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Stephen Ira

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Stephen Ira worked as an inventor for a small manufacturing company where he developed several patents that included Velcro® brand products which led to his founding of HookandLoop.com in 1989, distributing Velcro® brand fasteners across the country. Stephen’s company has grown into a business that specializes in manufacturing hook and loop products that are used in the final products in many industries around the world. Stephen is a graduate of the University of Memphis with a BS degree in mechanical engineering and specialized in machine design and solar engineering. He lives in Jacksonville, Florida where he enjoys an avid outdoor lifestyle and spending time with his two daughters.

Hook and Loop Color Options

Updated On: Nov 22, 2023
Posted By: Stephen Ira
Color options are always a popular topic here amongst our customers. Black is far and away the most popular color, but we offer 25 different color options among all of our products for a variety of needs and applications and it’s time we review those color options for you.

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Categories: Hook and Loop Product Details

"Do You Send Samples?"

Updated On: May 16, 2017
Posted By: Stephen Ira
Every day we take phone calls and answer emails from customers trying to find the right product for their application. Sometimes we suggest sending samples to the customer in order to test out the products we have available and to see which one works the best for them.

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Categories: Hook and Loop Information
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Strap Options For Businesses

Updated On: Jun 21, 2024
Posted By: Stephen Ira
All of the strap options we have available online are only a fraction of what we can do. Every part of our strap manufacturing process is fully customizable and we can provide a quote usually in the same day. We offer custom tip styles, colors, and lengths as well as sewn straps, grommets, and more.

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Categories: Hook and Loop Information
Tags: strap options

DuraGrip Brand vs. VELCRO ® Brand Products

Updated On: Mar 31, 2025
Posted By: Stephen Ira
A lot of our customer interaction involves teaching the customer all about hook and loop. One of the first things we explain is that the product is hook and loop. We also explain that there are different manufacturers and different brands of material. At HookandLoop.com, we stock two hook and loop brands: our DuraGrip Brand, and the VELCRO ® Brand. Each brand offers different advantages.

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Categories: Hook and Loop Information
Tags: Velcro
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Wholesale Pricing

Updated On: Nov 22, 2023
Posted By: Stephen Ira
We here at HookandLoop.com often field questions regarding special, wholesale, or distributor pricing. Instead of providing different pricing for a variety of different customers, we offer one pricing structure for all purchases. We start with our base price, which is calculated per roll. Regardless of whether the purchaser is a business, consumer, manufacturer or end user, the price is the same.

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Categories: Hook and Loop Information
Tags: Wholesale Pricing

Shipping Options

Updated On: Nov 22, 2023
Posted By: Stephen Ira
At HookandLoop.com, our shipping options include all of the large mail carriers including UPS, USPS, and FedEx. We also schedule freight pickups, ship on customer accounts and ship via DHL. Our preferred carrier is FedEx due to their timely delivery and reliable pickups, but we will ship via any method our customers prefer.

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Categories: Hook and Loop Information
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Quick Sample Straps

Updated On: Nov 22, 2023
Posted By: Stephen Ira
With so many strap styles and options available, we get a ton of requests for sample straps so customers can be confident in their purchase. One way we do this is with our quick sample straps option. A quick sample is a sampling of 4 custom straps made to order for $20.00. The $20.00 charge includes shipping.

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Categories: Hook and Loop Converting
Tags: Hook and Loop Straps
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Wide Loop Products

Updated On: Jun 21, 2024
Posted By: Stephen Ira
Wide loop products are the soft fuzzy side of hook and loop fasteners that are woven in large sheets. Wide loop is most often used in tradeshows on display panels and on pedal boards and shadow boxes and a variety of other similar applications. We carry a variety of styles and widths in multiple brands.

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Categories: Hook and Loop Product Details
Tags: Wide Loop
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Wide Hook Options

Updated On: Jun 21, 2024
Posted By: Stephen Ira
We often get phone calls and emails from customers asking if we offer any wide hook options to go along with the wide loop products we sell. The fact of the matter is that sheets of wide hook just aren’t manufactured because there isn’t the demand to justify the cost of manufacturing such a product. However, there are some options that can solve most needs for a wide hook fastener.

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Categories: Hook and Loop Product Details
Tags: Wide Hook
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How Hook and Loop Has Flipped the Script on Biomimicry

Updated On: Nov 22, 2023
Posted By: Stephen Ira
Biomimicry is when science copies nature to design new products. That may be too blunt. It's more like using nature to inspire new ideas and re-purpose natural attributes to create solutions. For instance, George de Mestral created VELCRO® Brand hook and loop fasteners after mimicking his design after the cockle burr. The burrs got caught in his dog's fur during a hike.

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Categories: Staying in the Loop
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