Bead Industries Blog

Month: January 2018

McGuire Offers New Convertible II Ball Valve

McGuire is proud to announce the new Convertible BVII series which completes our stop valve product line and delivers our most comprehensive stop valves available on the market today. Now engineered for both commercial and multi-use markets, McGuire’s unique quarter-turn ball valve converts to a loose key application for vandal proof installation. McGuire offers four lines … read more


Bead Industries Announces CEO and CFO

Jill Bryant Mayer, great granddaughter of Bead Industries, Inc. founder, W. Calvin Bryant, has been promoted to CEO of the family-owned company (formerly Bead Chain Manufacturing Co.). The company’s previous CEO, Kenneth Bryant, retired in October of 2014. Most recently Corporate President, Mayer will continue to report to the board of directors. As CEO, she will be responsible … read more