tamperproof screw co., inc. of new york supplies millions of stainless steel tamper-resistant screws and tens of thousands of matching tools throughout the world. the product line includes eight styles of tamper-resistant fasteners: snake eyes ® spanners, phillips pin-heads, one-ways, torx ® pin-heads, socket pin-heads, tri-wings ®, opsit ® and tp3 ®. spanner nuts and break-away nuts are also available. the company has been iso 9001: 2000 certified since october, 2006. founded in the late 1970s by george friedman and incorporated in 1983, tamperproof screw co., inc. of new york employs 15 and occupies 10,000 sq.ft. in hicksville, ny. situated on suburban long island with some 50,000 people, hicksville is a commercial and transportation hub located 30 miles east of new york city. the company principles are now lew friedman (president) and alaina picitelli (vice-president).