features.
$55.00 $0.92 reply card and Michigan Hanger started as a small
91150M9

$60.00 $1.00 mail it in! garage operation, and later, from its three
manufacturing facilities in the United States,
F117NW99

Printed on recycled paper.

began producing support systems, pipe
hangers and strut for the mechanical,
plumbing and fire protection markets, as
F218N

well as seismic/earthquake protection.