November 19, 2012 FIN – The National Fastener Distributors Association wants to bring the industry together with one national organization
FASTENER HISTORY
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March 20, 2007 FIN – The new president of the European Industrial Fasteners Institute, Jean-Paul Micheau, said the multi-nation manufacturers’
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June 30, 1980 FIN – Douglas Ingersoll is opening a cold header training school. The California School of Cold Heading
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Anixter International Inc. acquired British fastener distributor Walters Hexagon Group for $41.6 million in cash. Worcester, England-based Walters Hexagon had
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March 30, 2001 FIN – The Western Association of Fastener Distributors board announced to members at its annual meeting that
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April 27, 1992 FIN – William R. Fenoglio, president of Barnes Group Inc., Bristol, Connecticut, told shareholders on April 1
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2008 FIN NFDA Honors Roberts With Life Membership April 23, 2008 FIN – The National Fastener Distributors Association honored Bruce
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August 20, 1982 FIN –Allied Products Corp. will continue to “consolidate”—shrink—its fastener operations to fit its view of the future
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October 13, 2004 FIN – The good news is that Big Three automakers’ price cutting appears to be losing its
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June 6, 1995 FIN –With recent proposed changes in the Fastener Quality Act shifting emphasis from government definitions to voluntary
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May 29, 2008 FIN – Acument Global Technologies Inc. appointed Richard “Rick” Dauch president and CEO. Dauch told FIN that
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January 16, 1980 FIN – Flexalloy Inc., is the name of a new corporation which joins together Flexalloy Fasteners Inc.
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April 4, 2000 FIN – The fastener industry knew Lee Bookman and the fastener importing and distributing business he headed
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July 26, 1989 FIN – Black & Decker, Towson, Maryland, finalized last week the $2.8 billion acquisition of Emhart Corp.,
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March 30, 1992 FIN – Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp.,Danboro, Pennsylvania, the nation’s leading manufacturer of self-clinching fasteners and installation
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September 20, 1979 FIN – Here’s a quicky quiz for all you marketing types out there. How many fasteners were
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+ click to enlarge Number of fasteners in Boeing airplanes: 747 3.9 million 777 2.7 million 787
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December 7, 2009 FIN – Outgoing Specialty Tools and Fasteners Distributors Association president Hal Look called the “green movement” in
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September 28, 2010 FIN – As Boeing Co. ramps up production to meet growing demand, fasteners are factoring early in
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June 13, 2007 FIN – The new chairman of the Industrial Fasteners Institute finds the “health of the industry is
