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1991 FIN – Textron Wins Antitrust Litigation Over Acquisition of Avdel

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October 23, 1991 FIN – Textron Inc’s acquisition of Avdel plc, a fastener company based in the United Kingdom, did

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1979 FIN – Shortage of Tool & Die Makers Forecast Within 8 Years

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December 12, 1979 FIN – Speaking at the annual meeting of the American Metal Stamping Association, John R. Popovich said

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2006 FIN – Stuck Bolt Nearly Produces ‘Showstopper’ in Space

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  September 19, 2006 FIN – Editors Note: Articles in Media Spotlight are excerpts from publications or broadcasts that show

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1983 FIN – Bossard Acquires Metric American of South Carolina

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April 20, 1983 FIN – Bossard International Inc., Brookfield Center, Conn., a master distributor of metric fasteners in the United

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2004 FIN – CBNSA Changes Name to ‘Mid-West’

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The Chicago Bolt, Nut & Screw Association changed its name to Mid-West Fastener Association. Mid-West president Henry Chernow described the

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1987 FIN – Greenslade Adds Inspection Products Division

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March 6, 1987 FIN – Greenslade & Company, Fort Worth, Texas, a nine-year old supplier of production tooling, services and

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1997 FIN – Petterson: Integrated Supply an Answer to Customer Supplier Reductions

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October 24, 1997 FIN – Integrated supply is expanding because customers wanting to reduce the number of suppliers are driving

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2007 FIN – Taiwanese Consortium Buys Brighton-Best

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Rosenstein Started as Teacher “I leave with the satisfaction that I have done my job,” Perry Rosenstein summarized his four

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1984 FIN – Emhart Establishes Consumer Group

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August 12, 1984 FIN – Emhart Corp., Farmington, Conn., has established a new consumer group and named Richard E. Campbell,

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1990 FIN – A Talk With TIFI Chairman Henry Pan

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September 28, 1990 FIN – Editor’s Note: Henry Pan has been chairman of the Taiwan Industrial Fasteners Institute for two

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1986 FIN – Elco Acquires Reed & Prince; Anchor Wire

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  1986 FIN ? Elco Buying Anchor Wire April 24, 1986 FIN – Elco Industries, Rockford, Illinois, appears to be

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1999 FIN – Roseman: Strong Future for Small Distributors

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  April 6, 1999 FIN – Small distributors will have as much opportunity in the future as they want, Joel

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1982 FIN – Detroit Nut and Bolt Maker Expanding

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  June 1, 1982 FIN –  A nut and bolt maker in Detroit is expanding. Not only that, but business

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2009 FIN – Fall River Manufacturing Marks 25th Anniversary

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  1984 FIN ? Csanadl Opens Fall River Manufacturing July 3, 1984 FIN – Fall Fiver Mfg. Co. is the

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1980 FIN – Fastener Outlook for 1981 After the Presidential Election

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  + click to enlarge December 21, 1980 FIN – Editor’s Note: Following are some forecasts for 1981 provided by

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1997 FIN – Lowry: No Panaceas in Coatings

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July 15, 1997 FIN – New requirements for engineered coatings will exclude most conventional finishes, Brian Lowry predicted at an

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2005 FIN – Sachs Acquires XL Screw; Wishnew New VP

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  November 15, 2005 FIN – Bob Sachs has acquired XL Screw from the Sackheim family and is the new CEO. Sachs, who has

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1992 FIN – Rawlplug Adding Machinery at Michigan Plant

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June 29, 1992 FIN – New Rochelle, New York-based Rawlplug Company Inc., has taken delivery of two new high speed

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1981 FIN – Pacific Fasteners Acquires ITT Harper’s Toronto Center

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  November 5, 1981 FIN – Pacific Fasteners, of Vancouver, B.C., has bought the ITT Harper Toronto fastener distribution operation.

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1990 FIN – Haskell Adds Thread Testing Lab

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July 3, 1090 FIN – Haskell of Huntington, Inc. Huntington, West Virginia, installed a complete thread testing lab equipped with

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