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Making Life Easier for Contractors

Bolt Star LLC specializes in the manufacturing, marketing and sales of innovative tools for the construction industry.

Our goal is for every professional contractor to have tools that increase efficiency, quality and safety. Wherever possible we seek solutions that contribute to a better world by reducing construction waste. That’s a tall order. How do we do it?

BOLT STAR®—It Didn’t Exactly Happen Overnight

The spark for a better tool idea came from seeing the opportunity to re-engineer a wasteful and inefficient construction process. Two electricians, tired of the time-consuming task of building wood templates for light pole bases that were simply discarded after the job, one day declared to one another, “There’s got to be a better way!” They teamed up with an engineer and thus began a 10-year journey of design collaboration, sketches and testing different prototype solutions.

In 2012 along came Ken Gregory with a background in commercial and residential construction, and a sharp eye for innovative products. Ken began working with the inventors of BOLT STAR and eventually joined their Top 50 electrical contractor company. Over the next few years Ken built a business around the innovative BOLT STAR tool. He knew that delivering tools that consistently perform for contractors in the field takes focus and hard work. All BOLT STAR patented tool designs have gone through years of development and rigorous field testing before being readied for market. The prototype BOLT STAR tool was even placed in the hands of experienced site superintendents to test and get straight feedback.

We Are Dedicated to Earning Your Trust

Bolt Star LLC today is a family-run certified U.S. small business, having been spun off from its bigger corporate parent and purchased by Ken Gregory in 2017. The BOLT STAR tool has reliably served thousands of professional contractors in the field for over a decade. We are dedicated to earning your trust in more ways than one.

#1: We are proud to offer quality construction tools that are designed, engineered and manufactured in the USA. That’s a big deal for us.

#2: Our tools are backed by people who understand the construction business. We have lived the challenges of constructing things designed by engineers who have never spent a day in the field. So, we listen. We’re here to help you solve problems unique to your job site. If you are willing to share a specification, we listen and provide you with the confidence that the BOLT STAR tool is right for the job.

#3: We place a high priority on fast order turnaround. We know that you have schedules to meet, so we pride ourselves in the streamlined processing of orders within 24 hours, often shipping on the same day an order is received. Rest assured, at Bolt Star LLC you will always come first.