Overview
Lightning Components Corp. (LCC) is a privately held company, based in Grapevine, Texas, USA. LCC specializes in providing Class-C components and related inventory management services to manufacturers in a broad range of industries. We serve our customers from LCC-owned locations in the US, Mexico and Asia and from in-plant locations operating within customer-owned facilities.
Mission
To be the best supplier of Class-C products (as measured by our customers' customer satisfaction ratings) by providing high quality, cost competitive products and services to our customers in a manner that enables them to meet their business objectives.
To provide a challenging and rewarding place for our employees to work.
To provide a reasonable return to our shareholders
Company Timeline
- 1997 – LCC founded with the main focus of providing quality imported fasteners to the domestic (US) market
- 1999 – LCC expands into VMI services and begins manufacturing in Taiwan
- 2001 – LCC expands VMI service offerings into Mexico
- 2002 – LCC expands VMI service offerings into China
- 2003 – LCC expands into heavy manufacturing supply and offers 3PL capabilities
- 2004 – LCC broadens product line, offering heavy stampings and hardware for use in tower construction
- 2005 – LCC completes migration to industry leading inventory and business management software for distribution
- 2006 – LCC sells the Houston, Dayton, and Fayetteville branches
- 2006 – LCC secures mezzanine financing to enable rapid three year expansion
- 2006 – LCC begins offering new Slotloc™ brand of Flexloc™ compatible self locking nuts
- 2007 – LCC opens Ohio branch warehouse
- 2007 – LCC sales double
- 2008 – LCC implements fully electronic automated order processing with Fortune 200 company
Proven Growth and Stability
Customer enthusiasm for Lightning Components combination of price, breadth of product line and value added services has resulted in steadily increasing demand every year since our founding.
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