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FASTENER HISTORY
May 30, 1984 FIN – Jos. Dyson & Son, Inc., Eastlake, Ohio, a manufacturer of construction assemblies and fasteners, recently
February 17, 1988 FIN – Cardinal Fastener & Specialty Co. Inc. has acquired the equipment previously owned by the hot heading
May 20, 1991 FIN – Elco Industries Inc. of Rockford, Illinois, reached a definitive purchase agreement with Key Manufacturing Group
March 15, 1989 FIN – BARCAR Fastening Productsof Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, has recently undergone a management restructuring and has also
May 30, 1997 FIN – Your customers are going to tell you what they want. Your job is to determine
April 1, 1981 FIN – The U.S. government is recommending a reduction in the surcharge on Japanese fasteners from 4%
January 23, 1995 FIN – Harvard Industries Inc. sold the Elastic Stop Nut Division operations in Pocahontas, Arkansas to MacLean-ESNA,
September 19, 1986 FIN – Alloy & Stainless, Inc., has finalized the purchase of stud bolt and threaded rod manufacturer
May 1, 1994 FIN – What does customer satisfaction 99.9% if the time mean? In the U.S. it would
July 9, 1999 FIN – Haden MacLellan Holdings plc combined its fastener manufacturing and distribution resources to create a
Structual Changes for Fastener Engineers Inc. May 1, 1982 FIN – Fastener Engineers Inc. will not say what it is
1985 FIN – The Lebanon, Pennsylvania-based Industrial Fastener Division of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, has been awarded a $500,000 contract to
December 19, 1990 FIN – Known for over 30 years as a manufacturer of stainless steel and galvanized small diameter
April 9, 1996 FIN – Textron Automotive Co. acquired Valois Industries, a French fastener manufacturer. The French firm is a
By Dick Callahan, FIN Editor January 9, 1987 FIN – Raytech Corp., parent company of Raymark Corp., Trumbull, Connecticut, has
May 26, 1998 FIN – Cordant Technologies Inc. announced that its Huck International subsidiary has agreed to buy Jacobson
April 25, 1980 FIN – Can you list three similarities shared by donuts and washers? If you can, you can
June 1, 1994 FIN – The day is rapidly approaching that the fastener industry in the United States will
March 23, 1987 FIN – Interfast Associates Inc., Bensalem, Pennsylvania, has made a commitment to offer domestic fastener only in