How the Fastener Industry Discovered Columbus
FEATURE
October 8, 2002 FIN – Officially, it was the “National Industrial Fastener Show & Conference” through most of its 22-year history. But to the industry the easier name and the term of endearment for the show held in the capital city of Ohio was simply “Columbus.”
Whether on the telephone or in person at association meetings, “See you at Columbus,” was the phrase many used in saying goodbye all spring.
Everybody went to Columbus at its peak in the 1990s. On setup day CEOs could be seen on ladders putting together booths.
The next day inside salespeople were meeting their telephone customers for the first time in person.
The idea for the show developed in Columbus, in March 1980 when Mike McGuire called Jim Bannister’s office. Gloria Crase answered the call and sensed McGuire’s urgency and enthusiasm and reached Bannister, who was running a bank technology conference in Virginia, and they set an appointment for the day he got back.
Click here to read the History of the National Industrial Fastener Show in the Fastener History section of GlobalFastenerNews.com. ©2011 GlobalFastenerNews.com
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