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Awards
GRK has won several awards over the years for its business performance and service to its customers and community. One set of awards was very special:

• In 2003, the Ontario Government recognized GRK as the winner of the Innovator Award and the Market Expansion award

Builders, Suppliers and Organizations that Recommend GRK Fasteners
Please browse the web sites using the links below to see who is recommending the use of GRK Fasteners and how GRK products are used. All agree that quality makes a difference.

General Recommendations (several GRK products)

• Tamarack Wood Products uses the finest fasteners provided by GRK Canada Ltd. in the construction of their furniture.
• NatureWood Preserved Wood Products publishes a "Fastener Information Sheet" that recommends use of GRK products.

R4™ Multi-Purpose Screws - Our most popular Product!

• BMD U.S.A. named GRK's R4™ screws, the PRODUCT of the Month

Trim™ Head Screws - Pheinox™ (Stainless Steel) and Climatek™

• Rhino Deck recommends the use of GRK Fasteners in deck construction.
• Correct Deck recommends use of GRK products in their Contractor Tips and in their installation guide.
• Kenaf Industries of South Texas L.P. recommends use of the GRK Trim™ Head for its K-Decking

RSS™ - Rugged Structural Screws

• TimberPeg is an example of a "post and beam" or "timber frame" application of GRK Fasteners

Top Star™ - Adjustable Distance Screw

• The televison program - "This Old House" used the Top Star™ in one of their programs - The Salem House

Memberships
As part of our commitment to ongoing research and development, GRK is proud to be a member of several building and professional organizations and associations. The links immediately below represent some of the organizations important to us.

• American Fence Association - Fence Tech
• Home Builders of Maryland
• Illinois Lumber and Material Dealers Association
• International Log Builders'Association
• Kentucky Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association
• Lumbermen's Association of Texas
• Marion-Polk Building Industry Association
• Mid West Hardware Association
• Michigan Lumber and Building Materials Association
• Mountain States Lumber and Building Material Dealers' Association
• National Frame Builders Association
• Northwest Retail Lumber Association
• North American Wholesale Lumber Association
• North American Building Materials Distribution Association
• Southern Building Materials Association
• Western Building Materials Association
• Western Hardwood Association
• Wisconsin Retail Lumber Association
• Woodwork Institute

A Sampling of Our Partners Promoting GRK Products
GRK Products go to market through a highly developed distribution network, that starts with partner organizations responsible for large areas (e.g., GRK Europe and Maruhon below). The majority of our products are handled and promoted by large wholesale organizations serving protected territories. We try to keep this list up to date elsewhere on this website . In turn, these wholesale partners serve a large and growing number of retail outlets. The links immediately below show how some of our partners are active in promoting the distribution and sale of GRK products.

• GRK Europe: European Customers should Contact our major partner - GRK Europe. GRK Europe is to Europe what GRK Fasteners is to North America. Wholesale opportunities and protected territories are still available in Europe. Contact grkeurope@t-online.de to learn more.
• DeckSupply: Customers in the United Kingdom can contact our major wholesaler - Deck Supply. Deck Supply has an on-line catalog of the GRK products they promote.
• Maruhon, Japan: Japanese / Asian Customers should contact Maruhon, Japan. GRK's products are featured in several languages on the Maruhon site, including: Japanese, Chinese, and Russian

GRK Wholesale Partners

• Manion's Wholesale is located in Superior, WI and St. Cloud, MN.
• Building Products Inc. (BPI), is located in South Dakota and Iowa.
• Monsma Marketingis located in Grand Rapids, MI.
• Hansen Marketing is located in Walled Lake, MI.
• Kellogg Wholesale is located in Traverse City, MI.
• Anything and Everything Wholesaleis located in Santa Rosa, CA.
• Click here for a full list of GRK Wholesalers and their web sites

GRK Retail Locator

• Click here to locate a GRK retailer.

Miscellaneous Links
Here are a few more samples of GRK on the web:

• GRK's home in Northwestern Ontario, Canada results in this listing in the NW Ontario Directory
• The EducationCanada site lists GRK in their directory also
• Home Improvement Retailing magazine lists GRK on their Industry - Web Links page
• Builder Partners lists GRK on their "Estimator Partners - Linking Contractors to Their Suppliers" page
• Windsor Plywood of Edmonton lists GRK as a supplier of specialty fasteners.
• Woodford Lumber and Home Co. of Clear Lake IA includes GRK on their "Building Your Dreams" page.
• The Lumber Organization lists GRK in this newsletter.
• Andy James is an entertainer who has done promotional work for GRK products.